Episode 8: We Do Not Advocate Setting Books On Fire

Three Books is Ela Area Public Library’s podcast series where our hosts, Becca and Christen, chat about three popular/favorite books. Jen Eberle, talks about the Babysitters Club, transitioning from teacher to school librarian, and her feelings on everything from Summer Reading to foxes.

0:00:25 Introducing Jen Eberle
0:01:15 Why Jen loves books
0:02:27 Jen’s education background
0:04:51 BOOK 1- Life of Pi
0:10:56 BOOK 2- Option B
0:12:43 Why best sellers get a bad rap
0:19:46 BOOK 3- Eleanor and Park
0:27:03 Jen’s first library experience
0:30:34 What Jen is reading now
0:34:51 Jen’s Teacup animal
0:42:46 I hate Holden Caulfield
0:47:57 The Outsiders is not great literature
0:52:49 The right kind of summer reading for kids
1:00:04 Getting kids to be “popcorn” readers
1:15:12 Closing Thoughts

Jen’s Three Books:
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Option B by Sheryl Sandberg
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

Other Titles/Information Discussed:
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. by Judy Blume
Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
The Bible
Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Children of Blood & Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
The Selection Series by Kiera Cass
Holding Up The Universe Jennifer Niven
A Step From Heaven by An Na
Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok (stated as Lost In Translation)
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Still Me by Jojo Moyes
Spliced by Jon McGoran
The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
American Panda by Gloria Chao
Good Enough by Paula Yoo
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Forman
The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
"Nothing Gold Can Stay" a poem by Robert Frost
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
The Shoe Books Series by Noel Streatfeild
The Baby-Sitters Club Series by Ann M. Martin
You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Saving Marty by Paul Griffin
Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
V.C. Andrews (author)
Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Listening To -
Stay Gold by Stevie Wonder

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