1 00:00:05,585 --> 00:00:06,805 - Hey everybody, I'm Doug. 2 00:00:06,905 --> 00:00:09,325 That's Connor and this is the Bethel 3 00:00:09,325 --> 00:00:10,765 School District Presents podcast. 4 00:00:11,285 --> 00:00:13,085 Connor, I'm gonna leave you here to your own devices. 5 00:00:13,525 --> 00:00:14,325 Actually I'm heading over to 6 00:00:14,325 --> 00:00:16,205 Catherine G. Johnson Elementary School. 7 00:00:16,335 --> 00:00:18,925 Gonna chat with their Battle of the Books team. 8 00:00:18,985 --> 00:00:20,205 But before I do, 9 00:00:20,465 --> 00:00:23,485 and speaking of books sir, what have you been reading 10 00:00:23,485 --> 00:00:25,685 that you would recommend to our dear, dear listeners? 11 00:00:26,275 --> 00:00:28,045 - Well, that sounds fun, Doug. 12 00:00:28,225 --> 00:00:31,205 And you know me, I'm a bit of a biblio file, 13 00:00:31,345 --> 00:00:34,445 so always got a good book review in the hopper for you. 14 00:00:34,675 --> 00:00:38,485 This time I'm gonna give you short story writer by the name 15 00:00:38,485 --> 00:00:41,285 of George Saunders, absolute genius. 16 00:00:41,745 --> 00:00:43,365 And I'm gonna give you his first book. 17 00:00:43,755 --> 00:00:46,645 It's called Civil Warland in Bad Decline. 18 00:00:47,275 --> 00:00:50,245 Pick it up, read it, study it, love it. 19 00:00:50,265 --> 00:00:51,645 So what about you Doug? What you been reading? 20 00:00:51,795 --> 00:00:54,285 - Well, inspired by Netflix, which is where I go 21 00:00:54,305 --> 00:00:56,685 for my book recommendations, apparently uh, 22 00:00:56,765 --> 00:00:58,525 the new show Ripley is coming out. 23 00:00:58,645 --> 00:01:00,005 I was excited to see that and 24 00:01:00,005 --> 00:01:02,685 before it came out I read The Talented Mr. 25 00:01:02,705 --> 00:01:04,965 Ripley, which I'd never read before. Great book. 26 00:01:04,985 --> 00:01:07,565 The start of a series, which honestly I read the first 27 00:01:07,565 --> 00:01:08,605 chapter of the second book. 28 00:01:08,665 --> 00:01:10,085 Not super interested in that, 29 00:01:10,105 --> 00:01:12,045 but I really do recommend Talented Mr. 30 00:01:12,045 --> 00:01:15,165 Ripley. Great, great. I was gonna say movie. 31 00:01:15,395 --> 00:01:18,165 It's also a movie and a show, but really good book. 32 00:01:18,165 --> 00:01:21,885 - Yeah. Patricia Highsmith, one of the best to ever do it. 33 00:01:22,225 --> 00:01:23,885 - Do what? - Work for Netflix. 34 00:01:24,605 --> 00:01:26,965 - . I love it. 35 00:01:26,965 --> 00:01:29,205 Well, like I said before, I'm gonna get outta here. 36 00:01:29,345 --> 00:01:32,405 You'll hear our trademarked whooshing sound 37 00:01:32,515 --> 00:01:34,365 that will transport me magically. 38 00:01:34,435 --> 00:01:36,645 Over to Catherine G. Johnson Elementary School. 39 00:01:37,585 --> 00:01:39,685 I'm sitting in the Catherine G. Johnson Library 40 00:01:39,795 --> 00:01:43,325 with Lisa Doyle, teacher, librarian and Battle of the Books. 41 00:01:43,455 --> 00:01:45,565 Coach, would you call yourself? Yes. 42 00:01:45,805 --> 00:01:48,165 A slow nod for the podcast. Audience always translates well. 43 00:01:48,485 --> 00:01:51,645 . So this is your seventh year 44 00:01:51,915 --> 00:01:53,285 leading a Battle of the Books team. 45 00:01:53,285 --> 00:01:54,285 Is that right? That's correct. 46 00:01:54,625 --> 00:01:56,285 And how many years here at Catherine G. Johnson? 47 00:01:56,515 --> 00:01:58,445 - This is our third year at Catherine G. Johnson. 48 00:01:59,095 --> 00:02:02,005 First year we brought home the championship trophy 49 00:02:02,425 --> 00:02:05,485 and second year we were championship defenders. 50 00:02:05,985 --> 00:02:07,845 - Strong start. Tell me about your team this year. 51 00:02:07,865 --> 00:02:10,405 What's the ratio of veterans to newcomers? I think 52 00:02:10,765 --> 00:02:13,445 - We've got, it's about half in half 53 00:02:13,545 --> 00:02:14,605 in fifth grade this year. 54 00:02:14,905 --> 00:02:16,245 Fourth graders are all new. 55 00:02:16,625 --> 00:02:18,165 Um, of course because this is a fourth 56 00:02:18,165 --> 00:02:21,325 and fifth grade opportunity, a lot of kids I think 57 00:02:21,655 --> 00:02:23,165 after watching last year decided 58 00:02:23,165 --> 00:02:24,925 to step up and give it a shot. I 59 00:02:24,925 --> 00:02:25,925 - Love it. 60 00:02:25,925 --> 00:02:27,365 So really we're just gonna talk for a minute here 61 00:02:27,365 --> 00:02:29,445 and then we're gonna talk to, I'm gonna say a few 62 00:02:29,445 --> 00:02:31,685 of your students, but there's a lot of folks in the room. 63 00:02:31,705 --> 00:02:34,045 So I think we might actually split 'em up into groups and, 64 00:02:34,225 --> 00:02:36,365 and chat with just about everybody here, maybe 12 65 00:02:36,365 --> 00:02:37,725 or 13 by the time we're done. 66 00:02:38,105 --> 00:02:39,885 I'm excited about that. But for people 67 00:02:39,885 --> 00:02:41,605 that haven't had a chance to watch a Battle 68 00:02:41,605 --> 00:02:43,725 of the Books competition, can you tell us what it is 69 00:02:43,985 --> 00:02:45,205 and then how you all prepare for it? 70 00:02:45,505 --> 00:02:47,565 - The Battle of the Books is a voluntary 71 00:02:48,205 --> 00:02:50,685 district-wide reading program and each school 72 00:02:50,685 --> 00:02:52,085 that participates will um, 73 00:02:52,085 --> 00:02:54,965 usually hold a battle at their school to narrow it down 74 00:02:54,965 --> 00:02:56,605 to one team that goes onto district. 75 00:02:56,785 --> 00:02:58,765 - How big are the teams? - The teams are 76 00:02:58,765 --> 00:02:59,885 three to four students. 77 00:03:00,155 --> 00:03:02,645 Okay. And they're fourth and fifth graders. 78 00:03:02,785 --> 00:03:04,525 Um, the purpose is to read, um, 79 00:03:04,635 --> 00:03:08,005 nominated books while preparing for an engaging competition. 