Podcast appearances and mentions of kody keplinger

The DUFF is a 2015 high school teen rom com directed by Air Sandel. Based on the 2010 novel by Kody Keplinger.  The Duff is the story of Bianca played by Mae Whitman. Bianca is a high school senior from Atlanta, she has two best friends Jess and Casey played by Skyler Samuels and Bianca Santos. After an abrupt run in with Bianca's hearthrob neighbour Wesley played by Robbie Amell and his girlfriend Madison played by Bella Thorne, Bianca learns a terrible truth… Bianca… is the DUFF of her friend group. The Duff being the quote ‘designated ugly fat friend'. Upon learning this, Bianca ditches her friends and sets out with Wesley to reclaim her identity and score a date with Toby Tucker, played by Nick Eversman.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Shannon, Brooke, and Kristeen revisit books set in schools. Titles mentioned include: Kody Keplinger, That's Not What Happened Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, The Girls Are All So Nice Here Mayra Cuevas and Marie Marquardt, Does My Body Offend You Diana Urban, All Your Twisted Secrets Leia Stone and Julie Hall, Shadow Angel (Shadow Angel #1) Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson, The Agathas (The Agathas #1) Sarah Novic, True Biz Alexandrea Weis, River of Ashes (St. Benedict #1) Jeff Zentner, In the Wild Light Books we would have mentioned if we hadn't run out of time: Ruth Ware, The Lying Game Micah Nemerever, These Violent Delights Eva Darrows, Dead Little Mean Girl You can always contact the Book Bistro team by searching @BookBistroPodcast on facebook, or visiting: https://www.facebook.com/BookBistroPodcast/ You can also send an email to: TheBookBistroPodcast@gmail.com For more information on the podcast and the team behind it, please visit: http://anchor.fm/book-bistro

