Podcast appearances and mentions of jasmine warga

Here are some highlights from our conversation with NYTimes-bestselling, award-winning author Jasmine Warga!: Excavating not simply WHAT your characters want, but WHY they want it The necessity of internal contractions  Becoming a collector of ideas and moments throughout the drafting and revision process How images drive her plotting process The role of alchemy in storytelling The consistent theme at the root of her stories, and writing for our inner 10-year-olds The art of crafting the twist Jasmine Warga is the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of middle grade novels Other Words For Home, The Shape of Thunder, A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall and A Rover's Story. Other Words For Home earned multiple awards, including a John Newbery Honor, a Walter Honor for Young Readers, and a Charlotte Huck Honor. The Shape of Thunder was a School Library Journal and Bank Street best book of the year, a finalist for the Barnes & Noble Children's and YA Book Award, and has been named to several state award reading lists. A Rover's Story, her latest novel, was an instant New York Times bestseller, a Indie Next List and a Junior Library Guild selection, and was named a best book of the year by Publishers Weekly and The Washington Post. She is also the author of young adult novel, My Heart and Other Black Holes, which has been translated into over twenty different languages. Originally from Cincinnati, she now lives in the Chicago-area with her family in a house filled with books.

In our second episode of the new school year, Mr. Chambers reads the first few chapters of A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga. A Rover's Story follows Resilience (or Res), a newly created Mars rover, as he embarks on a new journey on a new planet and discovers what it truly means to be human. A Rover's Story is another one of the titles of the Texas Lone Star List this year.

This week on From the Front Porch, it's another New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia are sharing the September releases they're excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order! To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (type “Episode 493” into the search bar and tap enter to find the books mentioned in this episode), or shop on The Bookshelf's official app: Annie's books: Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout (9/10) Two-Step Devil by Jamie Quatro (9/10) Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (9/24) Olivia's books: Lucy, Undying by Kiersten White (9/10) A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine Warga (9/10) When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson (9/24) Erin's books: The Life Impossible by Matt Haig (9/3) A Bit Much: Poems by Lyndsay Rush (9/17) Entitlement by Rumaan Alam (9/17) From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf's daily happenings on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook, and all the books from today's episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  A full transcript of today's episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  This week, Annie is reading Someone in the Attic by Andrea Marra. Olivia is reading The Girls of Skylark Lane by Robin Benway. Erin is reading Entitlement by Rumaan Alam.  If you liked what you heard in today's episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We're so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

In this Forecast episode, Chrissie shares the ten kidlit books releasing during September 2024 that she is most looking forward to.FEATURED TITLES:Picture Books:Attack of the Scones by Josh Funk and Brendan Kearney (9/3)Barnaby Unboxed by the Fan Brothers (9/3)Mr. Fox's Game of No! by David LaRochelle and Mike Wohnoutka  (9/10)Middle Grade:Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody by Patrick Ness, illustrated by Tim Miller (9/3)The Sherlock Society by James Ponti (9/3)A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Halli by Jasmine Warga (9/10)Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell (9/10)Graphics:Taxi Ghost by Sophe Escabasse (9/3)Twig Friends by Andrew McDonald (9/3)Uprooted by Ruth Chan (9/10)Be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow the show on Instagram @bookdelightpod, follow Chrissie on Instagram @librarychrissie, and subscribe to Chrissie's kidlit newsletter at librarychrissie.substack.com.If you want to support the show, please consider becoming a paid subscriber on Substack. For $7/month, you are helping to pay the costs of the show and receive exclusive content like extra booklists, roundups of kidlit books that have received starred reviews, reviews of books Chrissie did not like, and more.

Becky, Jo, Jakob, Jennifer, and Austin talk about Longview Public Library book club selections from March, April, and May! Including those from our: Adult Book Club, Romance Book Club, Graphic Novel Book Club, Kids Book Club, Little Kids Book Club, Evergreen Teen Book Club, and American Girl Book Club! Books discussed include: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict, Subeik Lubeik by Deena Mohammed, Family Style by Thein Pham, Bride by Ali Hazelwood, The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga, The Red Palace by June Hur, Melody: No Ordinary Sound by Denise Lewis Patrick, Lola Levine is Not Mean! by Monica Brown, and more!

In this episode, Jasmine Warga chats with Jennifer about the power of read alouds, using stories as conversation starters, and the importance of representation in literature. Jasmine shares her personal journey as a reader and writer, and how books helped her feel less alone. They also talk about Jasmine's latest book, A Rover's Story and her upcoming mystery novel set in an art museum: A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall. The conversation highlights the impact of books on readers' hearts and the need for diverse and engaging stories for middle grade readers. Show notes and other information related to this episode (including a discount code from Bookelicious) can be found here. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Reader's Heart 03:30 The Power of Read Alouds 06:36 Books as Conversation Starters 08:30 Using Stories to Bridge Chasms 09:23 Writing for Middle Grade Readers 14:34 Book Talk: Rover, A Rover Story 25:34 Writing Mysteries for Middle Grade Readers 29:51 Upcoming Projects 33:08 Conclusion

Jude, her parents, and her favorite person in the whole world–her older brother–are  living in Syria. With political unrest and safety concerns, Jude's parents decide it's time for Jude and her expectant mother to move to the United States. (One of my favorites from 2019 and still so relevant today.) Transcript here

Have you read a middle grade novel in verse recently? This month, we're reading Jasmine Warga's Other Words for Home (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm), which is perfect for the Unabridged Reading Challenge 2024 category featuring a middle grade novel in verse. Jen and Ashley discuss the book club pick and share our pairings including Thanhhà Lai's Inside Out and Back Again (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm), Hena Khan's Amina's Voice (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) and Janika Oza's A History of Burning (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm).   We're continuing to add exclusive content over on Patreon. In addition to monthly bonus episodes, we are now releasing more content on Patreon for subscribers. We appreciate your support so much, and it helps cover the cost of maintaining our podcast. If you haven't joined us there yet, you can check the details out here.   Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode. Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.   Want to support Unabridged?     Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. | Join our Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge. | Visit our curated list of books at Bookshop.org. | Become a patron on Patreon. | Check out our Merch Store. | Visit the resources available in our Teachers Pay Teachers store.

Whether you're a devoted fan of Jasmine's work, an aspiring writer seeking inspiration, or simply someone who appreciates the power of a beautifully crafted story, this podcast is a must-listen. Join us as we engage in a captivating conversation with Jasmine Warga, where we unravel the layers of her literary achievements and discover the magic that lies within her written words. Listen to #Pulse95Radio in the UAE by tuning in on your radio (95.00 FM) or online on our website: www.pulse95radio.com ************************ Follow us on Social. www.facebook.com/pulse95radio www.twitter.com/pulse95radio www.instagram.com/pulse95radio

Jasmine Warga is the award-winning author of middle grade and YA novels including, most recently, A Rover's Story, the journey of a fictional mars rover named Resilience. This week, however, she ventures on to planet Withwyindle to share her favorite snacks, dig into her knowledge of a real planet, and explore her thoughts on a variety of other topics. Plus, this episode has Lazy Words, Riddle Time, Story Time, and more. All in all, it's full of the usual delightful (non)nonsense Withywindle is known for. Happy listening, friends! If you want to pre-order a copy of the King Arthur book we discussed on the show today you can do so here.And here is Out of the Shadow World.And here is where you can sign up for the newsletter and/or leave a comment! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit withywindle.substack.com

Hippos named Fiona, whether robots feel afraid, stories as gateways for building empathy and compassion, broadening what is perceived as diverse literature, and creatively avoiding silos. We talk about all of that and more with Newbery Honor winner Jasmine Warga on today's episode of the Adventures in Learning podcast. Jasmine Warga is The New York Times best selling author of middle grade novels Other Words for Home, The Shape of Thunder, and A Rover's Story. Other Words For Home earned multiple awards, including a John Newbery Honor, a Walter Honor for Young Readers, and a Charlotte Huck Honor. The Shape of Thunder was a School Library Journal and Bank Street best book of the year, a finalist for the Barnes & Noble Children's and YA Book Award, and has been named to several state award reading lists. A Rover's Story, her latest novel, was an instant New York Times bestseller, a Indie Next List and a Junior Library Guild selection, and was named a best book of the year by Publishers Weekly and The Washington Post. And I will say I laughed and cried all the way through this beautiful book, so run and grab it. She's also the author of young adult novel My Heart and Other Black Holes, which has been translated into over 20 different languages.[03:00] What do baby hippos have to do with resilience?[04:12] Resilience and A Rover's Story[09:37] Storytelling and STEM Connections to A Rover's Story[13:29] Diversity and Storytelling[17:17] Do you remember the first story that you were told or that you read that really stuck with you?[19:38] Did those family stories inform Other Words for Home?[21:36] What were the books that influenced you growing up?[30:53] Given all of the book banning challenges, what would you tell teachers and librarians who are in the trenches right now?"But I think recognizing that by and large, the kids are with you. And I think by and large, most of the community is with you. And so just getting the kids the books they can the best that you can, and sort of, I think, trying to proceed with sort of radical empathy and kindness of sort of advocating for these books, but through the lens of why these books are so great."[35:17] What are your hopes for the future?Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast laun Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showRead the full show notes, visit the website, and check out my on-demand virtual course. Continue the adventure at LinkedIn or Instagram. *Disclosure: I am a Bookshop.org. affiliate.

