We hope you're ready to kick off the summer season in a VERY awesome way! With months of warm weather, road trips, and lazy afternoons ahead of us, we know many of you have summer books and reading on your mind. Today, Megan is joined by Young Adult author Aisha Saeed to talk about writing books with kids underfoot, how the We Need Diverse Books movement began, and what books to be sure to include on summer reading lists for yourself and your children! All of that plus Rebekah joins Megan to share those Awesomes of the Week! Episode 102 is brought to you in part by BarkBox! BarkBox is a delivery of 4 to 6 natural treats and super fun toys chosen around each month’s surprise theme. For a FREE EXTRA PREMIUM TOY added to your BarkBox every month, visit barkbox.com/awesome, and when you subscribe to a 6 or 12 month plan, select “Yes, Please!” when asked “Have a playful pup?” Here's to happy doggies everywhere with BarkBox! Episode 102 is also brought to you by Plum Deluxe's Tea of the Month Subscription. For only $10/month, Plum Deluxe sends you a hand blended organic loose leaf tea from their delightful and delicious collection that includes both low caffeine and no caffeine teas - a perfect gift for yourself or others! Visit PlumDeluxe.com/tea to sign up for Plum Deluxe’s tea of the month. SHOW NOTES: @stacykaren on Instagram ADelightfulHome.com The Body Scrub Bible Written in the Stars, Aisha Saeed We Need Diverse Books Lucky Broken Girl, Ruth Behar Brown Girl Dreaming, Jaqueline Woodson The Upside of Unrequited (also Simon Vs Homo Sapiens Agenda), Becky Albertalli The One and Only Ivan, Katherine Applegate The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas (on audible, too) Everything I Never Told You, Celeste Ng A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini Sign up for the Sorta Awesome newsletter! Find Aisha on her blog and Twitter @aishacs You can find Megan on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Visit sortaawesomeshow.com for show notes on this and every episode. And don’t forget to find us in the Sorta Awesome Hangout on Facebook or @sortaawesomeshow on Instagram, and @sortaawesomepod on Twitter!
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