Hello Fellow Kids

Mara and Josh revisit the noble young Penderwick sisters, this time in their natural environment! Also discussed: secret clubhouses, missing pigs, Charizard, childhood literacy, whimsy, and Steve Harrington from Stranger Things. Next month we will be reading Lifeformed Volume 2: Hearts and Minds by Matt Mair Lowery and Cassie Anderson. We will be delaying our episode until September 4 to coincide...

Mara and Josh dive into the time-hopping adventures of Joe, a homeless boy who stumbles upon a magical home in England known as Talliston. Click that play button to learn what they thought! Also discussed: roller skating, Sherlock Holmes, the Troubles, Wendigos, and the music of Sting. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodread...

Josh and Mara head back in time to visit one of the biggest children's fantasy books of the 80s: So You Want to Be a Wizard by Diane Duane. Does it still resonate in 2019 with two grown adults? Find out here! Next month, we will be covering The Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.g...

It's a two-fer! We received promotional copies of the first two books in Chris Babu's teen dystopian series, The Initiation (#1) and The Expedition (#2), so we covered both (though we go more in-depth with the second book). Check out our thoughts and stay tuned for our next regular episode at the top of the month! Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're al...

It's finally time for us to revisit Kendra and Seth Sorenson! Does the sequel hold up? Find out as we dive into Brandon Mull's Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star, our first sequel! Next month, we will be covering Diane Duane's So you Want to Be a Wizard. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-...

In this very special episode, we discuss the Dark Horse graphic novel Lifeformed: Cleo Makes Contact, written by Matt Mair Lowery with art by Cassie Anderson. Following our regular discussion, Josh had the opportunity to interview the creators! Check it out and let us know what you think. For the next episode, we're joining Kendra and Seth for their next set of adventures in Fablehaven: Rise of th...

In their first-ever advance copy read, Mara and Josh take a look at Fran Wilde's Riverland, a meditation on an unhealthy home with a fantastical twist. Fair warning: this book contains potentially upsetting depictions of domestic abuse in various forms. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and In. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme...

In their first on-air foray into the world of comics, Mara and Josh tackle Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier. How does it stack up against the previous prose, and what do they think about the slight controversy surrounding it? Press play to find out! For the next episode, please read Lifeformed: Cleo Makes Contact by Matt Mair Lowery and Cassie Anderson. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast...

Does Kelly Barnhill deliver? Find out what Josh and Mara think about this modern folktale! Features swamps, witches, paper birds, a swamp beast poet, and one very small dragon. Next month's book will be Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Vi...

On this very special (it's not special) episode of Hello Fellow Kids, we dive into The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg. It's possibly the most mixed-bag story we've read yet, so come hear our thoughts! Next month's book will be The Girl who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter. We're also on GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/s...

Mara and Josh kick off 2019 by discussing the rules of haunting in Mary Downing Hahn's All the Lovely Bad Ones. They also sometimes forget there's a protagonist. Next month's book will be The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter. Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by...

This month, Josh and Mara dig deep into Tunnels by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams. Did they like it? No, they did not. But they'll tell you why! Next month's book will be All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn. Thanks to RadioPublic for featuring us! Check out the article here: https://about.radiopublic.com/2018/11/19/young-at-heart-podcasts-about-ya-literature/ Contact us at hfkpodcast@...

Josh and Mara embrace their inner hippies (or not) with Gordon Korman's Schooled. Next month's book will be Tunnels by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter. Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

Join your favorite(?) hosts as they dive into The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin. Next month's book will be Schooled by Gordon Korman. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter. Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

On this episode, Mara and Josh dig into the first book in Tui T. Sutherland's wildly popular Wings of Fire series! Next month's book will be The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter. Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

For August, Josh and Mara take a look at the light, summery read The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall. Next month's book is Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter. Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

Mara and Josh solve a fantastical crime with The Sisters Grimm: The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley. Be prepared for many parallels to Fablehaven. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter. Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

This month, Mara and Josh read Doll Bones by Holly Black! Was it their favorite book yet? Did they hate it? You should probably listen and find out. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter. Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

In this episode of Hello Fellow Kids, Mara and Josh discuss Brandon Mull's Fablehaven. What do they think? Stay tuned to find out! Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter. Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

Welcome to the inagural episode of Hello Fellow Kids! This month, Mara and Josh discuss Robert C. O'Brien's Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter. Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.