Today, on Hook of a Book, I review A Rover's Story, by Jasmine Warga! If you've ever wondered what a robot it thinking or feeling, you'll love this book about a Mars rover that starts to feel human emotion. It was fantastic! Email me: hookofabookpodcast@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/Ellie-Mano/message

Interview: Jasmine Warga by NewberyTart

"Twin daughters and a cop from New York City search for a mining claim." Are the twin daughters the titular Kentucky girls? How do you search for a mining claim? And is this happening in Kentucky or New York City? Our guest Jasmine Warga is here to help sort this out! Check out her website, jasminewarga.com, and look for her newest book, A Rover's Story, released on October 4.

Middle grade is a time when readers can be especially moved by the books they pick up. Books can center kids marginalized by conflict, can inspire other readers to decenter themselves, to listen better, and to be more intentional with welcome signs. In one sense, borders are fiction, lines made up by winners of wars. In another sense, borders have a potent impact on the lives of the people who cross them, often as a result of those wars. but the truth of crossing borders is in the smallest details of people's lives and in the white space between those details. In this episode, three authors reveal the experiential journey of their child characters who cross borders and merge cultures in their books. Thanhhà Lai, Rajani LaRocca, and Jasmine Warga share their personal journeys of arriving in a new land, learning English, making friends, and what inspired them to find their character's voice in poetry. Stories like theirs remind all readers that just by being mindful of the way we treat each other, we can make the world anew … every day. To learn more about Thanhhà Lại's, Rajani LaRocca's, or Jasmine Warga's books, visit harpercollins.com/blogs/authors/thanhh-lai harpercollins.com/blogs/authors/rajani-larocca harpercollins.com/blogs/authors/jasmine-warga Do you have a story about how a classic book changed your life? Tweet @readingpod or email us at readingpod@harpercollins.com. Learn more at rememberreading.com. And, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. [:25] Rajani and Jasmine share treasured moments from Inside Out and Back Again. [3:32] Thanhhà describes her book as a recollection of her daily routine living amid war and the shock of adjusting to Alabama and English. [8:04] Jasmine and Rajani describe what inspired them to structure the narrative of their books in prose poems. [10:45] In Other Words for Home, Jasmine portrays the tension points of dealing with Islamophobia in the U.S. and the joy that exists in the Arab and Muslim community for her young adult character, Jude. [12:51] In Red, White, and Whole, Rajani's protagonist, Reha, swirls between Indian and American culture while her mother is sick with Leukemia. [14:52] Falling back into her past allowed Jasmine to channel Jude's adolescent voice. [16:15] Thanhhà describes how she blends a youthful point of view into a complicated situation. [17:00] War, refugees, freedom, and the truth of crossing borders.

Hello everyone! Today I'm reviewing Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga, and let me tell you, this is an amazing book! We recently had a unit in social studies where we learned about different religions in the Middle East, and I was instantly reminded of the book Other Words for Home. It's about a young Syrian refugee named Jude, who moves to America with her pregnant mother. She has to leave her father and her brother behind and move in with her aunt, uncle, and not-so-friendly cousin. No one in America seems to understand her, except for the kids in her ESL class and the owners of the Middle Eastern restaurant in town. Jude has to constantly explain to people that wearing a hijab is a choice and that she didn't enter the US illegally. Everything is so difficult for Jude, especially after a super racist action that has her thinking that no one wants her in the US. While in a not-so-welcoming community, can Jude find herself without all the friends she left behind? Email me at theseriesreview13@gmail.com. This week's challenge: read a new book and reply to my q&a about it Send me a voice message here

Hosts Charity and Jen share their divergent opinions on the same book, Jasmine Warga's Shape of Thunder. Book recommendations for young adult and middle grade readers.

Listening commitment: Just 6 minutes In this middle-grade novel, meet 13 year-old Nurah from Pakistan who moves to the United States. Learn about her struggles and triumphs. Author's website (Reem Faruqi): https://reemfaruqi.com/ Illustrator's website (Soumbal Qureshi): https://www.souqudesign.com/about Cover artist's website (Molly Fehr): http://www.mollyfehr.com/ Unsettled Awards, see Harper Collins: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/unsettled-reem-faruqi?variant=32271407906850 Book mentioned: Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga http://jasminewarga.com/other-words-for-home Connect with Susan at wonderworldbookcafe@gmail.com

Writing a novel is hard enough, why would a writer choose to write one in verse? We continue our conversation with Jasmine Warga, author of Other Words for Home. She also tackles the topic of Own Voices in her choice to write about a family of Syrian refugees.

Kids from Washington, DC consider life as a refugee as they discuss the Newbery-Honor winner Other Words For Home by Jasmine Warga. Readers from Tyler Elementary School talk about learning a new language, moving away from home, and even non-verbal communication in an era of wearing masks. Our celebrity reader is Sarra Gahzi, Country Director for Jordan with the International Rescue Committee. Kitty Felde is host. FYI, here's a link to curriculum for last week's episode, "Losing is Democratic."

It's the fourth mega-sized Middle Grade Ninja clips show, featuring snippets from episodes 101 through 146 that aired in 2021. This episode is so stuffed with incredible content it had to be broken up into TWO PARTS Don't miss PART ONE. New episodes are scheduled to return January 8th. Until then, enjoy this compilation of clips from conversations with AUTHORS Christina Li, Caroline Gertler, Rucker Moses, Theo Gangi, Donna Galanti, Mike Johnston, Lisa Fipps, Nick Goss, Esabella Strickland, Carrie Seim, Dorothy A. Winsor, Carole Boston Weatherford, Kyle Lukoff, Luke Cunningham, David LaRochelle, Mike Wohnoutka, Alane Adams, Susan McCormick, Robert Beatty, Payal Doshi, Jasmine Warga, Erin Entrada Kelly, Ali Standish, Nicole Kornher-Stace, Melissa Hope, Alyson Gerber, Kathleen Burkinshaw, John David Anderson, Chris Negron, Sara Pennypacker, Jessica Vitalis, Rajani LaRocca, Katherine Paterson, Gayle Forman, Sarah J. Schmitt, Diana Rodriguez Wallach, Ross Carley, Karen Phillips, Mary Ann Koontz, Elizabeth A. San Miguel, Diana Catt, Tony Perona, Elizabeth Perona, David Neilsen, Michelle Jabès Corpora, Samantha M. Clark, Alda P. Dobbs, Aura Lewis, Emily Barth Isler, and Seanan McGuire, LITERARY AGENTS Saba Sulaiman, Holly McGhee, Mary C. Moore, Marie Lamba, and Becky LeJune, EDITORS Sara-Jayne Slack, Sailaja N. Joshi, Amy Maranville, and Leila Sales.

