Episode · The Book Review · 2021-07-09
Books mentioned on The Lives of Flies
Pamela Paul recommended My Family and other Animals by Gerald Malcolm Durrell, discussed The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats and others and Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, and criticized The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne. Marjorie Ingall recommended You're the Cheese in My Blintz by Leslie Kimmelman and others, Brave girl by Michelle Markel, Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder, Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! by Sarah Kapit, and Welcoming Elijah by Lesléa Newman and others. Joumana Khatib recommended A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth L. Ozeki and others. Elisabeth Egan recommended The Lost Child Of Philomena Lee A Mother Her Son And A Fiftyyear Search by Martin Sixsmith, and discussed My Year of Meats by Ruth L. Ozeki.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Snowy Day
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats is a groundbreaking children's picture book that follows a young boy named Peter as he explores his neighborhood after a fresh snowfall.
Discussed“I know you and I are both big fans of Ezra Jack Keats and the snowy day which was this absolutely groundbreaking book”
Where to get it
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You're the Cheese in My Blintz
You're the Cheese in My Blintz by Leslie Kimmelman and Ramona Kaulitzki is a playful board book for young children filled with affectionate expressions, food-themed humor, and delightful illustrations.
Recommended“a board book called You're the cheese in my blint”
Where to get it
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Brave girl
Brave Girl by Michelle Markel is an inspiring picture book biography that tells the true story of Clara Lemlich, a young Ukrainian immigrant who led the largest strike of female workers in American history in New York City.
Recommended“among picture books I can cry over and over and over again when I read Brave girl which is by Michelle marle”
Where to get it
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Dancing at the Pity Party
Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder is a moving graphic memoir that explores grief, loss, and the experience of losing a parent to cancer with honesty and dark humor.
Recommended“This year's Sydney Taylor gold medalist is a book called dancing at the pity party it's a graphic Memoir by Tyler feder”
Where to get it
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Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!
Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! by Sarah Kapit is a middle-grade novel presented in an epistolary format about an autistic eleven-year-old girl who dreams of playing Little League baseball and writes letters to her favorite major league pitcher.
Recommended“oh and get a grip Vivie Cohen which is one about an autistic 11y old old girl who loves baseball”
Where to get it
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne is a controversial historical novel that tells the tragic story of the Holocaust through the naive perspective of a young German boy living near a concentration camp.
Critiqued“it's called the boy with the striped pajamas”
Where to get it
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Number the Stars
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry is a poignant children's historical fiction novel that follows a young Danish girl named Annemarie Johansen as her family helps smuggle their Jewish neighbors to safety across the sea during the Nazi occupation of Denmark.
Discussed“well and I think you and I share a favorite which is Number the Stars by Lois Lowry”
Where to get it
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Welcoming Elijah
Welcoming Elijah by Lesléa Newman and Susan Gal is a children's picture book that tells a warm Passover tale about a family preparing for the holiday while a stray cat waits outside, eventually finding warmth and a place in their celebration.
Recommended“so the winners this year were welcoming Elijah a Passover tale with a tale by the wonderful leslia Newman”
Where to get it
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A Tale for the Time Being
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth L.
Recommended“so I just started Ruth ozeki's novel a tale for the time being because I realized I needed some levity”
Where to get it
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My Year of Meats
Discussed“yes I read her what I believe is her first book called my year of meats”
Where to get it
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The Lost Child Of Philomena Lee A Mother Her Son And A Fiftyyear Search
The Lost Child Of Philomena Lee A Mother Her Son And A Fiftyyear Search by Martin Sixsmith is a poignant non-fiction book that recounts a mother's fifty-year search for her adopted son.
Recommended“and it's an older book it came out in 2009 called The Lost Child of filamina Lee”
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My Family and other Animals
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Malcolm Durrell is a humorous and charming memoir chronicling the eccentric childhood years the author spent with his family on the Greek island of Corfu.
Recommended“it's called my family and other animals by Gerald derell and she was stupified that I hadn't read it before”
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