Hook of a Book

Today, I review a great book by Renée Watson—Ways to Make Sunshine! This is a good book for younger kids, but even older kids like me would really enjoy it! Renée Watson is a Newbery Honor author, as well as the winner of a Coretta Scott King award! Email me: hookofabookpodcast@gmail.com.

Today, on Hook of a Book, I review A Good Kind of Trouble, by Lisa Moore Ramée. This book is really current and relates to the Black Lives Matter movement! Email me at: hookofabookpodcast@gmail.com.

Today, on Hook of a Book, I review Focused, by Alyson Gerber. This book is phenomenal, and really explains ADHD in an easy-to-understand, lighthearted way! It’s perfect for tweens and teens who may be struggling with that condition. Email me: hookofabookpodcast@gmail.com.

Today, on Hook of a Book, I review Room to Dream, the newest addition to the Front Desk series, by Kelly Yang. I’m so excited to share this book with you! Email me at: hookofabookpodcast@gmail.com.

Today, on Hook of a Book, I review Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus, by Dusti Bowling. This is the sequel to Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus, which I reviewed on an earlier episode. I love this book, and I’m sure you will, too! If you have a book you want me to review on the show, email me at: hookofabookpodcast@gmail.com.

Today, on Hook of a Book, I review Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers, by Celia C. Pérez. This was a listener request sent in from Leah, and it’s a fantastic book! If you have a book you want me to review on the show, email me at: hookofabookpodcast@gmail.com.

Today, I review Keeper of the Lost Cities, by Shannon Messenger. This was an anonymous listener request, and I love this series!!! It’s so good. I also have a special guest on the show: Bella from the podcast Bella’s Book Store. If you want to hear her podcast, here’s the link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bellas-book-store/id1573508025. If you have a book you want me to review on the sho...

“I am Ivan. I am a gorilla. It’s not as easy as it looks.” These are the opening lines to an amazing book by Katherine Applegate: The One and Only Ivan. This is a rare type of book—it appeals to both boys and girls, to both younger kids and older kids, and even adults! The One and Only Ivan was also recently made into a movie. It’s a powerful story of friendship, and will leave you feeling inspire...

On today’s episode of Hook of a Book, I review Starfish, by Lisa Fipps. This book was amazing. Just amazing. It was a listener request sent in from Maeve, and I read it all in one day! I just couldn’t put it down! If you like books written in verse, I couldn’t recommend this book more! If you have a book you want me to review on the show, email me at: hookofabookpodcast@gmail.com. You can also sen...

Today, on Hook of a Book, I review The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell, by Chris Colfer. This was a listener request sent in from Mackenzie. It was really good, and I’m so excited to share it with you! If you have a book you want me to review on the show, email me at hookofabookpodcast@gmail.com.

Today, on Hook of a Book, I review When You Trap a Tiger, by Tae Keller. This book was really awesome, and it just won the Newbery Medal, which is a HUGE award in the literature world. This book was phenomenal! I’m so glad I get to share it with you. Also, BIG announcement: Hook of a Book is having it’s very first giveaway! This was made possible by a generous donation from the Girls To Women Heal...

Today, I review Roll With It, by Jamie Sumner! This book was STUPENDOUS, and I’m glad that I can share it with you guys! If you have a book you want me to review on the show, email me at: hookofabookpodcast@gmail.com.

Today, on Hook of a Book, I review a listener request sent in from Riya—Lily’s Promise, by Katheryn Erskine. This book is an amazing story of family, loyalty, and friendship. I would recommend it for anyone who wants a great book that will make them feel! If you have a book you want me to review on the show, email me at hookofabookpodcast@gmail.com.

Today, I review a listener request sent in from Lucy, More to the Story, by Hena Khan. This book was so good, and I’m glad I can share it with you! Thirteen-year-old journalist Jameela Mirza wants to prove that she is worthy of the title of features editor for the school newspaper, but when her younger sister has serious health problems, her world is turned upside-down! Can Jameela piece it back t...