It's the fourth mega-sized Middle Grade Ninja clips show, featuring snippets from episodes 101 through 146 that aired in 2021. This episode is so stuffed with incredible content it had to be broken up into TWO PARTS Don't miss PART TWO. New episodes are scheduled to return January 8th. Until then, enjoy this compilation of clips from conversations with AUTHORS Christina Li, Caroline Gertler, Rucker Moses, Theo Gangi, Donna Galanti, Mike Johnston, Lisa Fipps, Nick Goss, Esabella Strickland, Carrie Seim, Dorothy A. Winsor, Carole Boston Weatherford, Kyle Lukoff, Luke Cunningham, David LaRochelle, Mike Wohnoutka, Alane Adams, Susan McCormick, Robert Beatty, Payal Doshi, Jasmine Warga, Erin Entrada Kelly, Ali Standish, Nicole Kornher-Stace, Melissa Hope, Alyson Gerber, Kathleen Burkinshaw, John David Anderson, Chris Negron, Sara Pennypacker, Jessica Vitalis, Rajani LaRocca, Katherine Paterson, Gayle Forman, Sarah J. Schmitt, Diana Rodriguez Wallach, Ross Carley, Karen Phillips, Mary Ann Koontz, Elizabeth A. San Miguel, Diana Catt, Tony Perona, Elizabeth Perona, David Neilsen, Michelle Jabès Corpora, Samantha M. Clark, Alda P. Dobbs, Aura Lewis, Emily Barth Isler, and Seanan McGuire, LITERARY AGENTS Saba Sulaiman, Holly McGhee, Mary C. Moore, Marie Lamba, and Becky LeJune, EDITORS Sara-Jayne Slack, Sailaja N. Joshi, Amy Maranville, and Leila Sales.

If you wish, kindly listen to this other podcast of Shabana Basij-Rasikh "The Dream of Educating Afghan Girls Lives On," a TED Talk; books mentioned in my podcast this week: Ellen Oh's Finding Junie Kim, Jasmine Warga's Other Words for Home, and Ibtihaj Muhammad's The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family with S.K. Ali and art by Hatem Aly --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/valerie-dilorenzo/message

In this episode, Marcy and Jennie talk to Jasmine Warga, author of the Newbery Honor Book Other Words for Home. Jasmine Warga's is the author of the middle grade novel Other Words for Home as well as the teen novels My Heart and Other Black Holes, which has been translated into over twenty languages, and Here We Are Now. She lives and writes in Cincinnati, Ohio. You can visit Jasmine online at www.jasminewarga.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Authors with Jasmine Warga and Grace Lin answer the question What are the biggest changes you've made from first draft to published book? and kid reviewer Zeeva reviews The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga.

Our special guest of honour today is Liz. Hear about the books other Keep It Fictional hosts have recommended to her and what she thought about them. Books mentioned in this episode: Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga, Star Wars: Resistance Reborn by Rebecca Roanhorse, My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier, and The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason. Our first two episodes in this special summer series: We Recommend to Corene We Recommend to Sadie --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keepitfictional/message

Episode Trigger Warnings: School shootings, child violence. Jasmine Warga is a wonderful MG writer who tackles difficult subjects with grace, dignity, and care. Come meet her and her books, find out why they make us cry and inspire us so much. Get excited for her upcoming novel, RESILIENCE about a Mars rover with feelings, learn how to balance the two jobs of writer/creative and author. Also enjoy this exclusive feature interview about Jasmine's newest MG novel, THE SHAPE OF THUNDER.  Its premise electrified us, and we knew we had to get Jasmine on our show! We're just so grateful she said yes! Author Bio:Jasmine Warga is the author of the New York Times bestseller Other Words For Home. Other Words For Home earned multiple awards, including a John Newbery Honor, a Walter Honor for Young Readers, and a Charlotte Huck Honor. She is also the author of young adult books, My Heart and Other Black Holes and Here We Are Now, which have been translated into over twenty different languages. The Shape of Thunder, her next novel for middle grade readers, will be published in May 2021. Originally from Cincinnati, she now lives in the Chicago-area with her family.Looking for trusted resources to find help and healing in dealing with school violence? Here's a link to a page of federal resources.You can connect with  Jasmine and follow her books and author journey at the following links.https://jasminewarga.com/aboutTwitter: @JasmineWargaInstagram: @JasmineWargaBooksPurchase THE SHAPE OF THUNDER on Amazon.Purchase OTHER WORDS FOR HOME on Amazon.Purchase MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES on Amazon.As always, please feel free to connect with Heather and  Cheryl in the following places:www.CherylCaldwellAuthor.comwww.HeatherClarkBooks.comwww.MGBookParty.comTwitter: @CherylCaldwell, @HClarkWrites, @MGBookPartyInstagram: @SaltyQuills, @HeatherClarkBooks, @MGBookPartyClubhouse: @CherylCaldwell, @HClarkWritesOr Join MGBookParty on Clubhouse here.AmazonPurchase Books From Featured Authors On AmazonDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles. Our special guest this week is Jasmine Warga, author of Other Words for Home and The Shape of Thunder. Jasmine will be our visiting author on July 12th for our Middle Grade Book Club. Read more about the event and register to attend: https://delawarelibrary.libnet.info/event/5032538  Recommendations include the soundtrack to In the Heights, Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey by Erin Entrada Kelly, A Swim in the Pond in the Rain by George Saunders, You're Angry: Throw a Fit or Talk It Out?: You Choose the Ending (Making Good Choices) by Connie Colwell Miller, and Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell.  Read more about today's episode here.  Remember, you have until July 23rd to finish up your Summer Reading! Adults and kids alike can participate. Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/  This episode originally aired on July 9, 2021.

Jasmine Warga and I discuss her newest novel, THE SHAPE OF THUNDER, as well as gun violence in schools and mental health in youth. We also talk about her process of pantsing and revising to find her stories, how storytelling rekindled her love of science, how she overcame her habit of hoping between stories, how she learned to make time for writing, astrology, a ghost story, developing healthy reading habits, and so much more. Jasmine Warga is the author of the New York Times bestseller Other Words For Home. Other Words For Home earned multiple awards, including a John Newbery Honor, a Walter Honor for Young Readers, and a Charlotte Huck Honor. She is also the author of young adult books, My Heart and Other Black Holes and Here We Are Now, which have been translated into over twenty different languages. The Shape of Thunder, her next novel for middle grade readers, will be published in May 2021. Originally from Cincinnati, she now lives in the Chicago-area with her family.

In this episode, I interview Jessica Ciarszynski, a Bookstagram queen and host of the Booked In Podcast. We talked about how reading helps us learn when we’re young and the power of mental illness representation. Books mentioned in this episode: A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, The Magic Treehouse Series by Mary Pope Osborne, Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park, Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone, Infinite Country by Patricia Engel, My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga, and The Queen’s Gambit by Walter Tevis, The Garies and Their Friends by Frank J. Webb. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/helloheroinepod/support

Librarian Natalie McCall chats with Jasmine Warga. Warga is the author of the New York Times bestseller Other Words For Home. Other Words For Home earned multiple awards, including a John Newbery Honor. She is also the author of young adult books, My Heart and Other Black Holes and Here We Are Now, which have been translated into over twenty different languages. The Shape of Thunder, her next novel for middle grade readers, will be published in May 2021. Originally from Cincinnati, she now lives in the Chicago-area with her family. Natalie and Jasmine talk about books as a vehicle to ask questions about the thorny topics of life without being prescriptive, the randomness of grief, how books about girly girls can be universal for all readers, and modern reading culture (blogs! Reviews! Goodreads! Oh my!). Jasmine’s Eight

Sent with her mother to the safety of a relative's home in Cincinnati when her Syrian hometown is overshadowed by violence, Jude worries for the family members who were left behind as she adjusts to a new life with unexpected surprises. This title is intended for tweens and is suitable for most audiences. Recorded with permission of Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

This week we’re joined by Amy Ratcliffe, author of ‘A Kids Guide To Fandom’ and managing editor of Nerdist, and Jasmine Warga, who wrote ‘Other Words For Home’ and ‘The Shape Of Thunder.’ They tell us about their “off the rails” pandemic moments, opinions on the Golden Globes, and how often they’ve been showering as of late. Then, Anna Sale, host of WNYC’s ‘Death, Sex, And Money’ joins to discuss her new book ‘Let’s Talk About Hard Things.’ AND, chemistry Youtuber and author of 'Chemistry For Breakfast' Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim nerds out about the science of everyday things.