80 00:03:08,155 --> 00:03:12,045 - Nice. And these are a very diverse group of books. 81 00:03:12,385 --> 00:03:13,725 Can you tell us about the selection process? 82 00:03:13,905 --> 00:03:15,045 Are you involved in that as a, 83 00:03:15,045 --> 00:03:17,765 that all librarians on deck kind of thing? Yes. 84 00:03:17,825 --> 00:03:20,125 - All the librarians get involved in choosing the 85 00:03:20,125 --> 00:03:21,325 Battle of the Books list. 86 00:03:21,985 --> 00:03:25,205 We choose books from uh, lists of books 87 00:03:25,205 --> 00:03:28,125 that are already nominated for Children's Choice Awards 88 00:03:28,705 --> 00:03:32,085 in our state, the Sasquatch list, the Towner list. 89 00:03:32,425 --> 00:03:35,605 And um, this next year we're actually gonna include the 90 00:03:36,045 --> 00:03:37,685 Otter List, which is stands for 91 00:03:38,365 --> 00:03:40,805 O-T-T-E-R is our time to enjoy reading. 92 00:03:41,165 --> 00:03:45,765 I love it. And we also would, um, usually choose one 93 00:03:45,765 --> 00:03:48,685 of the Newberry, either the medal winner or the Honor. 94 00:03:49,165 --> 00:03:51,605 - I love it. And it just, it really gives students an 95 00:03:51,605 --> 00:03:54,605 opportunity to expand their reading horizons. 96 00:03:54,845 --> 00:03:56,285 I get stuck myself and you know, 97 00:03:56,285 --> 00:03:57,525 you get in a murder mystery thing 98 00:03:57,525 --> 00:03:58,845 and you do that for like six months. 99 00:03:59,155 --> 00:04:01,885 This really helps them to branch out 100 00:04:01,885 --> 00:04:05,325 and really discover new genres, new topics, new new authors. 101 00:04:05,475 --> 00:04:07,725 - Exactly right. I mean it forces me to read 102 00:04:07,725 --> 00:04:09,245 outside my favorite genre too. 103 00:04:09,345 --> 00:04:13,205 So it's a great way to find out what else is out there from 104 00:04:13,205 --> 00:04:14,605 what you're stuck reading in. 105 00:04:14,605 --> 00:04:15,645 Even if you're, you know, 106 00:04:15,645 --> 00:04:17,845 you don't even wanna leave your genre if you sign up 107 00:04:17,845 --> 00:04:19,765 for Battle of the Books, you don't have a choice. 108 00:04:19,825 --> 00:04:21,845 You get to choose another book. . 109 00:04:22,365 --> 00:04:24,165 - I love it. Well you mentioned your favorite genre. 110 00:04:24,335 --> 00:04:25,965 Let's hold on that. I wanna find out what 111 00:04:25,965 --> 00:04:27,165 that is at the end of the show. 112 00:04:27,425 --> 00:04:29,245 But right now let's bring some kids in 113 00:04:29,245 --> 00:04:30,885 and let's do a little podcast. 114 00:04:31,215 --> 00:04:32,565 Magic. If you'll help me, 115 00:04:32,565 --> 00:04:35,045 we'll both snap our fingers and you'll disappear. 116 00:04:35,045 --> 00:04:37,965 And our first group of three will appear here at the table 117 00:04:38,545 --> 00:04:41,165 as if by magic in 3, 2, 1. 118 00:04:43,705 --> 00:04:45,245 We actually have a lot of students 119 00:04:45,245 --> 00:04:46,605 that wanted to sit down with us today. 120 00:04:46,605 --> 00:04:48,685 So this is our first group of three students 121 00:04:49,025 --> 00:04:50,725 and we have lots of students after this 122 00:04:50,725 --> 00:04:53,925 because Battle of the Books is a very popular activity here 123 00:04:53,925 --> 00:04:55,965 at Catherine G. Johnson Elementary School. 124 00:04:55,975 --> 00:04:58,365 Let's go around the table, everybody here is in fifth grade. 125 00:04:58,475 --> 00:05:01,205 Tell me your name and your favorite place to read. 126 00:05:01,545 --> 00:05:03,285 - I'm Aaliyah and my favorite place 127 00:05:03,285 --> 00:05:07,245 to read is probably the library or in a, just a cozy spot. 128 00:05:07,585 --> 00:05:09,885 My name is Donya and I love to read at the beach. 129 00:05:10,305 --> 00:05:13,165 My name is Danica and I like to read in my bedroom. 130 00:05:13,845 --> 00:05:16,045 - Excellent. So you all are on the battle of the Books team. 131 00:05:16,145 --> 00:05:17,765 Is it anybody's first year on Battle of the Books 132 00:05:17,765 --> 00:05:19,205 or have you all done it before? All 133 00:05:19,315 --> 00:05:20,315 - Done it before? 134 00:05:20,315 --> 00:05:21,525 Yeah, I did it last year. So same 135 00:05:21,685 --> 00:05:23,325 - , excellent bunch of veterans on the team here. 136 00:05:23,515 --> 00:05:26,445 What would you say is the hardest part about practicing 137 00:05:26,585 --> 00:05:27,605 for Battle of the Books? 138 00:05:27,905 --> 00:05:29,805 - I'd say the hardest part about practicing for Battle 139 00:05:29,805 --> 00:05:32,645 of the Books is knowing that there are a lot of other teams 140 00:05:32,835 --> 00:05:34,165 that are just as good as you. 141 00:05:34,305 --> 00:05:36,245 And the books are really good, 142 00:05:36,385 --> 00:05:38,005 but sometimes you might forget 'em. 143 00:05:38,005 --> 00:05:41,125 And so it might be frustrating during the competition. 144 00:05:41,385 --> 00:05:42,965 - Danika, how about you? What's the hardest part about 145 00:05:42,965 --> 00:05:44,045 practicing for Battle of the the 146 00:05:44,045 --> 00:05:45,045 - Books? 147 00:05:45,045 --> 00:05:46,725 The hardest part of practicing for Battle 148 00:05:46,745 --> 00:05:50,165 of the Books is trying to get the questions correct, trying 149 00:05:50,165 --> 00:05:52,005 to memorize what's happening in the book 150 00:05:52,005 --> 00:05:53,325 since there's so many books. 151 00:05:53,965 --> 00:05:55,525 - Absolutely. How many books total are there? 152 00:05:55,525 --> 00:05:58,685 Does anybody 15. 15. Oh, everybody knew . 