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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