Father Daughter Book Club
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Father Daughter Book Club
We started the Father Daughter Book Club because we love reading together, and we hope to inspire other parents and children to read more together also. We are Chris (the father) and Kahlea (the daughter) Peoples. Please enjoy our podcast!
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FDBC steals “The Book Thief”
In this episode, we talk about Liesel Meminger, aka the book thief, and how she discovers that books and words help her to find a way to cope through...
FDBC sails with “The Girl From Everywhere”
We are back! After a longer than expected hiatus through the holidays and new year, we’re happy to return and discuss our latest read, “The Girl From...
FDBC looks within “Uglies”
“Don’t judge a book by it’s cover,” applies very literally to Scott Westerfield’s futuristic novel, “Uglies”. It has surprising depth, which led to a...
FDBC talks to Kristin Levine, author of “Lions of Little Rock”
In this very special edition of FDBC, we had the chance to chat with “Lions of Little Rock” author Kristin Levine. It was an absolute joy to speak wit...
FDBC reviews “Everything, Everything”
For the latest gathering of FDBC, we discussed Nicola Yoon’s “Everything, Everything”. We talked about what it would be like to grow up in a bubble,...
FDBC attempts “Pride and Prejudice”
After our success with “The Alchemist”, we opted to take it up even further with Jane Austen’s classic, “Pride and Prejudice”. Although this novel pro...
FDBC considers “The Alchemist”
We decided to level up from children’s and young adult books to read Paulo Coelho’s “The Alchemist,” and we’re glad we did. The book is easy to digest...
FDBC learns the “Facts of Life”
You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both, and there you have…an eighties theme song, but not Gary Soto’s “Facts of Life”. Soto’s collec...
FDBC roars at “The Lions of Little Rock”
In this episode of the FDBC, we explore the world of twelve-year-old Marlee. We discussed themes such as segregation and integration, friendship, cour...
FDBC takes on “The Young Elites”
We apologize for the delay between episodes, but we’re back with Marie Lu’s “The Young Elites”. This was a difficult read for us but Lu’s antihero epi...
FDBC embarks on “The Bad Beginning”
Make no bones about it, Lemony Snicket’s “The Bad Beginning” is “an unhappy tale about three very unlucky children.” In our conversation, we tried to...
FDBC examines “The Thing About Jellyfish”
What is the thing about jellyfish? Our conversation explores the various ways that twelve-year-old Suzy tries to cope with the loss of her best friend...
FDBC plays a game!
We thought we’d do something different for this episode and play a game. It’s a Father-Daughter question game where we try to see how well we know eac...
FDBC gets “Out of My Mind”
Sharon Draper’s “Out of My Mind” explores what it would be like to grow up without being able to talk or walk. Join us as we discuss the challenges yo...
FDBC catches “The Lightning Thief”
We learn that being a demigod may not be as glamorous as it sounds in Rick Riordan’s “The Lightning Thief.” We discuss our expectations of the book, w...
FDBC makes recommendations
We thought we’d take a break from our usual book chat to bring you some recommendations! We each make five recommendations, ranging from children’s cl...
FDBC discovers “The Skin I’m In”
We enjoyed reading and discussing “The Skin I’m In” because it gave us the opportunity to explore themes such as bullying, peer pressure, and self est...
FDBC explores “The Supernaturalist”
We dive into the realm of dystopian literature with Eoin Colfer’s “The Supernaturalist,” allowing us to explore themes such as trust, bravery, friends...
FDBC admires “Wonder”, Part 2
We finish our conversation about R.J. Palacio’s “Wonder”, a novel about Auggie Pullman’s first year in public school. We talk about Auggie’s journey,...
FDBC admires “Wonder”, Part 1
In part one of our chat on R.J. Palacio’s “Wonder”, we talk about the main character’s quiet strength, how important friendship is in the book, and ho...
FDBC tessers through “A Wrinkle in Time”, Part 2
In this episode we’ll conclude our discussion on Madeliene L’Engle’s classic “A Wrinkle in Time.” Previously, we learned that the Murry children – Meg...
FDBC tessers through “A Wrinkle in Time”, Part 1
We are ecstatic to finally share our thoughts on Madeleine L’Engle’s science fiction/fantasy classic, “A Wrinkle in Time.” Join us as we travel throug...
Up Next: “A Wrinkle in Time”
We’re excited to announce that our next book will Madeleine L’Engle’s classic, “A Wrinkle in Time”. We’ll be taking a week off so check back in about...
FDBC experiences “One Crazy Summer”, Part 2
We wrapped up our discussion of “One Crazy Summer,” and boy was it crazy! We talked about what we thought about Cecile at the story’s end, and what we...
FDBC experiences “One Crazy Summer”, Part 1
We know we teased a different book—our apologies for changing course—but this week begins our discussion of Rita Williams-Garcia’s “One Crazy Summer”....
FDBC enjoys “Counting By 7s”, Part 3
FDBC finishes discussing Holly Goldberg Sloan’s “Counting by 7s”. Tune in to hear our final thoughts and see which book we are reading next!
FDBC enjoys “Counting By 7s”, Part 2
FDBC convenes again to talk about chapters 11 through 30 of Holly Goldberg Sloan’s “Counting by 7s”.
FDBC enjoys “Counting By 7s”, Part 1
In the first meeting of the Father Daughter Book Club, we discuss chapters one through ten of Holly Goldberg Sloan’s “Counting by 7s”.
Introducing FDBC
We are announcing our brand new book club and podcast! In this episode we talk about why we started the book club and reveal the very first book.