153 00:05:59,605 --> 00:06:01,885 I love that. So 15, everybody has to read five. 154 00:06:02,025 --> 00:06:03,925 Do you divvy up who's gonna read 155 00:06:03,925 --> 00:06:05,685 which five at the beginning? No. No, 156 00:06:05,945 --> 00:06:07,005 - We just kind of read 'em. 157 00:06:07,005 --> 00:06:10,165 Yeah, sometimes we do, depending on like our reading level 158 00:06:10,265 --> 00:06:12,285 and which ones look the most interesting to us, we kind 159 00:06:12,285 --> 00:06:15,285 of plan it out, but sometimes we kinda just go for a range. 160 00:06:15,545 --> 00:06:18,165 - So I'm gonna ask this question of all of you this morning. 161 00:06:18,425 --> 00:06:20,165 Can you give us a book recommendation 162 00:06:20,225 --> 00:06:22,685 for people to read this summer? Donya, how about you 163 00:06:23,445 --> 00:06:24,725 - Probably do Fish - Die? 164 00:06:25,285 --> 00:06:27,325 I would recommend the Land of Stories. 165 00:06:27,755 --> 00:06:29,365 It's about these two siblings. 166 00:06:29,975 --> 00:06:32,325 Their grandma is a fairy godmother 167 00:06:32,945 --> 00:06:36,885 and they go around in the fairytale books 168 00:06:36,885 --> 00:06:40,525 where there's all the princesses and Little Red Riding Hood 169 00:06:40,665 --> 00:06:43,725 and they're basically adventuring in the book. 170 00:06:44,185 --> 00:06:46,485 My recommendation is probably one of the Battle of books, 171 00:06:46,515 --> 00:06:47,605 it's called A Kind of Spark. 172 00:06:47,715 --> 00:06:49,965 It's a really good book about a girl who has autism 173 00:06:50,185 --> 00:06:52,845 and gets made fun of because of it, 174 00:06:53,145 --> 00:06:54,765 but then learns a valuable lesson. 175 00:06:55,165 --> 00:06:56,405 - I love it. That's a great one. 176 00:06:56,435 --> 00:06:57,805 Well I'm gonna let you all go 177 00:06:57,965 --> 00:06:58,805 'cause we have a lot of other 178 00:06:58,965 --> 00:06:59,965 students that are gonna participate. 179 00:06:59,965 --> 00:07:01,925 But before I let you go, every time I talk to a student, 180 00:07:01,925 --> 00:07:03,205 whether they're in kindergarten, 181 00:07:03,235 --> 00:07:05,685 whether they're a senior in high school, I always like 182 00:07:05,685 --> 00:07:07,925 to find out what they want to do when they grow up. 183 00:07:07,925 --> 00:07:09,205 Do you have any thoughts on that yet? 184 00:07:09,245 --> 00:07:11,765 I know you're in fifth grade, but closing in on middle 185 00:07:11,765 --> 00:07:12,805 school here very soon. 186 00:07:12,865 --> 00:07:15,485 So any thoughts about post-graduation plans? 187 00:07:16,165 --> 00:07:17,485 - I wanna be an engineer. 188 00:07:18,065 --> 00:07:19,925 - An engineer. What inspired that? 189 00:07:20,485 --> 00:07:22,605 - I always kind of like building 190 00:07:22,905 --> 00:07:25,445 and I kind of wanna solve more problems in the world. 191 00:07:26,045 --> 00:07:27,685 - I love that. That's a great, great job 192 00:07:27,685 --> 00:07:29,205 and a great reason. How about you? 193 00:07:29,525 --> 00:07:31,285 - I wanna be an engineering businesswoman. 194 00:07:32,025 --> 00:07:33,125 - Wow, tell me about that. 195 00:07:33,885 --> 00:07:37,805 - I really love building and I love having a business 196 00:07:37,865 --> 00:07:40,845 to start off with, making some money at a 197 00:07:40,845 --> 00:07:42,325 young, a very young age. 198 00:07:42,645 --> 00:07:43,645 - . Fantastic. That's awesome. 199 00:07:43,745 --> 00:07:45,805 Two engineers at the table. And how about you 200 00:07:46,295 --> 00:07:47,365 - Don't count me as the third, 201 00:07:47,585 --> 00:07:50,085 but um, , it's kind of random, 202 00:07:50,145 --> 00:07:52,605 but I've always wanted to be a nurse who takes care 203 00:07:52,605 --> 00:07:54,005 of babies especially. 204 00:07:54,585 --> 00:07:57,125 - Oh wow, that's fantastic. What inspired that job? 205 00:07:57,425 --> 00:07:59,325 - Um, since I have three younger siblings, 206 00:07:59,475 --> 00:08:02,005 I've always had a really good like knack with babies. 207 00:08:02,475 --> 00:08:04,685 I've always made them really comfortable 208 00:08:05,105 --> 00:08:06,445 and I thought I'd be nice to work 209 00:08:06,445 --> 00:08:08,285 with them all day, every day. 'cause I love them. 210 00:08:09,285 --> 00:08:11,525 - I love that. Very cool. All great jobs. 211 00:08:11,625 --> 00:08:13,125 My mom was actually a nurse for many, 212 00:08:13,125 --> 00:08:14,645 many years, so that is fantastic. 213 00:08:14,965 --> 00:08:17,885 A great job. So now we need to magically snap our fingers 214 00:08:17,945 --> 00:08:19,245 and we'll do that on the count of three 215 00:08:19,505 --> 00:08:21,485 and we will make, uh, you all disappear. 216 00:08:21,485 --> 00:08:25,605 And our next three reappear in 3, 2, 1. 217 00:08:25,605 --> 00:08:29,565 Let's all and our second group of students has arrived. 218 00:08:29,575 --> 00:08:30,845 We're gonna go around the table. 219 00:08:31,275 --> 00:08:33,325 Tell me your name and your favorite 220 00:08:33,325 --> 00:08:34,605 place to read. We'll start with you. 221 00:08:35,225 --> 00:08:37,365 - My name's Zoe and my favorite place 222 00:08:37,385 --> 00:08:38,885 to read is probably the county 223 00:08:38,885 --> 00:08:39,885 - Library. 224 00:08:39,885 --> 00:08:41,845 My name is Sydney and my favorite place 225 00:08:41,845 --> 00:08:44,005 to read is in a quiet classroom. 226 00:08:44,465 --> 00:08:45,765 - My name is Amelia 227 00:08:46,105 --> 00:08:49,685 and my favorite place to read is in a nice, 228 00:08:49,795 --> 00:08:53,125 like a small area where I'm by myself 229 00:08:53,625 --> 00:08:55,245 and it's cozy and warm. 230 00:08:55,475 --> 00:08:56,885 - Perfect. I love it. 231 00:08:57,125 --> 00:08:58,245 A lot of, a lot 232 00:08:58,245 --> 00:09:00,165 of cozy feelings from places we like to read. 233 00:09:00,205 --> 00:09:02,765 I think if some that's a, that's a trend I'm noticing here. 234 00:09:03,125 --> 00:09:05,085 . So we talked a little bit about Battle of the books 235 00:09:05,085 --> 00:09:06,565 with our last group with you all. 236 00:09:06,645 --> 00:09:08,445 I wanna know what really kind of inspired you 237 00:09:08,445 --> 00:09:09,485 to join Battle of the Books. 