Another nominee for this year's Great Stone Face book award, and a novel in verse!

In her new book The Shape of Thunder, available May 11, Jasmine Warga brings together that which never changes about adolescence with the stark reality of adolescence today. From first crushes to new interests, gun violence and mental health, Warga's book is shaped by what she calls "radical empathy."Featuring:The Shape of ThunderOther Words For Home

Shares some passages from Sue Monk Kidd's The Book of Longings and Jasmine Warga's Other Words for Home that touches a bit on libraries and librarians and, of course, the power of words and how they connect us. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/valerie-dilorenzo/message

Many of our patients grow up never seeing a character that looks like themselves in a book. In fact, research suggests that 75% of characters in children’s books are white. Being able to relate to a character in a book helps entice our early readers that reading is fun and link themselves to the story. Seeing ones-self as the lead character of a book gives our patients an idea of what they might become. Diversity in literature matters. In today’s Resident Files episode, we discuss an initiative called Just Like Us Books that pediatric residents at Children’s Hospital Colorado have launched. Our guests for today's episode are all PGY3 pediatric residents at Children's Hospital Colorado and the University of Colorado School of Medicine: Alexis Ball, MD; Katelyn Soares, MD and Ariel Porto, MD.  Books included in Just Like Us Project: It’s Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr (Preschool-1 year) First Laugh, Welcome Baby! By Rose Ann Tahe Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi (baby-3 years) Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry (Preschool-3 years) Worm Loves Worm by J.J. Austrian (Preschool-3 years) And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson (2-5 years) Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi (baby-3 years) Round is a Tortilla by Roseanne Thong (3-5 years) Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard (3-6 years) The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad(Preschool-3 years) Same, Same, but Different by Jenny Kostecki-Shaw (4-7) A Family Is a Family Is a Family by Sara O’Leary (4-7 years) Sulwe by Nyong’o Lupita (4-8) Just Ask, Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor (4-8 years) Anh’s Anger by Gail Silver (4-8 years) Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga (8-12years)   List of books we like with some broad categories that we were thinking about for inclusivity: Inclusive books - characters from all types of backgrounds  It’s Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr (Preschool-1 year) I Am Me by Tristan Towns Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the World by Vashti Harrison (8-12 years) Think Big, Little One by Vashti Harrison (Baby-3 years) Dream Big, Little One by Vashti Harrison (Baby-3 years) Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller (4-8 years), characters are very diverse and inclusive, not explicitly about that, but nice to see all of the different kids getting along Same, Same, but Different by Jenny Kostecki-Shaw (4-7). Penpals in US and India tell each other about their lives and they see that even though they live in different parts of the world, they do a lot of the same things Inclusive families: parents who look different  Life with My Family by Renee Hooker and Karl Jones (3-7 years) A Family Is a Family Is a Family by Sara O’Leary (4-7 years) Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman (Preschool-2 years) I am Perfectly Designed by Karamo Brown (4-8 years) Black/African/African American Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman (4-8 years) I Am Enough by Grace Byers (4-8 years) Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison (8-12 years) Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison (8-12 years) Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem by Amanda Gorman (4-8 years) All Because You Matter by Tami Charles (Preschool-3 years) Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry (Preschool-3 years) I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont (4-8) Sulwe by Nyong’o Lupita (4-8): about colorism within the Black community, photo of Lupita on the back cover New Kid by Jerry Craft (pre-teen, graphic novel/chapter book) Miami Jackson Sees It Through by Patricia McKissack (8-11, early chapter book) Brown Boy Joy by Dr. Thomshia Booker (3-7) LatinX/Hispanic Julian Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love (4-8 years) Round is a Tortilla by Roseanne Thong (3-5 years) Green is a Chile Pepper by Roseanne Thong (3-5 years) One is a Pinata by Roseanne Thong (3-5 years) The Day of the Dead by Bob Barner (2-5 years) Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library by Eric Velasquez (7-12, lots of words but also great pictures on every page). True story about an afro-Puerto Rican man who immigrated to the US from Puerto Rico and collected books created a library about the achievements of African people/descendants throughout the ages Separate is Never Equal by Duncan Tonathiuh (4-12). True story about Sylvia Mendez’ family’s fight for desegregation in CA, family was Mexican. All around us by Xelena Gonzalez -  gentle story that celebrates family, culture, community and the connectedness of all thing Indigenou/Native American  Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard (3-6 years) We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom (Preschool-1 year) The Pencil by Susan Avingaq. About an Inuit family who lives in an iglu First Laugh, Welcome Baby! By Rose Ann Tahe. Story about a new baby and the significance of the first laugh in Navajo culture   Sweetest Kulu by Celina Kalluk (1-3). Poem written for a baby about Inuit values and respect for the land, seems like a good bedtime story. Immigrants/Refugees The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad(Preschool-3 years) Watch Me: A Story of Immigration and Inspiration by Doyin Richards (3-5 years) Islandborn by Junot Diaz (5-8 years) Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga (8-12years) (pre-teen, chapter book). About a girl who wears a hijab who moves from Syria to the US and is newly labeled “Middle Eastern”, and embraces her culture and grows into herself Disability I Just Do It Differently by Donna Grinyer I Will Dance by Nancy Bo Flood (Preschool-3 years) Just Ask, Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor (4-8 years): kids of many different ethnicities with medical and developmental differences. Sotomayor was diagnosed with DM as a kid! My Brother Charlie by Holly Robinson Peete and Ryan Elizabeth Peete. Black author co-wrote with her son who has autism. Story about Black siblings, one of whom has autism  Gender/Sexual Orientation Diversity It Feels Good to be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity by Theresa Thorn (5-8 years) Julian Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love (4-8 years) Stella Brings the Family by Miriam B. Schiffer (5-8 years) Worm Loves Worm by J.J. Austrian (Preschool-3 years) And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson (2-5 years)   Different religions/culture (some overlap with immigrants/refugees) Hats of Faith by Medeia Cohan (1-3, board book). Pictures of different “hats” that people of different faiths wear The Diwali Gift by Shuchi Mehta (3-8). About Indian culture Same, Same But Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw (4-7). About two children who are penpals in the US and India   Anti-bias/Activism V is for Voting by Kate Farrell and Caitlin Kuhwald (3-6 years) A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara (3-7 years) Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi (baby-3 years) No! My First Book of Protest by Julie Merberg (baby-3 years) An ABC of Equality by Chana Ginelle Ewing (baby-5 years) Woke Baby by Mahogany L. Browne (baby-3 years)   Emotions When You Can’t See Me Smile: A book for children to help express and understand emotions, moods, and feelings while wearing a mask by Emily Alston Anh’s Anger by Gail Silver (4-8 years) Steps and Stones by Gail Silver (4-8 years) Peace, Bugs, and Understanding by Gail Silver (Preschool-3 years) My Magical Words by Becky Cummings Do you have thoughts about today's episode or suggestions for a future topic? Write to us, chartingpediatrics@childrenscolorado.org       

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Juvenile Fiction isn't just for kids! Join Caroline and Travis as they discuss some of their favorite juvenile fiction, perfect for kids and adults. Books discussed are: "Appleblossum the Possum" by Holly Goldberg Sloan; "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkein; "Other Words For Home" by Jasmine Warga; "Ikenga" by Nnedi Okorafor; "Applesauce Weather" by Helen Frost; "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo; "The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary" by Laura Shovan; "Winnie-the-Pooh" by A. A. Milne; "Dear America: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady- Voyage on the Great Titanic" by Ellen Emerson White; "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin; "Doll Bones" by Holly Black; "Scary Stories for Young Foxes" by Christian McKay Heidicker; "Duke" by Kirby Larson; and "Book Uncle and Me" by Uma Krishnaswami.

Book reviews from June (The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas), Magovern (The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins), Charlotte (Other Words from Home by Jasmine Warga), Sarah Carter (New Kid by Jerry Craft), Libby (Today, Tonight, Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon), and Umber (Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi).

