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Scott Pilgrim
Season 1 Episode 7
Brenna and Joe dive headfirst into the graphic novel universe of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim, its toxic masculinity and its Maple-soaked Canad…
7 years, 4 months ago
Appendix C. Sex Education
Season 1
In a special appendix edition of the show, Brenna and Joe check out the first episode of the new Netflix series, Sex Education. The discussion ranges…
7 years, 4 months ago
Excerpt B. Interview with Carrianne Leung
Season 1
Part of HKHSPod's mandate is to highlight the work of Canadian YA Lit writers. In this exclusive interview, Joe is joined by Carrianne Leung, two tim…
7 years, 4 months ago
The Scarlet Letter / Easy A
Season 1 Episode 6
Brenna and Joe are back with our first full Chapter of 2019 and it's a doozy: Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1850 puritanical novel The Scarlet Letter and Wil…
7 years, 4 months ago
Appendix B. 2019 YA Forecast
Season 1
Happy New Year (or whatever it is that you celebrate)! Brenna and Joe have gathered to survey the young adult literature and adaptation landscape for…
7 years, 5 months ago
Appendix A. YA Holiday
Season 1
Happy holidays from the HKHS crew. Brenna and Joe are here with a list of seasonally appropriate - and entirely non-denominational - YA picks to chec…
7 years, 5 months ago
Dumplin'
Season 1 Episode 5
The time has come to enter the Miss Teen Bluebonnet pageant! That's right, Brenna and Joe are talkin' Julie Murphy's 2015 fat-positive YA hit Dumplin…
7 years, 5 months ago
Before I Fall
Season 1 Episode 4
This week's "Chapter" is a doozy! Brenna and Joe struggle through Lauren Oliver's breakout 2010 novel Before I Fall and the 2017 film adaptation of t…
7 years, 5 months ago
Excerpt A. Interview with Kevin T. Johns
Season 1
Part of HKHSPod's mandate is to highlight the work of Canadian YA Lit writers. In this exclusive interview, Joe is joined by Kevin T. Johns, writing …
7 years, 5 months ago
To All The Boys I've Loved Before
Season 1 Episode 3
After abuse and zombies, Brenna and Joe are psyched to dive into the adorably sweet love life of Lara Jean Song, the heroine of Jenny Han’s 2014 book…
7 years, 5 months ago