238 00:09:09,965 --> 00:09:13,765 - I like the general feeling of 239 00:09:14,655 --> 00:09:15,805 completing a book. 240 00:09:15,915 --> 00:09:18,485 It's like an accomplishment every time you complete one. 241 00:09:19,005 --> 00:09:22,405 I like reading and like my favorite feeling about it is like 242 00:09:22,405 --> 00:09:24,445 you can get uh, trapped inside a book 243 00:09:24,625 --> 00:09:26,485 and uh, read for so long 244 00:09:26,745 --> 00:09:28,605 but it only feels like a couple minutes. 245 00:09:29,595 --> 00:09:31,285 - Yeah, time can just slip on by 246 00:09:31,285 --> 00:09:32,685 as you as you get into the book. 247 00:09:32,805 --> 00:09:34,325 I love that. That's awesome. Like we did 248 00:09:34,325 --> 00:09:36,325 with our last group, can you all give us a book 249 00:09:36,325 --> 00:09:37,725 recommendation that you think 250 00:09:37,725 --> 00:09:39,045 everybody should read this summer? 251 00:09:39,565 --> 00:09:42,925 - I think people should read any Lynn Painter book 252 00:09:43,525 --> 00:09:45,725 specifically the do over that was my favorite by her. 253 00:09:45,755 --> 00:09:48,445 There's this girl and it's on Valentine's Day 254 00:09:48,505 --> 00:09:51,845 and she's redoing the same day over and over again. 255 00:09:51,905 --> 00:09:55,445 Oh. But like nobody, nobody's redoing it. 256 00:09:55,715 --> 00:09:56,765 It's just all for her. 257 00:09:57,235 --> 00:09:58,805 - Love it. Oh, I love that kind of story. 258 00:09:58,805 --> 00:10:00,085 That's fun. How about you? 259 00:10:00,585 --> 00:10:02,725 - Um, probably one of the Harry Potter 260 00:10:02,725 --> 00:10:04,725 - Books, one of the Harry Potter books. 261 00:10:04,725 --> 00:10:06,325 People would probably have started at the beginning I would 262 00:10:06,495 --> 00:10:08,805 guess, but I'm guessing you've read all of them. 263 00:10:08,975 --> 00:10:10,005 Which one was your favorite? 264 00:10:10,505 --> 00:10:11,725 - The Chamber of Secrets. 265 00:10:11,795 --> 00:10:13,605 - Yeah. Great series. The Harry Potter series. 266 00:10:13,825 --> 00:10:16,565 So before we switch to our third group, I need to know 267 00:10:16,565 --> 00:10:19,525 what you all are thinking about doing after you graduate. 268 00:10:20,045 --> 00:10:22,085 - I would probably wanna be like a 269 00:10:22,375 --> 00:10:23,725 first or second grade teacher. 270 00:10:24,445 --> 00:10:25,965 - A teacher. That's a great career. 271 00:10:26,245 --> 00:10:27,525 I love that. And how about you? 272 00:10:27,965 --> 00:10:29,405 - I don't really have that planned out yet, 273 00:10:29,465 --> 00:10:30,645 but I always said I wanted 274 00:10:30,645 --> 00:10:32,845 to be a psychologist or teach ethics. 275 00:10:33,505 --> 00:10:35,725 - Wow. Okay. What, what inspired that for you? 276 00:10:36,285 --> 00:10:38,485 - I don't know, it just seems fun. I don't 277 00:10:38,485 --> 00:10:39,485 - Know. 278 00:10:39,485 --> 00:10:40,685 I love it sometimes that's all you need to get started. 279 00:10:40,685 --> 00:10:42,485 That's good. And finally I 280 00:10:42,485 --> 00:10:46,005 - Have different ideas of who I wanna be, like um, 281 00:10:46,175 --> 00:10:49,045 being a chef or being a teacher. 282 00:10:49,435 --> 00:10:51,205 - Both of those are great career paths. 283 00:10:51,205 --> 00:10:53,765 Thanks all of you for sharing your books and your careers 284 00:10:53,765 --> 00:10:55,365 and your thoughts on battle of the books. 285 00:10:55,365 --> 00:10:57,285 We're gonna all snap our fingers on the count of three 286 00:10:57,285 --> 00:11:00,845 and get our third group of students in here in 3, 2, 1. 287 00:11:01,975 --> 00:11:04,685 We're here with our third group of three students. 288 00:11:04,765 --> 00:11:06,325 Everybody. Let's go around again. 289 00:11:06,325 --> 00:11:08,285 Give me your name and your favorite place 290 00:11:08,285 --> 00:11:09,325 to read. We'll start here. 291 00:11:09,665 --> 00:11:10,885 - My name is Jaylyn 292 00:11:11,025 --> 00:11:12,205 and my favorite place 293 00:11:12,225 --> 00:11:14,885 to read is probably my room sitting on my bed. 294 00:11:15,305 --> 00:11:17,525 Um, my name's Marcus. Probably a classroom. 295 00:11:17,905 --> 00:11:22,285 My name is Lauren and I like to read and my bedroom 296 00:11:22,625 --> 00:11:23,685 or a library. 297 00:11:24,595 --> 00:11:26,645 - Okay, excellent. So for our third group, 298 00:11:26,805 --> 00:11:29,125 I have a interesting question for you all. 299 00:11:29,355 --> 00:11:31,765 They say, I don't know who they is, but they say it. 300 00:11:31,955 --> 00:11:34,685 They say you can't judge a book by its cover. 301 00:11:35,155 --> 00:11:37,765 Were there any books on this year's battle of the books list 302 00:11:38,035 --> 00:11:40,645 that you thought you wouldn't like because of the cover 303 00:11:40,865 --> 00:11:42,725 but then you read and actually enjoyed? 304 00:11:42,855 --> 00:11:44,045 We'll start with you. Jalyn. 305 00:11:44,405 --> 00:11:46,725 - Probably the insiders 'cause I really judged it 306 00:11:46,965 --> 00:11:50,045 'cause I was like really debating on like lots of books 307 00:11:50,115 --> 00:11:52,205 - Because you each have to read five books for a battle 308 00:11:52,225 --> 00:11:54,370 of books and so you're really trying to pick your five 309 00:11:54,425 --> 00:11:56,125 and a lot of it's based on the cover. 310 00:11:56,125 --> 00:11:57,605 Maybe the little description on the back. 311 00:11:57,665 --> 00:11:59,125 So the insiders, how about you Marcus? 