Hello Fellow Kids

To celebrate the release of the film, we're releasing a bonus epsiode on Jenny Han's P.S. I Still Love You! This is that episode! If you want a second helping of romance and teen slice-of-life adventures, this is the podcast for you! Also discussed: Calvin and Hobbes, Attack on Titan, breast-induced back pain, the Great Gatsby, sharing bathrooms, and young Robert Redford. For our next regular episode, we'll be reading Heavy Vinyl: Riot on the Radio, a graphic novel. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

Love is in the air for people who aren't Mara and Josh! This month, we're taking a look at Jenny Han's To All the Boys I've Loved Before. Hopefully it fulfills our desires for a pleasant, fluffy read. Also discussed: Jordan Peele, school dress codes, Olympic village sex orgies, gingham, vomiting into a teacup, and Lara Croft, Tomb Raider. No word yet on our March book, but we will be reading this novel's sequel, P.S. I Still Love You, for our February 12th bonus episode to coincide with its film adaptation! Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

Happy new decade! To celebrate, Mara and Josh read an anthology: A Glory of Unicorns, edited by Bruce Coville. How did this collection stack up? Not great. But listen and find out why! Also discussed: baby books, bowl cuts, Wicked, Chuck Tingle, salmonella, and Kate McKinnon as Colleen Rafferty. Next month we will be reading To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

To close out 2019, Mara and Josh sat down and discussed their personal favorite kids/YA/teen reads from over the years. Maybe these lists will explain why they still read books written for middle-schoolers. Also discussed: sensitivity readers, boy bands, Rasputina, paper clip currency, cartoon theme songs, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Next month we will be reading A Glory of Unicorns, an anthology edited by Bruce Coville. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

For their latest bonus episode, Josh and Mara took a look at an advance copy of Kimberly Gabriel's Every Stolen Breath--available today! How did they like this teen thriller about anonymous swarms of teenagers punching tourists to death? Listen and find out! Also discussed: Vines, text message lingo, John Mulaney, skipping school, and the Scream franchise. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

Halloween has come and gone, but the pumpkin patch is forever. Join Mara and Josh as they discuss the new graphic novel Pumpkinheads, by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks. Also discussed: John Green, first impressions, rom-com tropes, regional foods, and the agony of finding a winter book. Next month we will be taking a break from full-book reviews and will be discussing some of our favorite YA books from over the years. Check out that very special episode to learn a bit more about what we like and why we like it. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

As the leaves turn brown and fall away, Mara and Josh cozy up for a chilling new read: Small Spaces by Katherine Arden. Will they be able to survive the terrors that await them in the scarecrow-filled fields? Find out in this episode! Also discussed: Mariah Carey, Greek mythology, eye doctors, Millie Bobby Brown, and the definition of a money order. Next month we will be reading Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

Time to check up on Cleo and Pseudo-Alex in their post-alien invasion world! How does the sequel stack up to the first book? Find out here, and listen to our exclusive interview with writer Matt Mair Lowery and artist Cassie Anderson. Also discussed: childhood forts, Weird Al, the Troubles, album covers, and snacks. Next month we will be reading Small Spaces by Katherine Arden, and releasing on the first of the month as usual. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

Cassie Anderson is back in the saddle with Josh and Mara on this weird three-saddled horse that is Bonus Episode 4! Did the hosts find the book to be as extraordinary as its title suggests? Find out now! Also discussed: Charlie the Unicorn, accidental catchphrases, James McAvoy, the Cheetah Girls, and hands. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara 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 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 with the book's street date. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara 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 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.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

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.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

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 also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

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-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

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 the Evening Star by Brandon Mull! Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

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 music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

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 on Twitter. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

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. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram.

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/show/90379252-josh-mara 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 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 Jakael Tristram.