<description>Hi Fam! Just a quick rundown of this week's happenings. This includes Rowell &amp; Riordan news, a TBR rundown, &amp; bookshelf reorganization.  Current new reads: Jennifer Lynn Barnes's Inheritance Games and Holly Black's The Cruel Prince. Current reread which is worth a million rereads: Madeline Miller's Song of Achilles.</description>

Hi Fam! Just a quick rundown of this week's happe…

Hi Fam! Just a quick rundown of this week's happenings. This includes Rowell & Riordan news, a TBR rundown, & bookshelf reorganization.  Current new reads: Jennifer Lynn Barnes's Inheritance Games and Holly Black's The Cruel Prince. Current reread which is worth a million rereads: Madeline Miller's Song of Achilles.

Episode 37: Week In Review

<description>Soooo. . .most of this latte is tepid/weird/fine. The super tasty whipped cream on top, though, includes Mark Oshiro's You Only Live Once, David Bravo; Mark Oshiro's Anger is a Gift; Will Taylor's The Language of Seabirds; Adib Khorram's Darius the Great duology; and of course, the long-awaited Adam Silvera prequel, The First to Die at the End.</description>

Soooo. . .most of this latte is tepid/weird/fine.…

Soooo. . .most of this latte is tepid/weird/fine. The super tasty whipped cream on top, though, includes Mark Oshiro's You Only Live Once, David Bravo; Mark Oshiro's Anger is a Gift; Will Taylor's The Language of Seabirds; Adib Khorram's Darius the Great duology; and of course, the long-awaited Adam Silvera prequel, The First to Die at the End.

Episode 36: Pumpkin Spice Summaries

<description>Join Allegra &amp; Aurora for a review of Percy Jackson: The Musical, which they recently saw performed by a youth theater company down the road! Also, Allegra gives a tepid review of Spin with Me by Amy Polonsky; continues to immerse herself in the Osemanverse; and is revisiting Laura Amy Schlitz's luminous Amber and Clay. Aurora is getting ready to read C.S. Lewis's Narnia books and Madeleine L'Engle's sequel to a Wrinkle in Time, which she recently loved, and gives high marks to Marjorie Liu and Teny Issakhanian's debut Wingbearer.</description>

Join Allegra & Aurora for a review of Percy Jacks…

Join Allegra & Aurora for a review of Percy Jackson: The Musical, which they recently saw performed by a youth theater company down the road! Also, Allegra gives a tepid review of Spin with Me by Amy Polonsky; continues to immerse herself in the Osemanverse; and is revisiting Laura Amy Schlitz's luminous Amber and Clay. Aurora is getting ready to read C.S. Lewis's Narnia books and Madeleine L'Engle's sequel to a Wrinkle in Time, which she recently loved, and gives high marks to Marjorie Liu and Teny Issakhanian's debut Wingbearer.

Episode 35: PJax The Musical

<description>HAPPY (belated) PRIDE MONTH! Allegra celebrates by sharing her thoughts on all of Alice Oseman's novels, graphic novels, and of course the Netflix series Heartstopper. Other books mentioned include The Rest of Us Just Live Here and More Than This by Patrick Ness; Far From the Tree by Robin Benway; A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson; and One Of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus. And because it all comes back to Uncle Rick, Allegra also talks about Percy Jackson, Heroes of Olympus, and Daniel Older's recent Ballad &amp; Dagger. Oh, and she and her mom are incapable of EVER having a conversation that doesn't reference Benjamin Alire Saenz's Aristotle &amp; Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe or Rainbow Rowell's Simon Snow trilogy.</description>

HAPPY (belated) PRIDE MONTH! Allegra celebrates b…

HAPPY (belated) PRIDE MONTH! Allegra celebrates by sharing her thoughts on all of Alice Oseman's novels, graphic novels, and of course the Netflix series Heartstopper. Other books mentioned include The Rest of Us Just Live Here and More Than This by Patrick Ness; Far From the Tree by Robin Benway; A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson; and One Of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus. And because it all comes back to Uncle Rick, Allegra also talks about Percy Jackson, Heroes of Olympus, and Daniel Older's recent Ballad & Dagger. Oh, and she and her mom are incapable of EVER having a conversation that doesn't reference Benjamin Alire Saenz's Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe or Rainbow Rowell's Simon Snow trilogy.

Episode 34: Into The Osemanverse

<description>Pack a snack for a rundown of what Allegra's been reading this month, along with thoughts about the upcoming Percy Jackson TV series! Books include Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of All Ages by Howard Bloom; Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes; Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk; Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk; Life of Pi by Yann Martel; The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick; The Crossover by Kwame Alexander; The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Saenz; What if it's Us by Becky Albertalli &amp; Adam Silvera; Here's to Us by Becky Albertalli &amp; Adam Silvera; Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green; Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality by Roshani Chokshi; Star-Touched Stories by Roshani Chokshi; and There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar.</description>

Pack a snack for a rundown of what Allegra's been…

Pack a snack for a rundown of what Allegra's been reading this month, along with thoughts about the upcoming Percy Jackson TV series! Books include Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of All Ages by Howard Bloom; Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes; Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk; Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk; Life of Pi by Yann Martel; The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick; The Crossover by Kwame Alexander; The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Saenz; What if it's Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera; Here's to Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera; Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green; Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality by Roshani Chokshi; Star-Touched Stories by Roshani Chokshi; and There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar.

Episode 33: Springtime Mélange

Dragonfire Books is a literary review podcast for kids! 11-year-old bookworm Allegra chats about the books currently on her shelf, mostly middle rade and YA. Check out the earlier episodes for elementary grade books!

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