This week, Liberty and Patricia discuss This Poison Heart, Eat Your Heart Out, Why Fish Don't Exist, and more great books. Pick up an All the Books! shirt, sticker, and more right here. Follow All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Chunky by Yehudi Mercado Poison Ivy: Thorns by Kody Keplinger, illustrated by Sara Kipin Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller She Memes Well by Quinta Brunson Eat Your Heart Out by Kelly deVos The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron  WHAT WE'RE READING: Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi Dumplin' by Julie Murphy Dare to Know by James Kennedy  Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: Disquiet by Zülfü Livaneli, Brendan Freely Rebecca and Lucie in the Case of the Missing Neighbor by Pascal Girard, Helge Dascher (translator) The Night Hawk (Ruth Galloway Mysteries) by Elly Griffiths  Who They Was by Gabriel Krauze Dead by Dawn by Paul Doiron  How We Do Family: From Adoption to Trans Pregnancy, What We Learned about Love and LGBTQ Parenthood by Trystan Reese That Weekend by Kara Thomas  Matasha by Pamela Erens  Please Please Tell Me Now: The Duran Duran Story by Stephen Davis  The Girl Who Was Taken by Charlie Donlea Anne-Marie the Beauty by Yasmina Reza, Alison Strayer (translator) Thanks for Waiting: The Joy (& Weirdness) of Being a Late Bloomer by Doree Shafrir Pug Actually by Matt Dunn  Murder at Sunrise Lake by Christine Feehan To Sir, with Love by Lauren Layne  The Cruelty Is the Point: The Past, Present, and Future of Trump's America by Adam Serwer  The Devil and the Heiress by Harper St. George Star Wars: The High Republic: Race to Crashpoint Tower by Daniel Jose Older Long Distance by Whitney Gardner Wild Souls: Freedom and Flourishing in the Non-Human World by Emma Marris Bad Moon Rising: A Bad Axe County Novel by John Galligan  Objects of Desire: Stories by Clare Sestanovich Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta The House Guests by Emilie Richards  A Duke in Time (The Widow Rules) by Janna MacGregor  Rock the Boat by Beck Dorey-Stein When the Sparrow Falls by Neil Sharpson In Royal Service to the Queen: A Novel of the Queen's Governess by Tessa Arlen  The Way She Feels: My Life on the Borderline in Pictures and Pieces by Courtney Cook Leaving Breezy Street: A Memoir by Brenda Myers-Powell and April Reynolds The Vixen by Francine Prose Foucault in Warsaw by Remigiusz Ryzinski, Sean Gasper Bye (translator) The Sea We Swim In: How Stories Work in a Data-Driven World by Frank Rose  Lady Sunshine by Amy Mason Doan  Double Threat by F. Paul Wilson Survive the Night by Riley Sager  Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen: The Emotional Lives of Black Women by Inger Burnett-Zeigler The Fiancée by Kate White The Betrayed by Kiera Cass Lorna Mott Comes Home by Diane Johnson Hell of a Book by Jason Mott Mona At Sea by Elizabeth Gonzalez James  The Return of the Sorceress by Silvia Moreno-Garcia  Have We Met?: A Novel by Camille Baker  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comic Reviews: Batman Adventures Continue Season Two 1 by Paul Dini, Alan Burnett, Ty Templeton, Monica Kubina Catwoman: Soulstealer by Sarah Maas, Louise Simonson, Samantha Dodge Crush and Lobo 1 by Mariko Tamaki, Amancay Nahuelpan, Tamra Bonvillain DC Horror Presents: The Conjuring - The Lover 1 by David Johnson-McGoldrick, Scott Snyder, Rex Ogle, Garry Brown, Denys Cowan Nice House On The Lake 1 by James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Jordie Bellaire Poison Ivy: Thorns by Kody Keplinger, Sara Kipin Spy Hunter and Paper Boy by Larry Hama, Mac Rey Heroes Reborn: American Knights by Paul Grist, Christopher Allen, Marc Deering, Guru eFX Heroes Reborn: Marvel Double Action by Tim Seeley, Dan Jurgens, Scott Hanna, Chris Sotomayor Iron Man Annual by Jed MacKay, Ibraim Roberson, Rachelle Rosenberg Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters 1 by Charles Soule, Luke Ross, Neeraj Menon North Force 0 by Erik Larsen Basilisk 1 by Cullen Bunn, Jonas Scharf, Alex Guimaraes Apex Legends: Overtime 1 by Jesse Stern, Neil Edwards, Keith Champagne Worst Dudes 1 by Aubrey Sitterson, Tony Gregori, Lovern Kindzierski, Taylor Esposito Out of Body 1 by Peter Milligan, Inaki Miranda, Sal Cipriano, Eva De La Cruz Moths 1 by J. Michael Straczynski, Mike Choi Invisible Kingdom Vol 3 by G. Willow Wilson, Christian Ward Bettie Page and the Curse of the Banshee 1 by Stephen Mooney, Jethro Morales, Dinei Ribeiro Vampirella 1992 by Max Bemis, Marcos Ramos, Andrew Dalhouse Miles Morales: Shock Waves OGN by Justin Reynolds, Pablo Leon The Girl From the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag The Golem's Mighty Swing by James Sturm 99 Cent Theater: A Riverside Date by nankadetekima Flen in Black by Keisuke Odagiri Curse of the Three Sisters by SeNMU Immoral 1 by Lin Yi I Cast My Mantle to the Air by Keisuke Odagiri Shadow of Alexandria 1 by Chelsi Robichaud, Guilherme Medeiros Noirobi 1 by Anton Petrovich Midnight Dogs 1 by Rodrigo Alvarez Museum of Divorce by Ryan Patrick Lindberg Feelers 1 by James Wendelborn Additional Reviews: Inside No 9 s1, All-New Wolverine Omnibus, Witcher, A Quiet Place II, Raya and the Last Dragon News: Another Zdarsky What If Spidey story, Ewing/Ram V/Hitch new Venom creative team, Cates/Ottley on Hulk, Jupiter's Legacy cancelled, LEGO comics from Skybound, Death of Dr. Strange in September, Brisson co-writing Amazing, first images from Flash movie, Jessica Drew voice cast Trailers: Owl House s2, Lisey's Story Comics Countdown: Girl From the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag Nice House On The Lake 1 by James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Jordie Bellaire Nocterra 4 by Scott Snyder, Tim Daniel, Tomeu Morey Deadly Class 46 by Rick Remender, Wes Craig, Jason Wordie Dead Dogs Bite 4 by Tyler Boss Immortal Hulk 47 by Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, Ruy Jose, Paul Mounts Fire Power 12 by Robert Kirkman, Chris Samnee, Matt Wilson Swamp Thing 4 by Ram V, Mike Perkins, Mike Spicer Batman/Catwoman 5 by Tom King, Clay Mann, Tomeu Morey Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters 1 by Charles Soule, Luke Ross, Neeraj Menon