312 00:11:59,765 --> 00:12:01,325 - Probably May of the robot. It didn't seem 313 00:12:01,325 --> 00:12:02,925 that good when I first looked at it, 314 00:12:03,065 --> 00:12:04,725 but it was such a great book 315 00:12:04,945 --> 00:12:05,945 - Really. 316 00:12:05,945 --> 00:12:07,165 Okay. Give us a book recommendation 317 00:12:07,225 --> 00:12:08,365 for students to read this summer. 318 00:12:08,655 --> 00:12:09,765 We'll start with you Jaylyn. 319 00:12:10,025 --> 00:12:12,245 - I'm thinking about out of my mind. 320 00:12:12,555 --> 00:12:15,285 It's about a girl that's autistic 321 00:12:15,425 --> 00:12:17,885 and she has like, she can't walk or talk 322 00:12:17,945 --> 00:12:19,605 or do anything really by herself. 323 00:12:20,125 --> 00:12:21,565 - Probably res dogs are May of the robot, 324 00:12:22,085 --> 00:12:23,165 probably may of the robot more. 325 00:12:23,635 --> 00:12:27,405 It's basically this girl loves engineering her whole life 326 00:12:27,585 --> 00:12:30,285 and then she gets sent to fifth grade, 327 00:12:30,355 --> 00:12:32,165 it's like her last year in elementary school. 328 00:12:32,665 --> 00:12:34,485 And she gets like the strict teacher 329 00:12:35,305 --> 00:12:38,645 and then she like goes to the store of her best friend. 330 00:12:39,395 --> 00:12:41,405 Like it's this guy named Mac. 331 00:12:41,825 --> 00:12:44,805 And then he had a son who made a robot 332 00:12:44,805 --> 00:12:46,125 and then she inherits the robot 333 00:12:46,125 --> 00:12:48,205 and like she goes on like adventure 334 00:12:48,235 --> 00:12:49,645 with the robot that she found. 335 00:12:50,185 --> 00:12:52,325 - Wow. Okay. That one sounds, that one sounds good. 336 00:12:52,325 --> 00:12:54,485 And that one has a cover that you would judge it by too. 337 00:12:54,835 --> 00:12:57,365 Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Excellent. And finally Lauren, 338 00:12:57,825 --> 00:12:59,285 - I'm gonna say Baraka beats 339 00:12:59,285 --> 00:13:02,285 because it's like, it has a lot of drama in it. 340 00:13:02,675 --> 00:13:04,645 - Okay. And - It's, it has a lot of hooks. 341 00:13:05,365 --> 00:13:06,965 - Interesting. A couple of laughs around the room too. 342 00:13:06,985 --> 00:13:09,005 Is that a favorite of anybody else around here? 343 00:13:09,665 --> 00:13:11,565 Oh, we got one in the one in the back there too. 344 00:13:11,585 --> 00:13:14,445 Oh, and you too. Excellent. Well thank you all very much. 345 00:13:14,545 --> 00:13:16,805 Our last question of course is what do you want 346 00:13:16,805 --> 00:13:19,445 to do when you grow up and graduate high school? 347 00:13:20,095 --> 00:13:21,805 Let's go from, let's go backwards this time. 348 00:13:21,805 --> 00:13:22,965 Lauren, you go first. I wanna 349 00:13:22,965 --> 00:13:23,965 - Work at a zoo. 350 00:13:24,425 --> 00:13:26,525 - At a zoo because - I love animals. Like 351 00:13:26,675 --> 00:13:28,085 - Puffins are my absolute favorite. 352 00:13:28,105 --> 00:13:29,925 If I could work with puffins all day, I would not be here. 353 00:13:29,925 --> 00:13:31,845 I love the polar bear. I love polar bears. The polar bears. 354 00:13:31,985 --> 00:13:34,285 Oh yeah, I've, I've seen them jump in the water down there. 355 00:13:34,315 --> 00:13:36,445 It's amazing. Uh, Marcus how about you? 356 00:13:36,825 --> 00:13:39,685 - So I want to either like be in sports like Emma B or NFL 357 00:13:39,685 --> 00:13:41,965 or a producer, but most likely that's not gonna work. 358 00:13:42,305 --> 00:13:43,445 So I want to be a lawyer. 359 00:13:44,045 --> 00:13:46,605 - A lawyer. Wow. Lawyer's. Your backup plan. . Yes. 360 00:13:46,885 --> 00:13:49,045 I love that. That's fantastic. 361 00:13:49,465 --> 00:13:51,125 Jaylyn, we'll close you out for group three. 362 00:13:51,565 --> 00:13:54,765 - I would say like a doctor or a lawyer. Mainly a doctor. 363 00:13:55,165 --> 00:13:56,245 'cause I like helping people. 364 00:13:56,685 --> 00:13:57,805 - I love the theme on this team. 365 00:13:57,885 --> 00:13:59,445 A lot of folks want to help other people. 366 00:13:59,805 --> 00:14:02,165 I think that's fantastic. Alright, group three. 367 00:14:02,185 --> 00:14:03,365 I'm gonna have to say goodbye to you. 368 00:14:03,365 --> 00:14:06,005 Let's all snap our fingers on the count of three. 1, 2, 3. 369 00:14:07,505 --> 00:14:10,085 And now with me is our fourth and final group. 370 00:14:10,105 --> 00:14:11,245 So we're gonna go around the table. 371 00:14:11,355 --> 00:14:14,085 I'll have you say your name and your favorite place to read. 372 00:14:14,345 --> 00:14:17,045 - My name is Chloe and my favorite place 373 00:14:17,045 --> 00:14:20,005 to read is in my bedroom, mostly on my bed. 374 00:14:20,385 --> 00:14:21,485 My name is Ele 375 00:14:21,665 --> 00:14:23,765 and my favorite place to read is probably 376 00:14:23,785 --> 00:14:25,005 at the park in my bedroom. 377 00:14:25,385 --> 00:14:27,525 My name is Austin and my favorite place 378 00:14:27,525 --> 00:14:30,445 to read is probably when I have a good view of the outside 379 00:14:30,465 --> 00:14:31,565 or when I read outside. 380 00:14:32,225 --> 00:14:33,245 My name is Eleanor 381 00:14:33,265 --> 00:14:36,365 and my favorite place to read is probably on the balcony 382 00:14:37,025 --> 00:14:38,725 of my beach house. 383 00:14:38,995 --> 00:14:40,965 - Fantastic. I love the idea of reading outside. 384 00:14:41,005 --> 00:14:42,685 I actually have allergies so I don't read 385 00:14:42,685 --> 00:14:45,565 outside in the springtime because every book makes me cry 386 00:14:45,565 --> 00:14:47,085 because , because 387 00:14:47,185 --> 00:14:48,485 of the allergies and all the fallen. 388 00:14:48,905 --> 00:14:50,365 So the question I have for the four 389 00:14:50,365 --> 00:14:53,605 of you is about the competition of Battle of the books. 