Wonder World Book Cafe' Podcast
1) 121. Hail Mariam Huda Al-Marashi
Meet Mariam. She’s in sixth grade and starting at a new school in a small California farm town. It’s a Catholic school, and Mariam’s Muslim. Her mom thinks it’s fine, even helpful, to learn about a di...Show More
2) 120. A Sea of Lemon Trees Maria Dolores Aguila
Set in San Diego, 1931. Based on a true story about a school board and local chamber of commerce pushing segregation by creating a separate school for the Mexican children. It’s filled with families w...Show More
3) 119. Words Apart Aimee Lucido
Sisters Mattie and Olive are inseparable but couldn't be more different. One thinks in words, and the other in pictures. This makes for a playful (yet serious) tale as each shares their part of the st...Show More
4) 118. Invisible The Sort of True Story of Me & My Hidden Disease David Soren
Hilariously written about a serious topic! J.J. is living with a hidden disease, Chron's. In this story, the disease is an actual character (funny and sarcastic) named Norm--a 7 foot ogre and motorcyc...Show More
118. Invisible The Sort of True Story of Me & My Hidden Disease David Soren
09:06 | Nov 16th, 2025
5) 117. Speechless Aaron Nels Steinke
Mira has ONE big goal for her 6th grade year: start talking at school. A talented stop motion film producer, Mira is comfortable creating in her bedroom/studio/sanctuary. But social situations cause a...Show More
6) 116. Spark Chris Baron
Living in California, 8th graders Finn and Rabbit are not strangers to wildfire danger. It's not IF, rather WHEN. And, when one devastates their community, these two friends think they know the cause ...Show More
7) 115. The Trouble With Heroes Kate Messner
Overcome with grief over his father's death, 7th grader Finn is given a chance to make amends for an act of vandalism by hiking the 46 highest peaks of the Adirondack Mountains.Transcript here
8) 114. Zarina Divided Reem Faruqi
Zarina is a young girl navigating challenges of identity, family and culture during the political turmoil of the Partition in 1947 when India gained independence from the British. What does Zarina and...Show More
9) 113. Top 3 of All Time
Welcome back to a new season! Here, I shine a light on the top three listened to episodes of ALL TIME! Want a sneak peak? Okay! Ep. 46 Solito by Javier Zamora, Ep. 1 Unsettled by Reem Faruqi, and Ep. ...Show More
10) 112. Hoops Matt Tavares
Inspired by a true story in the 1970s. A group of high school girls just wanted to play basketball, like the boys. There is no funding and no fans in the stands, no uniforms, no coach at first, and no...Show More