Holland and Kelsey are joined by *SPECIAL GUEST* Kody Keplinger to discuss DNC S4E5 "#Preach." Saad has conflicting feelings about school-wide support for Belgium, Frankie can't take anything seriously, and Rasha is still our favorite. Apologies for audio quality, we had a tech snafu! Pre-order Kody's graphic novel here: bookshop.org/books/poison-ivy-thorns/9781401298425

Holland and Kelsey are joined by *SPECIAL GUEST* Kody Keplinger to discuss DNC S4E5 "#Preach." Saad has conflicting feelings about school-wide support for Belgium, Frankie can't take anything seriously, and Rasha is still our favorite. Apologies for audio quality, we had a tech snafu! Pre-order Kody's graphic novel here: bookshop.org/books/poison-ivy-thorns/9781401298425

That's Not What Happened by Kody KeplingerAs the third year anniversary of her school's mass shooting comes and goes, Lee is forced to relive the horror of that day when her best friend was shot and killed in the same bathroom stall with her. But now she's hearing rumors that her friend Sarah's parents are going to be putting out a book about her death. And Lee knows the story of how Sarah died took on a life of its own after the shooting. And in that story is a lie. A lie that was repeated so often, it hurt one of the other survivors who was in the bathroom with them. Lee is faced with the dilemma. Is it sometimes just too late to speak up? Recommended for 8th grades and up due to content. P.S. Notice anything interesting about the date of this release? Honestly, it just worked out that way! You'll have to read the book to get it! :)

Nicole and Matthew discuss the creative ways books and bookmakers are connecting with readers during stay-at-home regulations. Joining is special guest Christina Soontornvat, author of A Wish in the Dark and co-founder of the Everywhere Book Fest. This episode is sponsored by: TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes Lila and Hadley by Kody Keplinger from Scholastic Fun Fun Fun World by Yehudi Mercado from Oni Press and Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Everywhere Book Fest Every Child a Reader's resources for Children's Book Week #OperationStorytime from Romper (on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram using hashtag #operationstorytime) “Write. Right. Rite." Series with Jason Reynolds BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: PICTURE BOOKS: Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice by Mahogany L. Browne, Elizabeth Acevedo and Olivia Gatwood; illustrated by Theodore Taylor III Little Leaders by Vashti Harrison MIDDLE GRADE: Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega Twins (Twins #1) by Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright The Land of the Cranesby Aida Salazar The Dragon Egg Princess by Ellen Oh The Vanderbeekers Lost and Found by Karina Yan Glaser Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes WHERE TO FIND CHILDREN’S BOOKS DURING QUARANTINE Your local library – Even as libraries are closing for the quarantine, they have a ton of e-books, resources, and movies for kids. Epic! – Epic! is the Leading Digital Library for Kids 12 & Under Susan Tan’s Authors Everywhere YouTube channel How Kids’ Lit Is Responding to the Coronavirus Read, Wonder, and Learn – Favorite Authors & Illustrators Share Resources for Learning Anywhere COVID-19 Resources compiled by We Need Diverse Books Resources for Online PreK-12 Teaching During COVID and Beyond Little free libraries – There may be free books in a free library just around the corner from you. Give a book, get a book, and remember to wash those hands! CLOSING NOTE: Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny).