390 00:14:53,785 --> 00:14:55,685 Now two of you, ele 391 00:14:55,865 --> 00:14:59,085 and Eleanor have not competed in Battle of the Books before. 392 00:14:59,085 --> 00:15:00,125 This is your first year. 393 00:15:00,385 --> 00:15:01,765 And the other two of you, Austin 394 00:15:01,865 --> 00:15:04,925 and Chloe, you have same question for all of you. 395 00:15:05,515 --> 00:15:08,805 What makes you the most nervous going into competition? It's 396 00:15:09,005 --> 00:15:10,005 - Probably about the questions. 397 00:15:10,165 --> 00:15:11,365 'cause I feel like I read the books, 398 00:15:11,665 --> 00:15:14,085 but I always reread all of 'em last minute 399 00:15:14,085 --> 00:15:16,565 because I feel like all the questions, that's 400 00:15:16,565 --> 00:15:17,565 how they word it kind of. 401 00:15:17,905 --> 00:15:20,245 - For sure. Those questions can be very tricky. 402 00:15:20,345 --> 00:15:21,725 And especially with 15 books 403 00:15:21,725 --> 00:15:23,205 of information swimming around in your head. 404 00:15:23,245 --> 00:15:25,525 I can't imagine e it's your first year. 405 00:15:26,315 --> 00:15:28,325 What are you thinking going into Battle of Books? 406 00:15:28,325 --> 00:15:29,325 What's what's making you nervous? 407 00:15:30,045 --> 00:15:31,165 - Probably memorizing the books 408 00:15:31,165 --> 00:15:33,045 because I'll have 'em all memorized, 409 00:15:33,045 --> 00:15:34,245 but then when I sit down 410 00:15:34,305 --> 00:15:36,165 and like going to answer the question, 411 00:15:36,165 --> 00:15:38,085 I'll be like, I I don't know this. 412 00:15:38,465 --> 00:15:40,165 - And I'm sure you've heard you're gonna be in a big room. 413 00:15:40,165 --> 00:15:41,525 There's gonna be students from all 414 00:15:41,525 --> 00:15:42,725 of our elementary schools there. 415 00:15:42,905 --> 00:15:44,885 So it's a nerve wracking situation for sure. 416 00:15:44,885 --> 00:15:45,925 Austin, how about you? 417 00:15:46,505 --> 00:15:48,685 - The nervous thing that probably happens when 418 00:15:48,745 --> 00:15:50,925 during like the competition is all the stress 419 00:15:50,925 --> 00:15:52,885 of all the people watching you while you're trying 420 00:15:52,885 --> 00:15:56,245 to answer the questions, which makes you forget the answers 421 00:15:56,385 --> 00:15:59,445 of, or like try to remember the questions for the answers. 422 00:16:00,285 --> 00:16:01,445 - Absolutely. And it, it looks 423 00:16:01,445 --> 00:16:02,525 like you agree with that, Eleanor? 424 00:16:02,835 --> 00:16:06,005 - Yeah. Um, I think it's probably trying 425 00:16:06,005 --> 00:16:07,165 to memorize the books. 426 00:16:08,065 --> 00:16:10,445 Uh, like I've read seven of them so far 427 00:16:10,705 --> 00:16:14,125 and I think like with all the people staring at you, 428 00:16:15,035 --> 00:16:19,525 like you'll probably forget all of the answers to the book. 429 00:16:19,725 --> 00:16:21,525 - I, I can't even imagine sitting out there with all 430 00:16:21,525 --> 00:16:23,005 that pressure on you trying to remember. 431 00:16:23,005 --> 00:16:24,365 And these aren't easy questions either. 432 00:16:24,435 --> 00:16:26,525 It's not like who's the main character of this book. 433 00:16:26,675 --> 00:16:28,805 They get, there are some pretty detailed 434 00:16:29,165 --> 00:16:30,525 questions that you have to remember. 435 00:16:30,525 --> 00:16:32,885 Some real specific things. Let's go around backwards now. 436 00:16:33,085 --> 00:16:34,085 Eleanor, we'll start with you. 437 00:16:34,195 --> 00:16:36,285 What is the book recommendation you would give 438 00:16:36,285 --> 00:16:37,325 for students to read this summer? 439 00:16:37,985 --> 00:16:42,005 - Uh, my recommendation is probably this book called Wish. 440 00:16:42,245 --> 00:16:44,485 I Got it for Christmas from my aunt 441 00:16:44,665 --> 00:16:48,565 and it's about this girl, she's had family problems 442 00:16:48,985 --> 00:16:52,965 and she moves into like an oasis to live 443 00:16:52,965 --> 00:16:54,405 with her aunt and her uncle. 444 00:16:54,705 --> 00:16:58,605 And she makes wishes all the time. 445 00:16:58,715 --> 00:17:00,485 Like her sisters told her all these 446 00:17:00,485 --> 00:17:01,845 different ways to make wishes. 447 00:17:02,705 --> 00:17:07,245 And she's wished for the same thing for um, many years. 448 00:17:08,145 --> 00:17:12,565 One day she finds this stray dog and she names him Wishbone 449 00:17:13,505 --> 00:17:16,525 and she does all of these ways to catch him 450 00:17:17,035 --> 00:17:21,645 with like traps she's created out of material she can find. 451 00:17:22,105 --> 00:17:24,525 - Wow. I love the story with the dog in it, that's for sure. 452 00:17:24,785 --> 00:17:25,845 Austin, how about you? 453 00:17:26,185 --> 00:17:27,765 - Um, for people to read this summer, 454 00:17:28,065 --> 00:17:29,965 it was a last year battle of a book. 455 00:17:30,025 --> 00:17:32,045 It was called Midnight at the Barclay Hotel. 456 00:17:32,315 --> 00:17:34,685 There's like ghosts in it. It stated be haunted. 457 00:17:34,835 --> 00:17:36,325 It's just like very interesting. 458 00:17:36,445 --> 00:17:37,725 A lot of twists inside of it. 459 00:17:37,925 --> 00:17:40,165 - Melanie, how about you? What you recommend to everybody? 460 00:17:40,475 --> 00:17:42,205 - It's called Ratchets Journal. 461 00:17:42,555 --> 00:17:45,885 It's about this girl named like her nickname's ratchet. 462 00:17:46,505 --> 00:17:50,805 Um, because her father, he has like this garage business 463 00:17:50,865 --> 00:17:54,165 and he like fixes cars and like she always helps him out. 464 00:17:54,605 --> 00:17:56,085 - Excellent. Okay, that one sounds good too. 465 00:17:56,295 --> 00:17:58,245 Chloe, yours is gonna be the last recommendation 466 00:17:58,245 --> 00:17:59,565 from students on today's podcast. 467 00:17:59,905 --> 00:18:01,565 So what book would you recommend? 