Hello, We have another jammed packed KPL Podcast episode ready just for you! Join author Jasmine Warga as she discusses her latest title "Other Words for Home". Also Nancy Price of the League of Women Voters visits to answer our questions about mail-in voting. Lastly, for National Wildlife Day, Jigisha and I share some furry friend recommendations. Happy ListeningVote 411Missouri Secretary of StateSt. Louis County Board of ElectionsSt Louis Area Voter Protector CoalitionBooks Mentioned in the PodcastMy Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine WargaHere We are Now by Jasmine WargaTrick Mirror by Jia TolentinoVanishing Half by Brit BennettWriters and Lovers by Lily KingThe List of Things that Will Not Change by Rebecca SteadWe Dream of Space by Erin Entrada KellyOur Friend Hedgehog by Lauren Castillo

We share what we like about childcare, how we find it, our past childcare situations, and what we see in our childcare future. We fully recognize that as two primarily at-home parents, our perspective is limited. We’d love to hear from listeners with different experiences to expand the conversation. What has worked for you when trying to find daycares, nannies, and/or babysitters? Share in the comments below or over on Instagram.Life latelySarah is doing Book Riot’s Read Harder Challenge this year and loving it. She found both Jasmine Warga’s Other Words for Home and Rupi Kaur’s Milk and Honey through the challenge. If you want to chat books with us, join us in our Goodreads group!Abby is loving the Brandy version of Cinderella and welcomes recommendations of other non-scary, but engaging movies for preschoolers.Reading latelySarah finished Katherine McGee’s American Royals and Abby read Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb.Eating latelyAbby has a new twist to her chicken enchiladas: using salsa verde instead of the heavier sour cream sauce.Sarah has brought back an old favorite: skillet beans.If you’d like to join in the conversation, please leave us a comment on our show notes, email us at friendlierpodcast@gmail.com, or find us on Instagram @friendlierpodcast. Thanks for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jasmine Warga's first middle grade novel, "Other Words for Home," is making tons of 2019 book lists and for good reason. The timely, emotional and hopeful novel in verse follows a Syrian sixth grader as she adjusts to her new home in Cincinnati even as she experiences uncertainty and fear.Visit our episode page for more information on Jasmine.

We continue our 2019 Best Audiobooks celebrations with Children & Family Listening. Anthony Rey Perez narrated Carlos Hernandez’s SAL AND GABI BREAK THE UNIVERSE, an audiobook that blends realistic and fantastic events—and plenty of humor and heart. Anthony joined AudioFile’s Robin Whitten to talk about narrating complex books for kids and teen listeners, growing up as a first generation Cuban-American in Miami, and his appreciation for Hernandez’s imaginative characters. Published by Listening Library. 2019 Best Children & Family Listening Audiobooks: ADA TWIST AND THE PERILOUS PANTS by Andrea Beaty, read by Bahni Turpin OTHER WORDS FOR HOME by Jasmine Warga, read by Vaneh Assadourian SAL AND GABI BREAK THE UNIVERSE by Carlos Hernandez, read by Anthony Rey Perez CHARLOTTE'S WEB by E.B. White, read by Meryl Streep, January LaVoy, Kirby Heyborne, MacLeod Andrews, and a Full Cast WE ARE GRATEFUL: OTSALIHELIGA by Traci Sorell, read by Lauren Hummingbird, Agalisiga (Choogie) Mackey, Ryan Mackey, Traci Sorell, Tonia Weavel LOOK BOTH WAYS by Jason Reynolds, read by Heather Alicia Simms, Chris Chalk, Bahni Turpin, Adenrele Ojo, Kevin R. Free, JD Jackson, Guy Lockard, January LaVoy, David Sadzin, Jason Reynolds For the full list of AudioFile’s 2019 Best Audiobooks, visit www.audiofilemagazine.com. Support for Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine comes from Paperback Classics, a new imprint from Oasis Family Media, bringing the best pulp and vintage paperbacks to audio, including 1960s cult-classic series Dark Shadows and Flash Gordon.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Other Words for Home by Jasmine WargaJude loves where she lives – by the coast with her mother, father and older brother Issa. The only thing she doesn’t love is the smell of fish some days! She loves looking at the fancy hotels that the tourists come and stay at and dreams of someday staying in one herself, once she’s a famous actress. However, change in their country’s political system is coming, or so other hope, including her older brother Issa. But how can all the things that Jude loves stay the same, with so much unrest in her country? What will happen to all of her dreams?Recommended for grades 6 and up. For a more detailed review, please click here.

