We’re joined by two veteran high school English teachers, each with a summer reading recommendation for a teenager. We talk about about how speculative fiction (including sci-fi, fantasy, horror, alt. history) engages teenagers in different ways, and why magic gets a bad rap among “literary” readers.

Book recommendations: 

Never Let Me Go  Kazuo Ishiguro

A Wizard of Earthsea  Ursula K. LeGuin

As promised in the episode, we also have Lindsay’s self-syllabus for this summer of reading, both in image format and in a Notion template for your enjoyment!

Notion Template: https://confirmed-gray-ae7.notion.site/d101bfaaec8f40848e8a6d3ae2faffd7?v=be5c29b11ad744a599e467cc39365ada&pvs=4