468 00:18:02,165 --> 00:18:03,645 - I would recommend a book 469 00:18:03,645 --> 00:18:06,125 that was also last year's battle of the book. 470 00:18:06,385 --> 00:18:09,525 It was called From the Desk of Zoe, Washington. 471 00:18:10,435 --> 00:18:15,405 It's about a girl who found out that her dad was in prison 472 00:18:16,185 --> 00:18:18,245 and she also likes to cook like me. 473 00:18:19,065 --> 00:18:20,885 And I just think it's really cool 474 00:18:20,905 --> 00:18:22,285 how she finds out about her dad 475 00:18:22,865 --> 00:18:23,965 and I think it was really cool. 476 00:18:24,585 --> 00:18:26,645 - Wow, that one sounds really good too. Okay. 477 00:18:26,805 --> 00:18:28,085 A lot of great books around the table. 478 00:18:28,385 --> 00:18:30,445 Before I let you go, we are gonna find out 479 00:18:30,445 --> 00:18:31,925 what everybody is thinking about. 480 00:18:31,925 --> 00:18:34,125 This is, I'm not locking you in here, you don't have 481 00:18:34,125 --> 00:18:36,645 to do this, but what are you thinking today that you'd like 482 00:18:36,645 --> 00:18:38,765 to do after you graduate high school? 483 00:18:39,115 --> 00:18:40,525 What kind of job are you looking at getting? 484 00:18:40,705 --> 00:18:42,285 And we'll go clockwise this time. 485 00:18:42,285 --> 00:18:43,285 So Chloe, we'll start with you. 486 00:18:44,065 --> 00:18:48,845 - I'd want to be a co chef, like a, because I like cooking 487 00:18:49,265 --> 00:18:52,245 but I don't like cooking alone, so I like working 488 00:18:52,245 --> 00:18:53,325 with someone while cooking. 489 00:18:53,785 --> 00:18:56,245 So I think I'd work as like a good, like co chef. 490 00:18:56,645 --> 00:18:57,925 - I love that. I love cooking too. 491 00:18:57,985 --> 00:18:59,525 And I love cooking with somebody 492 00:18:59,635 --> 00:19:00,845 that I think that's a lot more fun. 493 00:19:00,845 --> 00:19:01,845 You can put some music on 494 00:19:01,865 --> 00:19:04,365 and have a fun time making up some cool recipes. 495 00:19:04,365 --> 00:19:06,085 Ellen, you're next. Um, 496 00:19:06,595 --> 00:19:09,725 - When I grow up I want, I really wanna write books 497 00:19:09,785 --> 00:19:11,285 for a living and be an author. 498 00:19:11,845 --> 00:19:15,205 'cause I just, I really, I love reading, 499 00:19:15,345 --> 00:19:17,165 but then I also like love writing 500 00:19:17,185 --> 00:19:20,005 and I love like making up my own stories and stuff. 501 00:19:20,685 --> 00:19:23,165 - I love that. And there are so many opportunities 502 00:19:23,505 --> 00:19:25,325 for writing to become a career for you. 503 00:19:25,445 --> 00:19:27,805 I think that's fantastic. Great choice. Austin. 504 00:19:28,155 --> 00:19:30,325 - What I want to be when I grow up is a 505 00:19:30,605 --> 00:19:31,685 musician or an actor. 506 00:19:32,115 --> 00:19:34,245 - Okay. Tell me musician, what kind of musician? 507 00:19:34,645 --> 00:19:36,165 - I wanna, I wanna be a violinist. 508 00:19:36,725 --> 00:19:39,285 - Excellent. Do you play violin already? I presume? Yeah. 509 00:19:39,435 --> 00:19:41,885 Very good. Would you wanna perform with a symphony 510 00:19:41,885 --> 00:19:43,125 or you'd wanna be in like a, 511 00:19:44,325 --> 00:19:45,725 a rock band or something like that? 512 00:19:46,445 --> 00:19:48,245 - Probably in a symphony. - And the other thing you said 513 00:19:48,265 --> 00:19:50,925 was actor, any actors that you look up to 514 00:19:51,105 --> 00:19:52,565 as kind of your, your role model. 515 00:19:52,945 --> 00:19:56,565 - Um, my old time favorite actors are probably a Jack Black 516 00:19:56,625 --> 00:19:57,805 and Jen Ortega. 517 00:19:57,955 --> 00:20:00,125 - Love it. Yeah, I'm a big Jack Black fan myself. 518 00:20:00,685 --> 00:20:02,765 Eleanor, what are you looking to do on after graduation? 519 00:20:02,985 --> 00:20:04,165 - Um, after graduation, 520 00:20:04,325 --> 00:20:06,645 I probably wanna be like a Disney character designer. 521 00:20:07,545 --> 00:20:10,965 - Wow, that's cool. Oh, an imagineer kind of, uh, job. Yeah. 522 00:20:10,965 --> 00:20:12,445 Oh, that's fantastic. What inspired that? 523 00:20:12,715 --> 00:20:15,405 - I've always loved drawing like Mickey Mouse 524 00:20:15,585 --> 00:20:18,205 and all, um, like Disney characters. 525 00:20:18,765 --> 00:20:20,685 - I love that. What a creative bunch we have 526 00:20:20,685 --> 00:20:21,725 here in group four. 527 00:20:21,895 --> 00:20:24,485 Thank you all for joining us at the count of three, 528 00:20:24,695 --> 00:20:25,765 we're gonna snap our fingers. 529 00:20:25,905 --> 00:20:26,925 You all disappear 530 00:20:27,185 --> 00:20:29,965 and I'm gonna have your battle of the Books leader come back 531 00:20:29,985 --> 00:20:32,685 to close us out in 3, 2, 1. 532 00:20:34,195 --> 00:20:35,965 Well, teacher librarian Lisa Stoll 533 00:20:36,025 --> 00:20:37,605 and I are back at the table. 534 00:20:37,785 --> 00:20:40,405 The library is empty. All the students have gone to lunch. 535 00:20:40,745 --> 00:20:43,565 And we are left here with two questions on the table 536 00:20:43,985 --> 00:20:45,005 and one compliment. 537 00:20:45,005 --> 00:20:47,525 First an amazing group of students 538 00:20:47,755 --> 00:20:49,525 that you have on your team this year. 539 00:20:49,705 --> 00:20:51,805 All well-Spoken Big Dreamers 540 00:20:51,945 --> 00:20:54,325 and really invested in this competition. 541 00:20:54,485 --> 00:20:56,525 I think that's fantastic. So nicely done. 542 00:20:56,525 --> 00:20:58,485 You, we talked at the top of the show, 543 00:20:58,585 --> 00:21:00,165 you mentioned your favorite genre. 544 00:21:00,515 --> 00:21:02,085 What is your favorite genre to read? 545 00:21:02,705 --> 00:21:06,005 - My favorite genre is historical fiction. Fiction. 