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    <description>Text Messages is a monthly podcast providing families, educators, out-of-school practitioners, and tutors reading recommendations they can pass along to teen readers. Each episode will feature in-depth recommendations of titles that will engage and excite teen readers.</description>
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        <title><![CDATA[A Conversation with Francisco X. Stork]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[In the world of young adult literature, there are certain authors readers can count on to engage both their minds and their hearts in a good story. Francisco X. Stork is one of those authors. Tune in to hear how Francisco’s novels explore themes of religious faith and ambition, how his own life experiences are reflected in his books, and how he thinks about the diverse Latino characters he has created.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[A Second Look at The Hunger Games]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[With a new movie version of The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins’ story of a dystopian world where children are forced to fight to the death on live television is set to reach an even broader audience. Tune in to hear about the seeds for The Hunger Games story, themes that distinguish the series as an important work of literature, and what the books have to offer teen readers. 
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        <title><![CDATA[A Roundup of Teen Book Awards]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[In the wake of the American Library Association’s annual announcement of Youth Media Awards, tune in for a roundup of top young adult literature award winners from the past year. Jennifer will report on her favorite titles drawn from lists of the year’s most distinguished books for teens]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[A Conversation with Coe Booth]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Tune in to hear how Coe Booth worked through the challenges of writing Bronxwood, how she makes sense of her characters’ actions, and how her books challenge readers to develop critical social consciousness.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[New Takes on Old Tales]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[In this episode, you’ll hear about creative retellings in a variety of genres and forms, including biographies, short story anthologies, verse novels, and picture books.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Visual Texts for Teens]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Readers of picture books and graphic novels know that visual images sometimes tell a story in a way that words cannot. Tune in to hear about newly-published middle grade and young adult fiction, graphic novels, biographies, travel memoirs, and informational books, all of which use visual material in ways that enrich the text’s meaning.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[A Conversation with A.S. King]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Tune in to hear about the seeds behind her newest novel, Everybody Sees the Ants. We’ll discuss how several of the novel’s key elements came about during Amy’s writing process, how The Vagina Monologues connects thematically to elements of the text focused on bullying and torture, and how satire helped her to make a key point about Lucky Linderman’s process of coming to terms with the adult world.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Books for Tweens]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Tune in this month to hear two avid tween readers talk about what they look for in a good book, some of their favorite titles, and what adults should know about helping tweens find books they’ll want to read.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Stories of Suspense]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[In this episode, you’ll hear about a range of titles that rely on some form of action, mystery, or suspense to draw teens into a page-turning storyline.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Feminist Books for Teens]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[In this episode, you’ll hear about a variety of feminist books for teens—including works of realistic fiction as well as fantasy, biography, historical fiction, and satire.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Books about Bullying]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Tune in to hear insights on bullying from bullying expert CJ Bott, author of The Bully in the Book and the Classroom and More Bullies in More Books.  You’ll also hear about a variety of fiction and nonfiction books for teens that explore the problem of bullying.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[A Conversation with Matthew Quick]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Matthew Quick's debut YA novel, Sorta Like a Rock Star, offers up a story of hope.  Tune in to hear Q talk about main character Amber Appleton, the ways she affects people, and the challenges of writing novels that foreground hope.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[New and Noteworthy Nonfiction]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Tune in to hear about newly-published biographies, memoirs, and essay collections as well as titles that explore history, science, and social issues.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Musical Books for Teens]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[In this episode, you'll hear about fiction and nonfiction books that explore the importance of music in the lives of young people. 
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        <title><![CDATA[Celebrating Teen Book Awards]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[This year’s American Library Association Youth Media Awards celebrate books in a range of style and subject matter.  Tune in to hear a report on the year’s most distinguished titles for teens.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Vampires, Werewolves, Zombies, and More]]></title>

        <link>http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/podcast-episodes/vampires-werewolves-zombies-more-30707.html</link>
        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Vampire books—along with books about werewolves and zombies—are a big business in YA publishing today.  Tune in to hear about some of the most popular vampire, werewolf, and zombie titles currently being read and shared by teens, plus titles that offer funny spoofs and satires of the Twilight trend.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[A Conversation with Deborah Wiles]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Tune in to hear how Deborah Wiles uses visual artifacts-including news headlines and song lyrics, maps and snapshots, cartoons and excerpts from speeches-to tell a story about the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis through the eyes of an eleven-year-old girl.
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        <title><![CDATA[Reading Text Sets]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Tune in to hear about texts sets organized around themes such as revolution and espionage, relationships with brothers and fathers, and buying and selling in America.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[A Conversation with Nancy Werlin]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[In the world of YA fiction, there’s no one better than Nancy Werlin at sucking you into a suspenseful tale that will also lead you to reflect deeply on human nature.  Tune in to hear Nancy discuss the appeal of dark stories and the inspiration for her newest novel, Extraordinary.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Censorship and Your Freedom to Read]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[In honor of Banned Books Week, tune in to hear about some of the most frequently challenged books for teens in 2009, along with YA authors’ perspectives on the experience of being censored.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Dystopian Literature]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Tune in to hear about books that imagine the future darkly by exploring the consequences of war, environmental disasters, and creepy repressive governments.
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        <title><![CDATA[Sampling Short Stories]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[In this episode you’ll hear about a great variety of story collections organized around topics ranging from sports to prom, guns to ghosts.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Adults and Teens Reading Together]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Tune in to hear about eight new novels that all focus in some way on teens and their complicated relationships with family members, peers, and the larger world. ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[New Voices in Young Adult Literature]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Tune in to this episode to hear about a range of titles by first-time YA authors, including mysteries, romances, humorous stories, and great contemporary realistic fiction.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Celebrating Poetry for Teens]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[In honor of National Poetry Month in April, tune in for recommendations of a variety of poetry books for teens.  ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[A Conversation with Sara Zarr]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Tune in to hear Sara Zarr discuss religious faith and some of the thinking behind her newest novel, Once Was Lost.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Teen Book Awards Revisited]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Tune in to hear about the latest winners of the Printz Award for excellence in young adult literature as well as select titles that are popping up on multiple award lists.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Exploring History]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Hear about an amazing range of books that explore history, including works of fiction as well as non-fiction, biographies, graphic novels, verse novels, and investigative journalism.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Introducing the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award]]></title>

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        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
        <description><![CDATA[Learn more about the five finalists for the first annual Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Connecting with the Classics]]></title>

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