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Jake Lewis
A podcast for young readers (and adults too!) where host Jake Lewis reads the first chapters of classic and new YA (young adult) stories and novels, throwing in his commentary as he goes! You never know what surprises are in store, so tune in for all the fun with a new episode every Monday!
Simon and his family have moved to The National Quiet Zone after being kicked out of Omaha by a pair of alpacas.
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Lucy misses her friend Lizzie, as she goes about her daily life with an empty stomach, pondering deep thoughts.
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Shad dreams of owning a bakery, but before he can do that, he has to contend with high-school bullies, as well as an enormous pudding-like monster and a mysterious stranger with a pet salamander.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jakelewispodcast/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jakelewispodcast/support
Daunis is at a crossroads in her life, as she faces challenges in and outside of her family.
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Things are about to change forever for our narrator as he learns about a dispute being his people, the Choctaws, and the neighboring group.
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Reservation kid Lewis enters 6th grade at a mostly-white middle school, and tries to blend in, but his Indian ways prove to be a bit of a conflict for him.
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Ellie senses something is very wrong with someone she cares about. So, with her ghost dog companion, Kirby, she sets off to uncover the truth.
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Minnie and Meg are headed to a by-invitation-only party on a secluded island. There is bad weather and frenemies on the way too. What could possibly go wrong?
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A writer is given a series of journals written by a man who claims to be 130 years old, and what he finds in the notebooks is a story unlike any he's ever read.
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A spooky read for the Halloween season!
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Lily, her older sister Sam, and their mother are moving from sunny California to rainy Sunbeam, Washington, when they see a tiger lying in the road. Is it real or imagined? And will helping the animal also help them heal their broken family?
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To Greg Gaines, high school is the worst place ever. But when he meets the dying girl, his world will change forever.
WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT.
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The four Penderwick sisters and their father are spending their summer vacation at Arundel, a mysterious cottage in the mountains, run by the enigmatic Mrs. Tifton.
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Claudia is tired of the injustice as the only girl in her family, so she plots to run away with her favorite little brother, Jamie.
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A violent storm suddenly strikes a county fair, and Mason didn't even want to be there in the first place! Will Mason be able to do-over the events that led to this crazy night?
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It's a lazy Sunday afternoon when three sisters are visited by a mysterious man who claims to be from another world...and to be their real father.
WARNING: THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS A SCENE OF VIOLENCE THAT MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL READERS.
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Sophia's move to a new neighborhood coincides with other strange things going on in her new town.
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A story begins in which a witch must be given the youngest member of a village each year to maintain peace.
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Sixth grader Virgil Salinas is a Grand Failure, but the summer vacation ahead of him may change his mind.
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We meet a girl who is a chimney sweep and her father-like figure.
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Our narrator begins writing a journal about the way her town -- and the world -- is changing, hoping one day her long-lost mother will find and read it.
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Find out what this podcast is all about!
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Our narrator decides to create a podcast about life on Earth with the hopes to send it into space so aliens will understand our planet.
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