546 00:21:06,005 --> 00:21:08,565 - Really? Okay. So why, uh, why so what draws you to that? 547 00:21:09,405 --> 00:21:12,325 - I like to read about, uh, real events. 548 00:21:12,995 --> 00:21:16,165 It's kind of a gateway into learning more history. 549 00:21:16,165 --> 00:21:19,925 If, if I'm reading a book that takes place in a a time 550 00:21:19,925 --> 00:21:21,725 that happened or in a place that exists, 551 00:21:22,185 --> 00:21:23,885 it makes me have more questions 552 00:21:24,025 --> 00:21:25,765 and then I do my own research 553 00:21:25,765 --> 00:21:28,485 and learn, learn more about that place in that time. I 554 00:21:28,485 --> 00:21:29,485 - Love that genre too. 555 00:21:29,485 --> 00:21:31,925 I actually just read a book called Ireland by Frank Delaney. 556 00:21:32,115 --> 00:21:34,565 It's about a traveling storyteller who goes through, 557 00:21:34,845 --> 00:21:35,925 I think it's 1930s 558 00:21:35,985 --> 00:21:38,005 or forties, Ireland might even be fifties. 559 00:21:38,425 --> 00:21:41,045 And he tells stories about the old days in Ireland 560 00:21:41,305 --> 00:21:43,685 and it makes, it made me Google, you know, 561 00:21:43,725 --> 00:21:45,965 I I'd finish a chapter and be like, was that true? 562 00:21:46,345 --> 00:21:48,005 And some of it was, and some of it was 563 00:21:48,685 --> 00:21:49,805 extended truth kind of thing. 564 00:21:50,025 --> 00:21:51,685 Is is there a book you recommend for people 565 00:21:51,755 --> 00:21:53,245 that are interested in that, in that genre? 566 00:21:53,705 --> 00:21:55,325 - I'd recommend for the fourth 567 00:21:55,325 --> 00:21:56,525 and fifth graders, uh, 568 00:21:57,005 --> 00:21:58,565 a book called The War That Saved My Life. 569 00:21:58,785 --> 00:22:01,645 And that was actually a battle book years ago, maybe, 570 00:22:02,095 --> 00:22:04,485 maybe eight years ago or nine years ago. 571 00:22:05,065 --> 00:22:08,645 And it is an amazing story about, um, 572 00:22:08,645 --> 00:22:10,765 world War II in England 573 00:22:10,765 --> 00:22:13,325 where the kids get sent away to the country. 574 00:22:13,665 --> 00:22:16,765 And I like getting kids turned onto that book 575 00:22:16,765 --> 00:22:19,485 because it, I can connect it with Narnia 576 00:22:19,865 --> 00:22:21,685 and those other genres too. 577 00:22:22,285 --> 00:22:23,885 - Absolutely. Oh yeah, the, the backstory 578 00:22:23,885 --> 00:22:25,285 of Narnia and CS Lewis and everything. 579 00:22:25,285 --> 00:22:26,125 Mm-Hmm. . Very interesting. 580 00:22:26,375 --> 00:22:27,325 Let's close things out. 581 00:22:27,445 --> 00:22:29,445 I got so many book recommendations for the kids. 582 00:22:29,685 --> 00:22:32,645 I love that. For the adults listening for their kids. 583 00:22:33,235 --> 00:22:35,605 What are some books you recommend for students this summer? 584 00:22:35,745 --> 00:22:37,565 And let's have you recommend a book for grownups too 585 00:22:38,225 --> 00:22:39,225 - For this summer. 586 00:22:39,225 --> 00:22:41,045 Um, I'm gonna stick with the battle of the books. 587 00:22:41,395 --> 00:22:43,925 That list for next year is gonna be out 588 00:22:44,385 --> 00:22:46,645 by the time the kids are doing the district battle. 589 00:22:47,285 --> 00:22:49,325 Excellent. So stay tuned for that list. 590 00:22:49,515 --> 00:22:54,405 It's gonna be awesome. And my adult book recommendation is 591 00:22:54,425 --> 00:22:57,165 to pick up the Newberry winner this year. 592 00:22:57,235 --> 00:22:58,765 It's written by Dave Eggers. 593 00:22:58,965 --> 00:23:01,485 A lot of adults may recognize that author 594 00:23:01,665 --> 00:23:03,325 as an adult author too. 595 00:23:03,465 --> 00:23:04,485 So he happened 596 00:23:04,485 --> 00:23:06,565 to win the Newberry medal this year, which is awesome. 597 00:23:06,865 --> 00:23:08,525 The book that he won the Newberry 598 00:23:08,585 --> 00:23:10,725 for is called The Eyes and the Impossible. 599 00:23:10,865 --> 00:23:12,205 And to get you hooked, you should 600 00:23:12,205 --> 00:23:14,405 definitely check out the trailer. Oh, 601 00:23:14,405 --> 00:23:15,405 - There's a book trailer. 602 00:23:15,405 --> 00:23:16,325 - There's a book trailer. 603 00:23:16,475 --> 00:23:19,125 - Book trailers now that cracks me up. I love it. 604 00:23:19,315 --> 00:23:20,565 Well, great recommendations. 605 00:23:20,565 --> 00:23:22,245 Thank you so much for working with us today 606 00:23:22,245 --> 00:23:23,405 and having your students here. 607 00:23:23,635 --> 00:23:26,525 Lisa Al, teacher, librarian and friend of the pod. 608 00:23:26,665 --> 00:23:28,085 Thanks for joining us. Thank 609 00:23:28,085 --> 00:23:29,085 - You. 610 00:23:31,145 --> 00:23:32,245 - Wow. Well done Doug. 611 00:23:32,355 --> 00:23:34,125 That was a lot of students 612 00:23:34,225 --> 00:23:35,925 and boy were they excited about reading. 613 00:23:36,385 --> 00:23:39,525 - It really was fun and big props to Lisa Dele 614 00:23:39,585 --> 00:23:41,285 and thanks to her for letting us come over 615 00:23:41,345 --> 00:23:43,485 and set up the podcasting machine 616 00:23:43,505 --> 00:23:45,725 and chatting with all those amazing students. 617 00:23:45,945 --> 00:23:48,485 If you want a full list of all the books 618 00:23:48,485 --> 00:23:50,085 that they recommended and even the books 619 00:23:50,085 --> 00:23:52,045 that Lisa recommended and the books Connor 620 00:23:52,065 --> 00:23:54,205 and I recommended, rewind the podcast. 621 00:23:54,415 --> 00:23:56,325 Start from the top and grab a pencil and paper 622 00:23:56,545 --> 00:23:57,765 and you'll be better for it. 623 00:23:57,765 --> 00:24:01,085 And we'll get another listen, which is all we're about here. 624 00:24:02,195 --> 00:24:03,925 - Love it. Great advice as always, Doug. 625 00:24:04,145 --> 00:24:05,125 See you next week, everybody.