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Ep. 2.5 | Bonus Book Rec Show!!!

June 29, 2016 Reading Women
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Books Mentioned in this Episode

Question 1: I really want my daughter to read books with strong, female characters. But most books that see are romance-type books. What middle grade books would you suggest that aren’t centered around girls’ infatuation with boys?

  • Dear America Series

  • Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket

Question 2: Christian Fiction doesn’t always have the best writing or is just a disguised “clean” romances. What quality Christian authors would you suggest?

  • Everything that Rises Must Converge by Flannery O’Connor

  • Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

Question 3: Besides Nancy Drew, who I also love BTW, there are, like, zero mystery books with strong female protagonists. That might be an exaggeration, but you get the idea. Help?

  • Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

  • Trixie Belden Series

  • Beverly Gray, Freshman by Clair Bank

Question 4: My son is moving into junior high and I’m worried my son will stop reading because his friends don’t think it’s cool. What books would he be interested in?

  • The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

  • The Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Question 5: There are so many good books coming out. It’s pretty overwhelming! What would you recommend?

  • The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee

  • All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister

Question 6: Can I just get a good book where the woman isn’t a pushover and/or doesn’t have to give up everything for her partner? That would be great. Thanks.

  • The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

  • Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

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