Nicole and Matthew discuss food insecurity, how interconnected we are, and the capacity in all of us to be a helper. This episode is sponsored by: TBR, Book Riot's subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes Lila and Hadley by Kody Keplinger from Scholastic Dewdrop by Katie O'Neill from Oni Press and Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: Fred Rogers: Look for the Helpers (video interview) Hello, Neighbor!: The Kind and Caring World of Mister Rogers by Matthew Cordell BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:PICTURE BOOKS: Last Stop on Market Streetby Matt de la Peña; illustrated by Christian Robinson  Love by Matt de la Peña; illustrated by Loren Long The Paper Kingdom by Helena Ku Rhee; illustrated by Pascal Campion Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans by Phil Bildner; illustrated by John Parra Green Machine: The Slightly Gross Truth about Turning Your Food Scraps into Green Energy by Rebecca Donnelly; illustrated by Christophe Jacques The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne by Lesa Cline-Ransome  (Author), John Parra (illustrator) I Can Write the World by Joshunda Sanders; illustrated by Charly Palmer Whose Hands Are These? by Miranda Paul; illustrated by Luciana Navarro Powell Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute: Lunch Lady #1 by Jarrett J. Krosoczka My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero; illustrated by Zeke Peña Tinyville Town Gets to Work! by Brian Biggs All of a Sudden and Forever: Help and Healing After the Oklahoma City Bombing by Chris Barton; illustrated by Nicole Xu MIDDLE GRADE: Front Desk by Kelly Yang WHERE TO FIND CHILDREN’S BOOKS DURING QUARANTINE Your local library – Even as libraries are closing for the quarantine, they have a ton of e-books, resources, and movies for kids. Epic! – Epic! is the Leading Digital Library for Kids 12 & Under Susan Tan’s Authors Everywhere YouTube channel How Kids’ Lit Is Responding to the Coronavirus Read, Wonder, and Learn – Favorite Authors & Illustrators Share Resources for Learning Anywhere COVID-19 Resources compiled by We Need Diverse Books Resources for Online PreK-12 Teaching During COVID and Beyond Little free libraries – There may be free books in a free library just around the corner from you. Give a book, get a book, and remember to wash those hands! CLOSING NOTE: Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny).

DUFFs unite!Brenna and Joe are diving back into YA written by teenagers and it's another rocky property as we struggle with Kody Keplinger's 2011 book, The DUFF, as well as its 2015 film adaptation by feature novices Ari Sandel (director) and Josh A. Cagan (screenwriter).Part of the problem? That title! Despite the book's best attempts to reduce the stigma of the term, Brenna can't overcome the cruelty and judgment of the moniker. While the book at least attempts to explore challenging topics (shame is handled well; alcoholism less so), at least it's more interesting than the film. Joe and Brenna can't help but wonder if Cagan simply watched other (better) YA films and read the back of the book before sitting down to write the screenplay, because the film is uninspired!  Thankfully we have Mae Whitman and Robbie Amell, who may just have the best chemistry of ANY couple we've seen thus far. That's right, we said what we said!Wanna connect with the show? Use #HKHSPod on Twitter:Brenna: @brennacgrayJoe: @bstolemyremoteHave something longer to say or a minisode topic? Email us at hkhspod@gmail.com. See you on the page and on the screen!

In this episode, Stacy, Minh, Shannon, Brooke, and Natalia discuss some positive and a few negative fictional representations of characters withs disabilities. Books mentioned in this episode are: Sawyer Bennett, The Hard Truth About Sunshine Talia Hibbert, Get a Life, Chloe Brown (Brown Sisters #1) Karen Rose, Into the Dark (Cincinnati #5) Alison Gervais, The Silence Between Us Melissa Foster, Touched By Love (The Remingtons #6) Jules Bennett, Caught Up In You (Monroes #2) Shiloh Walker, The Ash Trilogy Elizabeth Hoyt, Dearest Rogue (Maiden Lane #8) Robert J. Sawyer, WWW trilogy Eric Lindstrom, Not If I See You First Unfortunately, we had more recommendations for books that fit this topic than we could fit into the episode, so here are a few other portrayals of disability in fiction for our listeners to check out: Helen Hoang, The Kiss Quotient and The Bride Test Christina Dodd, Candle In the Window Jojo Moyes, Me Before You Alyssa Cole, Can't Escape Love: a Reluctant Royals Novella J.R. Ward, Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood #1) Jennifer L. Armentrout, Storm and Fury (Harbinger #1) Kody Keplinger, Run and That's Not What Happened Cynthia Lord, Rules Jodi Picoult, House Rules Tessa Dare, Romancing the Duke (Castles Ever After #1) You can always contact the Book Bistro team by searching @BookBistroPodcast on facebook, or visiting: https://www.facebook.com/BookBistroPodcast/ You can also send an email to: TheBookBistroPodcast@gmail.com For more information on the podcast and the team behind it, please visit: http://anchor.fm/book-bistro.

Are you a human in the streets but a non-binary pansexual cleric in the character sheets? Whether you know what this means or want to find out, tune into this very special episode with New York Times best-selling YA author Kody Keplinger (The DUFF) and guest co-host Mindy Raf! Before we talk shop regarding all things table top, we dyke out about body positivity, Little Women, Ellen, and so much more! So what’s it like when two D&D n00bs talk to a seasoned played? It turns out the game is very relatable and VERY queer. It’s a fascinating conversation with one of our most interesting and imaginative guests! And remember, this year, BYOK!!! Also, find out what #BYOK means and why it’s our motto for 2020. -Dyke Out with us at Stonewall for our first show of 2020 on January 27. -Get extra episodes by joining out Patreon community of becoming a member on Himalaya. -For related content, follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Leave Us a Review if you like what you hear! -Like our theme song by There Is No Mountain? Subscribe to our composer/mixer’s youtube channel for more beats and mixes.

