Stork Storytime Podcast

Next Reads: "The Q" by North Liberty Library

This week on Next Reads, Erin reads from Morning Sun in Wuhan by Ying Chang Compestine. Read-alikes include: When the World Turned Upside Down by K. Ibura From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks Room to Dream by Kelly Yang New from Here by Kelly Yang

This week on Next Reads, Erin reads from The Diviners by Libba Bray. If you can, listen to the audiobook on Digital Johnson County because it is excellent. Read-alikes include: In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters Vixen by Jiliian Larkin The Beautiful by Renee Ahdieh

This week on Next Reads, Erin reads from The Rat Queen by Pete Hautman. Read-alikes include: Doll Bones by Holly Black Coraline by Neal Gaiman Other books with rodents....The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM by Robert C. O'Brien

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This week on Next Reads, Erin reads from the book Denton Little's Death Date by Lance Rubin. Read-alikes include: They Both Die and the End by Adam Silvera Noggin by John Corey Whaley Scythe by Neal Shusterman

This week on Next Reads, Erin reads from Two Degrees by Alan Gratz. Read-alikes include: Wildfire by W. Rodman Philbrick I survived the California Wildfires, 2018 by Lauren Tarshis A Wolf called Wander by Rosanne Parry

Next Reads: "A Seed In The Sun" by North Liberty Library

Next Reads: "The Library Of The Dead" by North Liberty Library

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Join in as Emily and Amy discuss Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark. This novella steams from real moments, people, and places in American history of 1922 and dives into an alternate timeline. This story is that of Maryse whose calling and occupation is hunting monsters: specifically Ku Kluxes. If you enjoyed this book, you may also want to check out another fantasy book (not horror), How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu.

This week on Next Reads, Erin reads from Me + You = Us by Aaron Karo. Read-alikes include: Never Always Sometimes by Adi Alsaid Sway with Me by Syed Masood 29 Dates by Melissa de la Cruz The Code for Love and Heartbreak by Jillian Cantor The Boyfriend App by Katie Sise

This week on Next Reads, Erin reads from Evangeline of the Bayou by Jan Eldredge. Read-alikes include: The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab The Key to Extraordinary by Natalie Lloyd The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas Ghost Squad by Claribel Ortega

This week, Erin reads from Dead Flip by Sara Farizan. Read-alikes include: These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling My Dearest Darkest by Kayla Cottingham Howl by Shaun David Hutchinson Freaks by Brett Riley The Leaving by Tara Altebrando

This week on Next Reads, Erin reads from the book Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech. Read-alikes include: Dirt by Denise Gosliner Orenstein Ellie’s Story by W. Bruce Cameron Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac The Unlikely Story of a Pig in the City by Jodi Kendall Pighearted by Alex Perry

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This memoir is a go-to if you're looking for approachable stories that demonstrate an appreciation of the world. If this is your first reading of a John Green book, you may find yourself adding other books of his to your TBR shelf. If you enjoyed "The Anthropocene Reviewed", check out "Reasons to Stay Alive" by Matt Haig.

*content warning with this one* This week on Next Reads, Erin reads from I'm the Girl by Courtney Summers. Read-alikes include: The Honeys by Ryan La Sala Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus Broken Things by Lauren Oliver Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson Bad Things Happen Here by Rebecca Barrow

This week on Next Reads, Erin reads from the book We are the Song by Catherine Bakewell. Ready-alikes include: Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend A Tale of Magic by Chris Colfer Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun by Tola Okogwu Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts by Erika Lewis