There's no need to get into any Black Friday lines this year. EdTech Loop already has you covered with the best gifts for the holiday season!Podcast TranscriptLarry Burden 0:03 No, that will not do.Larry Burden 0:11 double check we're recording here.Larry Burden 0:13 I'm very happy somebody prepped for this pod.Stephie Luyt 0:15 I know.Larry Burden 0:16 Not this guy.Danelle Brostrom 0:16 Let's just scrap this one.Stephie Luyt 0:18 Almost 40 is not old.Larry Burden 0:19 Bada Boom Bada BingLarry Burden 0:26 It's Episode 98 of the EdTech Loop podcast My name is Larry Burden and she's planning to virtually camp out in Amazon's Black Friday line as soon as this podcast ends. it's Danelle Brostrom. And we are also joined by one of our favorite things Stephie Luyt. I've dug deep into the bargain bin for this week's moment of Zen.Moment of Zen 0:46 Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.Larry Burden 0:51 This pod might be a little late, as we wait to thaw this week's meat the show: the Annual Loop Holiday Gift Giving Guide. So guys, it's almost that time of the year. Next week, this blew me away by the way, you know, you start to see some Black Friday stuff, you know, coming in the mail and here and there and I'm like oh my gosh. So early this year. And then it hit me, it's next week.Danelle Brostrom 1:19 Crazy.Stephie Luyt 1:19 Yeah,Larry Burden 1:20 So, help, help me out. We were talking before the pod, I am completely unprepared for the holiday season this year so enlighten me as to what, what are some wonderful things we can get for our people that we love.Danelle Brostrom 1:33 Do you want to go first?Stephie Luyt 1:34 I will, and I have a major theme because all of what I brought are, I brought book ideas. And part of that is because I just came back from a conference. So I was at the American Association of School Librarians conference and there were many authors and illustrators there. And, you know, you can't go wrong with a book. And so what I have is a range of books from our, for our littles up to our high school kiddos. Some you may have heard about because some have gotten some press and some are, were new to me. Let me start with the littles, and this book, it's called "Another," by Christian Robinson, and it is a sci-fi fantasy picture book that is wordless. So that's a lot. If you think about all that in all of those elements in a picture book without words for littles, preschool. The art is beautiful and there's an alternate universe that the kiddo and the animal take a little journey in. And I just, I'm so intrigued by this concept, and already there are multiple accolades rolling in for this book. So as we're getting close to my favorite time with the Caldicot, Newbery awards, I think we'll hear a lot more about, "Another." But put that one on your list if you have littles.Larry Burden 2:53 What a great way to introduce our littlest ones to narrative.Stephie Luyt 2:58 Yes,Larry Burden 2:59 Get them understanding the concept of storytelling and story. So that when we're introducing them to words and vocabulary and reading, they already have an understanding of the structure...Stephie Luyt 3:13 AbsolutelyLarry Burden 3:14 of the story. Did you bring it?Stephie Luyt 3:16 I didn't bring that one.Larry Burden 3:20 The ultimate picture book and it's not here.Stephie Luyt 3:22 It's not here but,Larry Burden 3:23 because you recognized it's an audio podcast so why would you bring it.Stephie Luyt 3:27 Well, partially because it's so popular right now I don't have a copy available, but I also, you know I come here and then I hold it up and you guys make fun of me.Larry Burden 3:36 I would, I'm hurt, I would never.Stephie Luyt 3:39 In the nicest way possible. So, maybe I'll give you a couple more of the littles and then we can go back and forth.Danelle Brostrom 3:45 Deal.Stephie Luyt 3:45 Okay, there's a book called, "The Undefeated," by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, and if you're familiar with those names you probably have seen them in a number of other books. But this is a love letter to the experience of African Americans, and it actually was connected to an ESPN special called, "The Undefeated." But it is a poem, and the artwork by Kadir Nelson is photorealistic so his, his illustrations are as gorgeous as you can imagine. And topic wise, you know that's, there's some heavy stuff in there, and it's tells just a beautiful narrative of the experience of African Americans, touching on a lot of issues. But there's a lot of meat in this book and it's just gorgeous. So, I don't have it, but I can, I can, I can picture it in my mind.Larry Burden 4:37 We trust you. We trust you.Stephie Luyt 4:39 I've seen it and have, I highly recommend it. We do have it in a couple of libraries.Larry Burden 4:44 What age group would that be?Stephie Luyt 4:45 Well, you know I would call it for mid to upper elementary. I think the, the depth of some of the history would be more meaningful to older elementary and up, and older even kiddos. But in terms of the story, kids will understand it.Larry Burden 5:02 And as we said before picture books aren't just for our,Stephie Luyt 5:06 Correct.Larry Burden 5:07 Lower El.,Stephie Luyt 5:08 The book, "Another," by Christian Robinson, could be used at all levels. A wordless picture book, I mean kids of all ages and adults would tell a different story as they're looking through it, as you know all ages, it would, it appeals for everyone.Larry Burden 5:20 It'd be perfect for a podcast studio. Oh that's right.Stephie Luyt 5:25 Oh sorry guys.Danelle Brostrom 5:26 Love it.Stephie Luyt 5:26 And then another book that is, it was written by Sonia Sotomayor, from the Supreme Court, you may have heard of her, and Raphael Lopez is the illustrator. And it's called, "Just Ask." And it's all about kids who have any kind of, I would say, lack of a better word, difference. So kids who, it was written because Sonia Sotomayor was diagnosed with diabetes when she was a child, and she always felt like when she'd be having medication, or getting a shot, that kids were always curious and wondering, but people wouldn't ask. And so the book is all about how everybody has something that is on their plate that they're dealing with. And so it touches on ADHD, allergies, learning differences of all types, different types of disabilities, and the whole focus is, everybody has differences, let's, let's ask, let's be curious and it's, l et's talk about, and embrace, and celebrate these things that are, everybody has that are different. So beautiful illustrations again. Raphael Lopez has done a number of books and it's, it's a really neat partnership.Danelle Brostrom 6:34 Amazing books. Thank you.Stephie Luyt 6:36 You're welcome.Danelle Brostrom 6:36 Well, I feel like I'm struggling to follow those because I brought all, like, fun tech things.Stephie Luyt 6:44 I think that sounds perfect.Danelle Brostrom 6:45 I feel like you need the balance which is why you should do both,Stephie Luyt 6:47 Absolutely.Danelle Brostrom 6:48 So talking about the things for the littles. I'll talk about my stuff for littles first. I want to remind everyone about Kiwi Crate. That is one of my favorite things. I think it's a great, holiday season is a great time to think about starting a Kiwi Crate because it's a gift that would last the entire year. It is either a simple, single kit, or you can set up with a subscription. So they would get one every single month. And they have crates all the way down to 0 to 2, 2 to 4, all the way up to 14 and up. And the crates are focused on making, they're focused on creativity, there's one that's focused on art, one is focused on tinkering. And it gives the kids all the things that they need to do this project. And it's pretty cool because when it comes, the kids, they smile, my own kids they make the project that's there. And it's pretty cool and it keeps us intrigued and entertained for a little while. And then I watch it kind of evolve, like I watch that project will change into something else and they'll try to figure out how they can change it and make it better. So I see them playing with it longer than just that first session, and I like that it brings new ideas into my house every month.Stephie Luyt 7:55 Yep. And I think they've expanded one that's for, as you mentioned older kids and that that's newer. That is on my list of possibilities for my kiddos because we've never had it but my niece's do and they've loved it. And I always think to myself, you know I could gather all these materials and do this project.Danelle Brostrom 8:13 But I won't.Stephie Luyt 8:15 So, it's really nice that Kiwi Crate does that for you, if you might be like me and have plans but they might not always pan out.Danelle Brostrom 8:24 I also hate buying all of this stuff. Like you know, my kid wanted to take this little basketball thing with pom poms, okay but we needed 2 pom poms. Pom Poms come in a bagStephie Luyt 8:33 Of 100.Danelle Brostrom 8:33 Yes. So now I have 400 pom poms around my house that are ridiculous.Larry Burden 8:39 You mocked me years ago, when I, when I was, we were talking about Makers, Makerspace and, and collecting the stuff and I pointed out, like, I get that, it's really cool, but the organize, organizing of it can be a little bit cumbersome so you really want to be thinking about that when you're getting all that stuff. and look how look how it comes back around.Danelle Brostrom 8:59 It does come back around.Stephie Luyt 9:01 The Wise One.Danelle Brostrom 9:03 Thanks, Larry.Larry Burden 9:04 Though, I will say, with that, I'm listening to these suggestions and my kids are a little bit older and I'm like, I wonder if that'd be appropriate for me? Maybe I can ask them to give that to me? Maybe I want a Kiwi Crate.Danelle Brostrom 9:17 The ones for older kids are really, really cool. For 14 and up they offer two options. One is a Maker kit. And then this eureka kit, which is all about engineering and science. And, like the one example that they make, you make a desk lamp. They show you how to make a desk lamp that uses pulleys and springs to make an adjustable lamp with an LED bulb. It's so cool. I know, we should get them here for the, the pod. Ukulele, and electric pencil sharpener, like. Okay, my next option is going to be for like that elementary school age kiddo. I have a Fitbit, and I love my fitness tracker and my child wanted one, and I started looking online and I was kind of frustrated with the options that were available. They were all from other countries. I didn't know about the tracking. You know I'm a little crazy about privacy, I'm just sayin'.Larry Burden 10:10 Thank you for that actually. Somebody needs to.Stephie Luyt 10:12 Obsesively intentional.Danelle Brostrom 10:13 I do, I do worry about things like that, but I know that she really wanted a fitness tracker. So I was so excited to,Larry Burden 10:20 Not the worst thing for a child to be obsessed about,Danelle Brostrom 10:22 I know, she wants to count her steps. Fitbit came out with a new one recently called the ACE2. And it's made specifically for kids so it has special swim proof protection. It has some kid friendly graphics that you can put on the front, some kid friendly stats and goals celebrations. But it also has a parent component. I like that you can set it up under a family sharing plan and then your kids because they're under 13 they're given the special protections with their data that should happen for an under 13 year old. And it also, you get to kind of decide what features they get. Like if they want to have step challenges with their friends, they can only do with people you approve. Like, it kind of helps give me some of the control back which I really, really like. And they're running about $70 which doesn't feel crazy expensive for this kind of a fitness tracker. But there are some other features that I think are really, really smart that are on here. There is a timer, which the kids can set from the device. Why do I love that? Because I think of ADHD kids when they're sitting in classroom, and they need things broken up, and they need to be able to stand and go walk around, they need to be able to set themselves a timer. So, in a classroom setting, having a timer go off, well all of a sudden that makes you the one that everyone's looking at. But to have it on your watch that just vibrates a little bit, that you can set yourself, I think, gives a little bit of independence. It just recognizes that kids like, kids might need that. So, I'm a huge fan of the Fitbit Ace2.Stephie Luyt 11:49 Sounds like a really thoughtful tool to. Well designed with kids in mind.Larry Burden 11:52 Awesome. Like I said, my kids are,Danelle Brostrom 11:55 I'm looking at you waiting for your gifts Larry. What do you have?Larry Burden 11:57 I have a piece