Holland and Kelsey and *SPECIAL GUEST* Kody Keplinger discuss Season 14 Episodes 21&22 “The Kids Aren’t Alright.” We finally see this musical come to fruition, Becky learns the truth about Jonah, and Zig solves gangs.

Holland and Kelsey and *SPECIAL GUEST* Kody Keplinger discuss Season 14 Episodes 21&22 “The Kids Aren’t Alright.” We finally see this musical come to fruition, Becky learns the truth about Jonah, and Zig solves gangs.

This week's episode is brought to you by Scholastic. Megan and Clay ask comedian Guy Branum about his wickedly smart and funny memoir, MY LIFE AS A GODDESS: A MEMOIR THROUGH (UN)POPULAR CULTURE, including that time in college when he wrote an article about Chelsea Clinton and got a special visit from the Secret Service. And we catch up with Scholastic young adult writer Kody Keplinger, whose new novel, THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED, is a timely page-turner with a fascinating premise: a school shooting survivor is determined to correct untrue stories about the tragic event. And our editors reveal which new books they think are really worth your time! Visit GetQuip.com/Kirkus to get your first Quip Toothbrushes refill pack FREE! Check out MeUndies.com/Kirkus for 15% off your first pair of underwear

Several months ago, we asked authors of different cultures, races, abilities, genders and orientations to tell us about the first time they saw themselves in the pages of a book. (You can listen to that episode here.) We expected the answer. We knew it was coming. But still, it tore at us: Over and over, these authors said, "I didn't. I didn't see myself." At Scholastic, we are proud to publish books that give all children the chance to see themselves as heroes. But we know that we still have work to do. And part of that work is listening. So, this week, in celebration of Pride Month, we are spotlighting some of our LGBTQ+ authors who are writing to fill the void they felt growing up. Contributing authors: Bill Konigsberg, author of Honestly Ben Sarah Moon, author of Sparrow Alex Gino, author of George Kody Keplinger, author of Run Will Walton, author of I Felt a Funeral In My Brain Jessica Verdi, author of And She Was Billy Merrell, author of Vanilla Additional resources: Listen to episode #50: I Exist: Why Representation in Children's Books Matters Learn more about Scholastic's #ReadWithPride campaign Special thanks: Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl Sound mix and editing by Chris Johnson Produced by Emily Morrow

Several months ago, we asked authors of different cultures, races, abilities, genders and orientations to tell us about the first time they saw themselves in the pages of a book. (You can listen to that episode here.) We expected the answer. We knew it was coming. But still, it tore at us: Over and over, these authors said, "I didn't. I didn't see myself." At Scholastic, we are proud to publish books that give all children the chance to see themselves as heroes. But we know that we still have work to do. And part of that work is listening. So, this week, in celebration of Pride Month, we are spotlighting some of our LGBTQ+ authors who are writing to fill the void they felt growing up. Contributing authors: Bill Konigsberg, author of Honestly Ben Sarah Moon, author of Sparrow Alex Gino, author of George Kody Keplinger, author of Run Will Walton, author of I Felt a Funeral In My Brain Jessica Verdi, author of And She Was Billy Merrell, author of Vanilla Additional resources: Listen to episode #50: I Exist: Why Representation in Children's Books Matters Learn more about Scholastic's #ReadWithPride campaign Special thanks: Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl Sound mix and editing by Chris Johnson Produced by Emily Morrow

Holland, Kelsey and *SPECIAL GUEST* Kody Keplinger discuss the Season 12 finale "In the Cold, Cold Night." Maya is bored in her band class, Eclare is back in full force and Fiona loses her fortune but gains a love life.

Holland, Kelsey and *SPECIAL GUEST* Kody Keplinger discuss the Season 12 finale "In the Cold, Cold Night." Maya is bored in her band class, Eclare is back in full force and Fiona loses her fortune but gains a love life.

