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Book Club for Kids

Episode 157 - Lei and the Fire Goddess by Malia Maunakea

Mar 26, 2025
21:23

This week, we talk about myths – whether it’s on Capitol Hill or Hawaii. Our book is “Lei and the Fire Goddess” by Malia Maunakea. Our readers are members of the Page Turners Book Club at East City Bookshop in Washington, DC. Our celebrity reader is playwright Kiki Rivera. Kitty Felde is host.

The kids mention Keeper of the Lost Cities 

I mention a book with the DC myth about the Demon Cat of Capitol Hill: Welcome to Washington Fina Mendoza

Favorite Books from the Page Turners Book Club at East City Bookshop:

Hooky - Miriam Bonastre Tur

Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling

Mac B. Kid Spy - Matt Barnett 

A Thousand Ships - Natalie Haynes

Who Was...

Sisters - Raina Telgemeier

Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney

Dragon Masters - Tracey West

 

Malia Maunakea's Favorite Book:

The Far Side - Gary Larson

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