Season 3

Welcome to Season 3 of our podcast, Teens Talk Books!  With a new look and organization!

S3 Eps. 11

Norah and Lena discuss a variety of books and textbooks!  Hear their takes on: The Wrong Kind of Weird by James Ramos, The Great Gatsby  by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Silhouette of a Sparrow by Molly Beth Griffin, The Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse, The American Pageant by David M. Kennedy and Lizabeth Cohen, and The Queer History of the United States for Young People by Michael Bronski.

S3 Eps. 10

Norah and Lena discuss mostly YA books and how weird British books get!  Hear their takes on: 16 & Pregnant by LaLa Thomas, The Wrong Kind of Weird by James Ramos, Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, Radio Silence by Alice Oseman, and This Story is a Lie by Tom Pollock.

S3 Eps. 9

Norah, Lena, and Annabelle discuss solid YA books!  Hear their takes on: Crying Laughing by Lance Rubin, This Will Be Funny Someday by Katie Henry, Twilight by Stephanie Meyer, When the Stars Come out by Scarlett St. Clair, and Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco.

S3 Eps. 8

Norah and Lena discuss books they hated and classics they liked!  Hear their takes on: Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger, The Greenglass House by Kate Milford, The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde, The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Fever 1793 by  Laurie Halse Anderson, Little Women by  Louisa May Alcott, Art of War by Sun Tzu, and Animal Farn by George Orwell.

S3 Eps. 7

Norah and Lena discuss a quite a few juvenile fiction books this week!  Hear their takes on: I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella, Land of Stories by Chris Colfer, Genius Files by Dan Gutman, Friday Barnes by R. A. Spratt, Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer, Ungifted by Gordon Korman, the author, Andrew Clements, and Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea.

S3 Eps. 6

Norah, Lena, and Annabelle discuss a variety of books this week and we circled back to love triangles, are they yay or nay!  Hear their takes on: A Guide to Being Just Friends by Sophie Sullivan, Light Bringer by Pierce Brown, Imposters by Scott Westerfeld, To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han, Keepers of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger, Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han, Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston.

S3 Eps. 5

Norah and Lena discuss mostly fantasy books this week!  Hear their takes on: This Woven Kingdom and These Infinite Threads by Tahereh Mafi, The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon, Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron, Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust, and The Grace Year by Kim Liggett.

S3 Eps. 4

Norah and Lena branch out this week and there are no romance novels discussed!  Hear their takes on: Is This Anything? by Jerry Seinfeld, Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson, Student Voice published by New York Times, and The Dictionary of Body Language by Joe Navarro.

S3 Eps. 3

In this episode, Norah and Lena discuss more books!  Hear their takes on: Like Real People Do and Nothing Left to Prove by E. L. Massey, Skating Through by Jennifer Cosgrove, If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang, and Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé.



S3 Eps. 2

In this episode, Norah and Lena discuss more books!  Hear their takes on: They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera, You've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao, Stars, Hide Your Fires by Jessica Best, Divergent by Veronica Roth, Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, and The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han.



S3 Eps. 1

In this episode, Norah and Lena come back after a year off!  Hear their takes on: The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz, The Edens by Devney Perry, If This Gets Out: A Novel by Cale Dietrich and Sophie Gonzales, and all of Ali Hazelwood's books.