of paper with some stuff on it, and some really, really, really, smart friends.Stephie Luyt 12:02 I have this book with me. Now our listeners cannot see it but, "Astronaut, Aquanaut," so it is a nonfiction National Geographic Kids book by Jennifer Swanson and she had consultation by Fabian Cousteau. So Jacque Cousteau's, I believe, grandson. if you've, if you have a kiddo who, our you have ever wondered like what would it really be like to be an astronaut, and what would it be like to be an aquanaut, and all those questions that might be forming in your mind right now are answered in this book. And the kid kind of questions, like the nitty gritty of what you do when you are living under water or in space. How does, how did the basic things happen? And I love the amount of research that went into the book, and the detail. And just really providing like a typical day in space, a typical day in the deep sea. Really well researched, lots of primary sources. And this is for kind of your, again, upper elementary, just with the reading level and the amount of information. But if you have a kid who's curious about any of these areas, I would highly recommend this one. And then I have two graphic novels. Ridley Pearson is writing a series about the Super Sons. So it's the sons of Batman, and the sons of Superman, and their backstory and their narrative. So, looking at a whole 'nother part of the superheroes, from the point of view of their sons. And I love, love, love this. Meg Cabot, who wrote The Princess Diaries as well as another, a number of other books is also jumping into graphic novels. They actually, at a session I attended at the conference, a group of writers and illustrators were talking about how, you know as we've talked about on the pod, the graphic novels are very popular in comics. And so a number of kid lit authors and illustrators went to basically, comic boot camp. They brought a bunch of popular authors and illustrators together to learn more about the genre. So Meg Cabot's jumped into writing, this is more of a comic format. But it's a character, Black Canary, and this is called, "Ignite." And Black Canary is a teenager who wants to follow in her dad's footsteps, and be a detective in Gotham City, and doesn't have, doesn't believe she has any superpowers, but then discovers that she does. And, great coming of age story, great female empowerment, what she can do, what she can't do by, what society's letting her do. Loved it, it's going to be, there'll be a sequel, if not more. So, and this I have to say out of all the books, all the new books I brought back from the conference, two of my three kids have read this multiple times and loved it. So this one got high recommendations from my small sample at home, and I loved it too, and Black Canary's power is that she can,Larry Burden 14:49 Do we want toStephie Luyt 14:50 Okay, maybe not.Larry Burden 14:50 No spoilers. No spoilers.Danelle Brostrom 14:52 Um, let me do one and then I'll bump it back to you. So thinking about your middle and high school students, or even your adults because I'm thinking I might want one of these to. I'm really excited by the Dribble Up Ball. Dribble up.com, they're offering three different options: a smart soccer ball, a smart basketball and a smart medicine ball. Now what I think is kind of interesting is that it started as Kickstarter in 2017, but really mainstream within the last couple months. I've seen a lot of people talking about them. And essentially, there's a little stand a little tripod that you put your smartphone in, and then you stand back with your smart ball, like your soccer ball, and you can practice toe tapping drills and it will show you exactly where the ball needs to be, and you get points when it hits there. The medicine ball one is kind of for adults. There's a six pound and a 10 pound and you can do the workout. And when you lift the ball up and you get it in the right spot, the smartphone can sense where it is and it gives you a point for that. So you get points by being accurate, you get points by doing it faster. There's a lot of professional soccer teams that are actually using this to improve their accuracy and speed with some of these drills to build muscle memory. I think it's really, really cool to think of how you could improve your ball control skills with these virtual coaches. I think it's really, really cool for kids. I think that this is going to be big this Christmas. Check out DribbleUp.com.Larry Burden 16:16 I love that, that's so cool.Danelle Brostrom 16:16 I know, I want one.Danelle Brostrom 16:18 There's a REMC person downstate, her name is Ann Smart, and she is bringing this PD using the dribble a ball and math. And she's going and talking to teachers about how they can use this in the classroom to help kids build their math skills. I'm really intrigued with the work that she's doing around it, so keep an eye out for them.Larry Burden 16:39 You know some of our physical education teachers in elementary have used, or incorporated literature and some language arts into their, their classes and their lessons. What a great way to incorporate math for some cross curricular activities. I mean so, so cool.Danelle Brostrom 16:57 Yeah, and it gets kids movingStephie Luyt 16:57 Really cool.Danelle Brostrom 16:59 Yeah.Stephie Luyt 16:59 A couple for middle school in particular. "Song for a Whale," so this book is about a deaf student who learns about a whale who's unable to communicate with other whales, and feels that she wants to help this whale. So she goes on this journey with the support of some characters. One thing I found really interesting is the author, Lynn Kelly, is a sign language interpreter herself. So she has a lot of experience working with people with hearing differences. And this is, you know, a kiddo who isn't feeling like she fits in and wants to reach out and help another creature that isn't fitting in. And it's this really exciting journey. And so kiddos, middle grade readers who love animals would be really drawn to this book and the power of this story is what recommends it to. A book called, "Other Words for Home," by Jasmine Warga, is a book told in verse, a novel in verse. And this is the story of a family who comes into Cincinnati from Syria and their experiences. They assimilate, and then as other relatives join her family seeing how she's come and changed, and her experiences and in her new area. What home means, what family means. I love that its in verse. It's another form for kids to really enjoy, and similar to "The Undefeated," being told as a poem form. So, "Other Words for Home," it's that one.Danelle Brostrom 18:24 I only have one more. The last thing I'm going to mention is, so thinking about the holidays, it's a great time to add board games into your collection. Board games are great way to get the family together, and get them talking. One of my all time favorite board games is called Prime Climb.Larry Burden 18:41 We've seen this, yeah.Danelle Brostrom 18:42 I feel like I need to mention it every time because it's so good. Math for Love is the company that makes it, and it makes some other games for kids. Little Pok-a-Dot it out is another good one. But Prime Climb is, it's beautiful first of all, but then the mathematics involved, it's funny because I play it with my older child, and we change the rules a little bit because typically what you have to do, you roll the dice and then you can choose either to add, subtract, multiply or divide the number on your pawn by the number you roll. Like there's a lot of different computational thinking that's happening when kids are playing this game. But we changed the rules a little bit because division is still tricky for her, so I told her you can either add or multiply, we just kind of changed that a little bit. And then it was funny because then she played with my husband and he made a play by the rules which was a very different game for her. But then he came to me afterward, and he's a grown adult, and he was like that game was really fun. Like yeah it is, though it's really fun for adults, it's really fun for kids. There's a lot of thinking, and I kind of like that you get to control what you do. You have two pawns you can choose to move which one, you can choose which one you want to move, you can choose whether you want to bump somebody, there's just a lot of different choices you can make, and a lot of computational thinking and math that happens, and a lot of talking and fun. So, I would put Prime Climb on the list every time.Stephie Luyt 20:00 I just added that to my shopping list. I have just one more book that I want to talk about, it's called, "Beauty Queens," by Libba Bray, it's a read alike for Lord of the Flies. So, there's an airplane crash with a group of girls who are headed to a beauty pageant. It is a story of what they do and the society that they form, and how they survive. And knocking out stereotypes, and looking at societal expectations. A fast moving, very creative take if you remember how the Lord of the Flies plays out. I highly recommend this one.Larry Burden 20:38 In my attempts, my vain attempts to do some research I came across the Harry Potter Kano Coding Kit.Danelle Brostrom 20:46 Oh Kano.Stephie Luyt 20:47 Oh yeah.Larry Burden 20:48 And you actually get a wandDanelle Brostrom 20:49 There's a Harry Potter one now?Larry Burden 20:51 You get a wand and you actually cast spells in code.Danelle Brostrom 20:56 Larry.Larry Burden 20:57 So, I don't know if it's good. I don't know if it's, you know, it's Harry Potter so like, kids aren't going to like it. Everybody's all over...I got one!Danelle Brostrom 21:06 Well it's the Kano Kit to which has a good reputation.Larry Burden 21:11 I was just kind of going through like Harry Potter and coding? That sounds okay.Stephie Luyt 21:15 Yeah! Build a wand, learn to code, make magic.Larry Burden 21:18 If somebody has that, please let us know what they think of it. What age groups would be appropriate for that. It's six and up, I saw but, right, it's Harry Potter so.Danelle Brostrom 21:28 I would play it. Yet another thing we need to get for the Loop.Stephie Luyt 21:33 We might need to test that on the pod.Danelle Brostrom 21:34 I think we should.Larry Burden 21:35 Are we all set.Danelle Brostrom 21:36 We're set.Techtool of the Week 21:36 TechTool of the Week.Danelle Brostrom 21:41 TechTool of the Week. Purdue University, this is where I get my ideas from frankly. Every single year they put out an Engineering Gift Guide, and their gifts that they choose are tested by their engineering students, and they're looking for things that have good gameplay, that are quality, that have those open ended experiences that families can play together. And the quality of items that come out of there are just fantastic. They do include some books Stephie, but the books are things like, "Baby Learns to be a Structural Engineer." It sounds fantastic! But there are things for littles that they can do, all the way up to things that you would really be buying for your high school or older students. So the Purdue Engineering Gift Guide is phenomenal every single year. So check that out. It's great books, there's great stuff on there to. They also talked about Kiwi, they also talked about the Osmo which we talked about before that offers some hands on things with the, with the device. The Sphero, I think made that as well, which is a little coding robot. There's some good stuff on there.Stephie Luyt 22:44 This is going to be very helpful for shopping at my house.Larry Burden 22:48 And she's just basically gonna go down that list, check, check. Somebody already made my list, fabulous.Stephie Luyt 22:54 Thank you.Larry Burden 22:55 Tutorials and updates, I was just gonna say that, look for some new stuff, some additional content that's going to be on our podcast site upcoming. Danelle, and David, send out these great emails, tech resource emails, throughout the week and asked them, I didn't here back from Danelle...Danelle Brostrom 23:13 You'd like to steal them.Larry Burden 23:14 I want to steal them.Danelle Brostrom 23:15 You may.Larry Burden 23:15 Well you know, great, it's great content, and it'd be nice to get more people looking at that. More people can look at it, the more successful they will be with technology in the classroom. So, in closing, follow us on Facebook and Twitter @TCAPSLoop,Danelle Brostrom 23:29 @brostromda.Stephie Luyt 23:31 @StephieLuytLarry Burden 23:32 Subscribe to the podcast on podbean, iTunes, Stitcher, Tune-in, Downcast, Overcast, Spotify, the Google Play Store or wherever else you get your ear candy, leave a review, we love the feedback. Thanks for listening, and inspiring.Stephie Luyt 23:47 Is the downcast, up... like all those things, are those real?Transcribed by https://otter.ai