Holland, Kelsey and *SPECIAL GUEST* Kody Keplinger discuss the Season 11 finale "In the Cold, Cold Night." Maya is bored in her band class, Eclare is back in full force and Fiona loses her fortune but gains a love life.

Holland, Kelsey and *SPECIAL GUEST* Kody Keplinger discuss Season 10 Episode 33&34 "When Love Takes Over." Fiona's literal champagne problems come to a head, Anya dates an older man and we all feel for Adam.

Holland, Kelsey and *SPECIAL GUEST* Kody Keplinger discuss Season 10 Episode 33&34 "When Love Takes Over." Fiona's literal champagne problems come to a head, Anya dates an older man and we all feel for Adam.

Holland, Kelsey and *SPECIAL GUEST* Kody Keplinger discuss Season 10 Episode 33&34 "When Love Takes Over." Fiona's literal champagne problems come to a head, Anya dates an older man and we all feel for Adam.

Holland, Kelsey and *SPECIAL GUEST* Kody Keplinger discuss the Season 9 finale "Degrassi Takes Manhattan." Holly J is confronted with twincest, Spemma makes no sense and Degrassi doesn't understand NYC geography.

Holland, Kelsey and *SPECIAL GUEST* Kody Keplinger discuss the Season 9 finale "Degrassi Takes Manhattan." Holly J is confronted with twincest, Spemma makes no sense and Degrassi doesn't understand NYC geography.

Holland, Kelsey and *SPECIAL GUEST* Kody Keplinger discuss the Season 9 finale "Degrassi Takes Manhattan." Holly J is confronted with twincest, Spemma makes no sense and Degrassi doesn't understand NYC geography.

"I stopped reading books that had humans in them after Harriet [the Spy] because I knew there wouldn't be any humans like me," — Sarah Moon, author of Sparrow.  At Scholastic, we're proud to publish authors of differend backgrounds, cultures, races, abilities, and orientations. But we also know that many of our authors have felt the same way Sarah did as a child. Like her, many felt that they didn't exist in children's books when they were growing up. And like her, many are now writing to change that for future generations. We invited them to share their stories and to talk about why representation in children's books is so crucial. These stories will break your heart, but they will also give you hope: hope that today's children will never doubt that they can be the heroes of their own stories.  Contributing authors: Daniel José Older, author of the Shadowshaper series Wendy Wan-Long Shang, co-author of This is Just a Test Billy Merrell, author of Vanilla Kody Keplinger, author of Run Lamar Giles, author of Overturned Sarah Moon, author of Sparrow Goldy Moldovsky, author of No Good Deed Varian Johnson, author of To Catch a Cheat Angela Cervantes, author of Allie, First at Last Bill Konigsberg, author of Honestly Ben Special thanks: Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl Sound mix and editing by Daniel Jordan and Christopher Johnson Produced by Emily Morrow

"I stopped reading books that had humans in them after Harriet [the Spy] because I knew there wouldn't be any humans like me," — Sarah Moon, author of Sparrow.  At Scholastic, we're proud to publish authors of different backgrounds, cultures, races, abilities, and orientations. But we also know that many of our authors have felt the same way Sarah did as a child. Like her, many felt that they didn't exist in children's books when they were growing up. And like her, many are now writing to change that for future generations. We invited them to share their stories and to talk about why representation in children's books is so crucial. These stories will break your heart, but they will also give you hope: hope that today's children will never doubt that they can be the heroes of their own stories.  Contributing authors: Daniel José Older, author of the Shadowshaper series Wendy Wan-Long Shang, author of books like This is Just a Test and The Way Home Looks Now Billy Merrell, author of Vanilla Kody Keplinger, author of Run Lamar Giles, author of Overturned Sarah Moon, author of Sparrow Goldy Moldovsky, author of No Good Deed Varian Johnson, author of To Catch a Cheat Angela Cervantes, author of Allie, First at Last Bill Konigsberg, author of Honestly Ben Special thanks: Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl Sound mix and editing by Daniel Jordan and Christopher Johnson Produced by Emily Morrow

This month, we're chatting about some of the famous female leads of YA that people seem to love to hate. Bella Swan from Twilight, Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games.... and some lesser known ladies.  Books we read this month: Twilight by Stephanie Meyer The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Marked by P.C. Cast and Kristen Cast The DUFF by Kody Keplinger   Follow us on Twitter @booknbitch. Email us at booknbcast@gmail.com. Listen on iTunes and Pocketcasts!   Want to read with us? Next month, we'll be delving into A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle.

