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Booking Back

Booking Back

By: Penn & Friends
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 Do you long for those schoolyard days where you had all the time in the world to finish a good book? This podcast revisits the books that gave us happiness as children and maybe even later as adults!© 2024 Booking Back Art Literary History & Criticism Social Sciences
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  • The Namesake: " Remember that you and I made this journey together to a place where there was nowhere left to go."

    The Namesake: " Remember that you and I made this journey together to a place where there was nowhere left to go."
    Jun 25 2024

    Penn and Joy discuss Jhumpa Lahiri's ground-breaking novel "The Namesake," a coming of age story of an Indian-American kid growing up 1st generation. Watch Nikhil/Gogol as he grows up outside of Boston to discovering himself in New York City. Gogol's experience resonates with first generation kids across America, especially the Indian ones!

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    41 mins
  • The Face on the Milk Carton: "She was a mind floating in an ocean of confusion."

    The Face on the Milk Carton: "She was a mind floating in an ocean of confusion."
    May 28 2024

    Penn and Joy discuss this cut classic by Caroline B. Cooney, which riveted the imaginations of teens across the country. After all, don't all kids wonder if they're secretly adopted? Whether you watched the Lifetime movie or read the novel as a teen, travel back and see if it was as good as you remember it.

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    50 mins
  • Monster: "They're strangers but they still find reasons to hurt each other."

    Monster: "They're strangers but they still find reasons to hurt each other."
    Apr 30 2024

    Penn and Joy talk "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers. A story unique in that it is a first time read for both ladies, it is a highly acclaimed and highly banned book in America. When Black teenager Steve is falsely accused of participating in a murder of a shopkeeper in his neighborhood, the reader follows his journey through the criminal justice system in New York City. Heartbreaking and poignant, get ready to tear up and rage against injustice.

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    56 mins
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I've been enjoying this podcast. As someone who has never read the books being discussed, the podcast does a great job of summarizing them. My favorite aspect is the personal insight/banter between hosts (for example the part that touched on High School smoking attitudes in 2007). In conclusion, will continue listening.

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