Click here to listen: Books for Geeks of All Ages or "A geek is carefree enough to admit they like Twilight"
SHOW NOTES:
Beth and Cari discuss an article in Wired Magazine about the 67 Books Every Geek Should Read to their Kids Before Age 10, and talk about our favorite books as geeks. We also discuss the definition of what constitutes a geek, dork, nerd, and dweeb and travel into the land of stereotypes.
Books we talk about:
Frog and Toad Are Friends by Duncan Searl
The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
The Horse and his Boy by C.S. Lewis (Chronicles of Narnia)
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Boxcar Children Series
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Harry Potter Series
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
The Childcraft Encyclopedia set
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Star Wars
Arranged by Catherine McKenzie
Man Hunting by Jennifer Crusie
Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Anne of Green Gables
Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Frog and Toad Are Friends by Duncan Searl
The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
The Horse and his Boy by C.S. Lewis (Chronicles of Narnia)
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Boxcar Children Series
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Harry Potter Series
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
The Childcraft Encyclopedia set
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Star Wars
Arranged by Catherine McKenzie
Man Hunting by Jennifer Crusie
Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Anne of Green Gables
Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
1 comment:
I haven't listened to this yet, but I just have to say omg Childcraft!
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