Podcast #052 For my fifty-second Dream Gardens kid lit podcast, I interviewed author Jasmine Warga about the  children’s middle grade novel Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. Originally published in  1972, and awarded the Newbery in 1978,  Bridge to Terabithia tells the story of two friends, Jess Aarons and Leslie Burke. They don’t feel like … Continue reading Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson: an interview with author Jasmine Warga → The post Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson: an interview with author Jasmine Warga appeared first on Dream Gardens.

Sarah Enni, debut author of TELL ME EVERYTHING and usually the host of the First Draft podcast, answers questions from past First Draft interviewees about craft and ego, staying on schedule, Bob Costas’ pink-eye story, the evolution of her interview style, Hammer the cat’s origin story.   Sarah Enni bonus episode show notes Maurene Goo (listen to her First Draft episode here) Nic Stone, author of DEAR MARTIN and ODD ONE OUT (listen to her First Draft podcast here) Kristen Kittscher, author of WIG IN THE WINDOW and TIARA ON THE TERRACE (listen to her First Draft podcast here) Bullet journal Allie Brosh’s comics about procrastination Shane Pangburn (listen to his First Draft podcast here) Kate Hart, author of AFTER THE FALL (listen to Kate Hart’s First Draft interview here) Bob Costas Tochi Onyebuchi, BEASTS MADE OF NIGHT and CROWN OF THUNDER (listen to his First Draft podcast here) The Deftones, lead singer Chino Moreno The Darkness, “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” Victoria Aveyard, author of the RED QUEEN series (listen to her First Draft episodes here and here) Margaret Stohl, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES and CATS VS. ROBOTS (listen to her First Draft episode here) Jasmine Warga, author of HERE WE ARE NOW and (listen to her First Draft episode here) Libba Bray, author of THE DIVINERS (listen to her First Draft episodes here and here) Pod Save America (podcast) Danielle Paige, DOROTHY MUST DIE and STEALING SNOW (listen to her First Draft episode here) Arrested Development Stephanie Kuehn, author of CHARM & STRANGE (listen to her First Draft podcast here) “Welcome to New York,” by Taylor Swift Peter Stone, author of THE PERFECT CANDIDATE (listen to his First Draft episode here) Kumail Nanjiani (actor, Silicon Valley) Sabaa Tahir, author of the EMBER IN THE ASHES series (listen to her First Draft episode here) Sam Maggs, author of GIRL SQUADS and more (listen to her First Draft episode here) Alison Cherry, author of RED and PROS OF CONS and more (listen to her First Draft episodes here and here) Pod Save America (podcast) NPR Politics podcast (podcast) The Daily (podcast) Keep It (podcast) Serial (podcast) S-Town (podcast) Subscribe to Sarah’s newsletter Beth Revis, author of the ACROSS THE UNIVERSE series and the GIVE THE DARK MY LOVE series (listen to her First Draft podcast here) The Bigfoot Discovery Museum Kitchen’s Temple Jeff Goldblum Leigh Bardugo, author of the SHADOW AND BONE and SIX OF CROWS series, and her upcoming book, NINTH HOUSE (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here) Kaitlin Ward, author of WHERE SHE FELL (listen to her First Draft podcast interview here) Brandy Colbert, author of LITTLE AND LION and THE REVOLUTION OF BIRDIE RANDOLPH (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here) Aminah Mae Safi, author of the upcoming TELL ME HOW YOU REALLY FEEL (listen to her First Draft interview here) Kayla Cagan, author of PIPER PERISH and ART BOSS (listen to her First Draft interview here) Susan Dennard, author of the WITCHLANDS series (listen to her First Draft interview here) Ameriie, editor of the BECAUSE YOU LOVE TO HATE ME anthology and she recently released two albums, 4 AM MULHOLLAND and AFTER 4 AM Sara Farizan, author of HERE TO STAY (listen to her First Draft interview here)

Vi pratar (så klart) om kaoset i Svenska Akademien. Vi pratar även om Lisa Magnusson som tycker att kulturen för barn idag är allt för glättig. Eftersom kulturen för barn idag sträcker sig mycket längre än "Daniel Tiger", tipsar vi Magnusson om jättemånga bra och viktiga böcker som tar upp svåra ämnen för barn och unga. För vi tycker precis tvärtom, aldrig har det getts ut en sådan bredd av böcker som vägrar skygga för och skydda från ämnen som död, sjukdomar, självmord, krig - för att bara nämna några. En förbannad podd backar Sara OCH barnkulturen.RecensionerComedy Queen av Jenny JägerfeldDoktor Glas av Hjalmar SöderbergHere we are now av Jasmine Warga See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jasmine Warga, author of My Heart and Other Black Holes and her newest, Here We Are Now, on reading teaching empathy and complexly imagining others’ internal worlds, family mythologies as social currency, the glorification of happiness, and the trouble with idolizing your friends.   Jasmine Warga Show Notes Runebinder by Alex R. Kahler (listen to his First Draft interview here) Vote for your favorite First Draft quotes from 2017! Then stay tuned for your chance to pre-order the First Draft 2018 Calendar! Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Elin Hilderbrand The Jungle Book (movie) Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling "Why Everyone Should Read Harry Potter," in Scientific American, featuring a study showing that people who read Harry Potter have more empathy Gabriel Garcia Marquez Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV show) Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Virginia Woolf Jonathan Safran Foer White Teeth by Zadie Smith The Giver by Lois Lowry Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell Victoria Schwab (listen to her First Draft interview here) Spoon theory I Am Not Your Guru (documentary) Frances Bean Cobain Almost Famous (movie) Emery Lord

Find out more at www.mentalhealthbookclub.com Trigger warning: this podcast discusses topics that some people may find difficult, including talk about suicide, bereavment, substance misuse and how people deal with grief and loss. Our next book is My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga and you can find out more about the book  here. … Continue reading "Episode 10 – Anxiety, Grief and Depression"

Author Jasmine Warga‘s sophomore release Here We Are Now comes out on November 7th. Hear the books the inspired Jasmine to want to become a writer. Episode Mentions: * History of Love * Virginia Wolfe * Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close * White Teeth * SparkNotes * E. Lockhart * Looking for Alaska * Perks of Being a Wallflower * Weetzie Bat * My Heart & Other Black Holes * Here We Are Now * The Hours * Wuthering Heights * Little Fires Everywhere

Author Jasmine Warga‘s sophomore release Here We Are Now comes out on November 7th. Hear the books the inspired Jasmine to want to become a writer. Episode Mentions: History of Love Virginia Wolfe Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close White Teeth … Continue reading →

Debut author Jasmine Warga discusses MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES, a stunning novel about the transformative power of love.