Today, on Hook of a Book, I reviewed The Thing I’m Most Afraid Of, a new book by Kristin Levine. Kristin Levine also wrote The Lions of Little Rock, which I reviewed on Hook of a Book’s very first episode. Anyway, it’s 1993. When 12-year-old Becca’s dad takes a job in Austria, Becca is worried. She has anxiety, and she is scared of airplanes, riding a bike, soft-boiled eggs, Ferris wheels, crowds,...

Could you escape from a millionaire’s wacky library? Well, that’s precisely what Kyle has to do in Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library. This is no ordinary library, though—it’s equipped with hover ladders, gaming rooms, and mysteries…and to win a fantastic prize of fame and glory, Kyle has to break out of the library in under 24 hours. Can he do it? Email me! Send in your book requests to hookofa...

Middle school can be weird, but Augusta (Gus for short) Reynolds doesn’t know how weird it will be until she starts sixth grade…and she meets a teacher with a baseball bat named Lorenzo, a kid who talks to his lunch box, Sadie Hawkins, a DJ, and her old best friend’s new best friend. And when Gus and her friends are wrongfully accused of something, can Gus prove them innocent? Email me! Send in yo...

Today, on Hook of a Book, I review Dress Coded, by Carrie Firestone. I heard about this book from a friend, and OMG, it was amazing. When Molly’s friend is dress coded for wearing a tank top to school, Molly starts a podcast that shares stories of girls who have been dress coded. Her goal? To do away with the dress code, or at least revise it to make it less strict. The dress code targets certain...

Today on Hook of a Book, I review A Place at the Table, by Laura Shovan and Saadia Faruqi. When Sara and Elizabeth are paired together in an after school cooking class, they don’t exactly hit it off at first. At all. Elizabeth finds Sara serious and not fun, and Sara, who’s Muslim, finds Elizabeth confusing and hard to predict. However, when the two girls try to come up with a unique, cross-cultur...

Words can mean a lot. They can build you up or tear you down. The book Posted really makes you think about that! This book was a listener request, recommended by Claire. When Frost and his friends Wolf, Deedee, and Bench start leaving sticky notes around the school for each other when cell phones are banned, other students quickly catch on and start leaving notes of their own. However, the sticky...

Today, I review Holly Goldberg Sloan’s Counting By 7s! This book was incredibly good. When genius Willow’s parents die in a car crash, she has to readjust to life in a new way, living with her friend Mai, Mai’s mother, Pattie, and Mai’s brother, Quang-ha. However, soon Willow will be forced to go into the foster care system, and she doesn’t want that. Willow, Mai, Pattie, Quang-ha, and Willow’s co...

When you live in the White House, every day is sure to be an adventure! Sisters Winnie and Ingrid have lived in the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, for eight years. Inauguration Day is approaching, and they’re getting ready to say goodbye to the home forever. When their dad, the president, makes a surprising announcement, the girls find that their last weeks in the White House are sure to b...

Today, I’ll review a book I got 2 separate listener requests for. (Thank you, Winnie and Annaleigh!) The book is a New York Times bestseller, The Mysterious Benedict Society! If you have a book you want me to review on the show, email me at hookofabookpodcast@gmail.com.

On Hook of a Book today, I review The Magic Misfits, by Neil Patrick Harris. When street-magician Carter runs away, he never expects to find magic and mystery in the sleepy little town of Mineral Wells. Also, I turned 12 this week! *Yay!* If you have a book you want me to review on the show, email me at: hookofabookpodcast@gmail.com. Or you can send in a voice message!

On today’s episode of Hook of a Book, I review Tae Keller’s The Science of Breakable Things. Natalie’s mother has been struggling with depression, and when Natalie enters an egg-drop competition, she knows that the prize money will help her mother. Can she win? If you have a book you want me to review on the show, email me at hookofabookpodcast@gmail.com. You can also send in a voice message. Be s...