Author Mike Adamick joins us to talk about his new tween action book series, The Adventures of Crash Adams. We talk about the evolution of his clever and resourceful main character as a role model for boys and girls. We also talk about the new Star Wars character Rey and the controversial toy company decision to leave her off store shelves.

The Parents Phrase Book author Whit Honea joins in to suggest parents re-think our outdated labels of boy stuff and girl stuff.