Episode 152 - Mascot by Charles Waters and Traci Sorell
Description
What do you do when your long-time school mascot is offensive to others? That's the topic in Mascot by Charles Waters and Traci Sorell. Students from Eliot-Hine Middle School discuss the novel and interview the writer. California State Los Angeles theater professor Carolyn Dunn is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.
Favorite Books from Eliot-Hine:
Stunt Boy - Jason Reynolds
The Falling Sword - Ben Kane
The Firekeeper's Daughter - Angeline Boulley
Keeper of the Lost Cities - Shannon Messenger
Cat's Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut
Charles Waters' Favorite Books:
Ordinary People - Judith Guest
Raymond Carver short stories
Bronx Masquerade - Nikki Grimes
Under the Mesquite - Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Carolyn Dunn's Favorite Books:
Love Medicine - Louise Erdich
The Master Butchers Singing Club - Louise Erdich
Lilith's Brood - Octavia E. Butler