Episode 21: Kaitlyn with Novelann | Middle Grade Book Recommendations with a 13-year-old
This week, I had the opportunity to interview Kaitlyn Krauss, a 13-year-old avid reader. I work with her dad, and it was through him that I recently found out Kaitlyn has started her very own book review and recommendation website called Novelann. It's designed for kids and parents to help their middle grade readers find wholesome books to enjoy.
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| Kaitlyn's Helpful Book Review website, Novelann |
Even as an adult, it can be hard to find books to read. That's even more of an issue when you're a kid looking for books. She describes the dilemma this way on her website, "I wanted to start a book review site because my mom would take FOREVER to find relevant reviews on books I wanted to read because there were very few review sites from a Christian perspective. Many friends of mine had this same problem. So, I started Novelann."
I love how she saw a problem and found a solution!
We also had a delightful time swapping book recommendations on today's episode. Below are the books we talked about on the episode, as well as some extras we both thought of afterward and have been emailing each other.
If you have any book suggestions for Kaitlyn, feel free to comment below! You definitely need to check out her website, http://novelann.com/. She's also recently set up her own Bookshop.org Shop, which you can find here: https://bookshop.org/shop/novelann
Books Kaitlyn recommended to Laura
Series:
The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson (4 books)
Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein (4 books)
The Hero's Guide to Saving your Kingdom by Christopher Healy (3 books)
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart(4 books)
Funjungle by Stewart Gibbs (5 books)
The Candymakers by Wendy Mass (2 books)
The Island of Adventure by Enid Blyton (the Adventure series)
Books:
Nowhere Boy by Katherine Marsh
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park and Ginger Knowlton
The Secret Keepers by Trenton Lee Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. Bunny, Detectives Extraordinaire by Polly Horvath
The Rise and Fall of Mt. Majestic by Jennifer Trafton
The Princess Bride by S. Morgenstern, edited by William Goldman
The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict by Trenton Lee Stewart
Jackson Jones: The Tale of a Boy, an Elf, and a Very Stinky Fish by Jennifer L. Kelly
The Castle Corona by Sharon Creech - Kaitlyn says, "I actually read this during quarantine 😀 "
The Green Ember by S.D. Smith
Kaitlyn's mom recently read aloud Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawl to Kaitlyn and her siblings
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