Episode 049: The Summer of Jordi Perez (and the Best Burger in Los Angeles) by Amy Spalding.

In what turned out to be a surprisingly contentious discussion (our panel is passionately divided), we discuss Amy Spalding's The Summer of Jordi Perez (and the Best Burger in Los Angeles).

Molly suggests Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan.

Kim suggests To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han and The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner.

Amy mentions When Dimple Met Rishi as a potential readalike (before we talk readalikes).

Lindsey suggests Strangers in Paradise by Terry Moore.

Cash Money suggests the movie Sarah Burgess is a Big Loser.

Nathan mentions Pink by Lili Wikerson but vacillates on whether it is a good readalike or not.

Episode 048: Leah on the OffBeat by Becky Albertali

This one is pretty loose, gang (complete with a spaced out Nathan and some cool interruptions from children—mostly relegated to easter egg status).

We do manage something resembling a discussion Becky Albertali's Leah on the Offbeat.

Nate suggests To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han and Noggin by John Corey Whaley.

Lindsey suggests The Summer of Jordi Perez (and the Best Burger in Los Angeles) by Amy Spalding.

Cash Money and Amy suggest The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza by Shaun David Hutchinson.

Episode 047: To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han (part 2)

Here's the second half of our conversation.

We also get into book recommendations.

Nate (accidentally) suggests Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson (he'd intended to suggest it for Poet X) and Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli.

Lindsey suggests The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon.

Cat mentions that students at her school read Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz and Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi.

Cash Money suggests American Panda by Gloria Chao.

Episode 046: To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han (part 1)

In this episode we discuss To All The Boys I Loved Before by Jenny Han with Catherine and Marguerite—who have both done scholarly work and taught classes on Asian American Literature. Thank you both again for joining us and helping demonstrate how worthy teen literature is of scholarly discussion. Our conversation here is wide ranging, fruitful, and—frankly—a little long. So, to make it digestible and also not deprive anyone of the full conversation, we'll be releasing it as two episodes. Here is part one; look for part two in two weeks.

Episode 045: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Our smallest panel in a long time discusses The Poet X (a National Book Award Long List nominee at the time of our recording; best of luck Elizabeth Acevedo).

Nathan suggests Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina and I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sánchez.

Nate suggests Yaqui Delgado Wants To Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina and Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson.

Lindsey suggests Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero

Cash Money suggests the show Insecure.

Episode 044: Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

We discuss the sequel to Scythe and cannot maintain our cool. It's a total geek out. Neal Shusterman, you are our hero.

Amy suggests Renegades by Marissa Meyer.

Molly suggests The Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow.

Kim suggests Illuminae by Amie Kauffman and Jay Kristoff.

Nathan mentions Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith.

Episode 043: The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza by Shaun David Hutchinson

In this episode we discuss The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza by Shaun David Hutchinson, dream about Lee Pace, decide upon our favorite inanimate objects, promote Bryan Fuller, and lose any future collaboration with the Fox network (Thanks, Lindsey).

Lindsey suggests the show Wonderfalls, which prompts Cash Money to suggest Pushing Daisies and Dead Like Me.

Cash Money suggests Avengers: Infinity War.

Amy suggests They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera.

Molly suggests anything by A.S. King or Adam Silvera and Scythe by Neal Shusterman.

Kim suggests Glory O'Brien's History of the Future by A.S. King.