Holland, Kelsey and *SPECIAL GUEST* Kody Keplinger discuss the Season 7 finale, "We Built This City." Liberty becomes the other woman, the amazing Natasha Bedingfield performs at prom and Peter becomes an emancipated minor.

Holland, Kelsey and *SPECIAL GUEST* Kody Keplinger discuss Season 6 Episode 12, "The Bitterest Pill." Toby is a ROTTEN potato, Jesse and Ellie deal with infidelity and love coupons and everyone is in mourning.

Holland, Kelsey and *SPECIAL GUEST* Kody Keplinger discuss Season 6 Episode 11, "Rock This Town." We SENSELESSLY lose a major character, we have technical difficulties (sorry), but at least Sean and Emma are cute?

Holland, Kelsey and *SPECIAL GUEST* YA Author Kody Keplinger discuss Season 4 Episodes 11 & 12, "Voices Carry." Nobody knows how to be delicate about mental health issues, JT and Liberty form a rebellion through show tunes and Ashley's "aunt" astounds us.

A mashup of lightning-round interviews conducted at the YALLWEST festival with Susane Colasanti, Kody Keplinger, Alexandra Bracken, Kiersten White, Gwenda Bond, Adi Alsaid, Margot Wood, Stephanie Kuehn, Jessica Spotswood, Brendan Reichs, Robin Benway, Ellen Oh, Amy Tintera, Maurene Goo, Marie Lu, Victoria Aveyard, Erin Bowman and Seth Fishman. YALLWEST 2016 episode show notes The LATFoB First Draft show Alexandra Bracken, THE DARKEST MINDS, PASSENGER, A NEW HOPE: THE PRINCESS, THE SCOUNDREL, AND THE FARMBOY Kiersten White, PARANORMALCY, AND I DARKEN (listen to her full First Draft interview here) The BOXCAR CHILDREN series  Adi Alsaid NEVER ALWAYS SOMETIMES, NORTH OF HAPPY  (listen to his full First Draft interview here) Amy Tintera, RUINED (listen to her full First Draft interview here) Ellen Oh, the PROPHECY series, THE SPIRIT HUNTERS (listen to her full First Draft interview here) Erin Bowman, TAKEN, VENGEANCE ROAD, RETRIBUTION RAILS (listen to her full First Draft interview here) Gwenda Bond, the LOIS LANE series, GIRL ON A WIRE Brendan Reichs, VIRALS and NEMESIS J. R. R. Tolkien THE HOBBIT Jessica Spotswood the CAHILL WITCH CHRONICLES and WILD SWANS, and A TYRANNY OF PETTICOATS LITTLE WOMEN by Louisa May Alcott RAYMIE NIGHTENGALE by Kate DiCamillo Margot Wood EPIC READS The Addams Family (TV show) Hannibal (TV show) SILENCE OF THE LAMBS by Thomas Harris TIGER LILY by Jodi Lynn Anderson Maurene Goo SINCE YOU ASKED and I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVE (listen to her full First Draft interview here) THE PRINCESS DIARIES by Meg Cabot Zadie Smith Kody Keplinger, THE DUFF, RUN Rainbow Rowell ELEANOR & PARK Marie Lu, LEGEND and THE YOUNG ELITES (listen to her full First Draft interview here) Leigh Bardugo, SIX OF CROWS (listen to her full First Draft interview here) Brian Jacques MATTIMEO Robin Benway, EMMY & OLIVER (listen to her full First Draft interview here) Seth Fishman THE WELL’S END and DARK WATER LORD OF THE RINGS by J. R. R. Tolkien Liz Moore THE UNSEEN WORLD Stephanie Kuehn THE SMALLER EVIL and CHARM AND STRANGE (listen to her full First Draft interview here) Susane Colasanti LOST IN LOVE Victoria Aveyard RED QUEEN series (listen to her full First Draft interview here)

Kody Keplinger (@Kody_Keplinger), author most recently of Lying Out Loud, published by Scholastic Press (@Scholastic), stops by to talk about being a cautious pessimest, the difference between writing responsibly and writing honestly, and the universal feeling of insecurity.  

Bella Thorne discusses her latest film The DUFF, a hilarious, unique look at school hierarchy, based on the bestselling novel by Kody Keplinger at the Apple Store, Regent Street in London.