Book Power for Kids

02/11/2025

We have a new episode - our first one meant only for teens and older!

Just in time to be slightly late for is Chaska's review of The Lurking Fear by .

*This episode is intended for Teens and older* Our unnamed narrator is drawn to a remote corner of the Catskills known as Tempest Mountain to investigate the rumor-shadowed Martense manor. What he …

11/07/2025

Here's a clip from our recent interview with Gordon Korman! We talked about how he writes, who he loves to write for, and his new book Snoop from Scholastic.

Hear the whole interview on bookpowerforkids.com

01/07/2025

Our new episode is our first interview ever! Three generations of the Power family are fans of Gordon Korman, so we couldn't pass up the opportunity to talk to him about writing, , and his new book Snoop, published today by Scholastic.

An interview with Gordon Korman, author of over 100 books! He is promoting his new book Snoop, available from Scholastic Inc. This was a bit of a dream interview for us, he is beloved by 3 generati…

30/06/2025

We've just had a chance to interview author Gordon Korman ! We had a great conversation about his history, writing style, and why it's so fun to write for young readers.

Our interview will be out on July 1st!

A ski accident has Carter housebound, but this mystery goes way beyond his front porch. 👀 Make room on the bookshelf, your kid's favorite author is back.

Pre-order Snoop by Gordon Korman ➡️ https://bit.ly/40qQVoV

01/04/2025

With great love for The Great British Bake Off and apologies to Dame Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood. Here is our annual episode, the only day of the year where we are reliable. 

In this episode of the Great British Book Off Prue and Paul have to make some POWERful choices. Who will win the Crystal Bookmark and who will go out of print? The BPFK Podcast by Chaska, Lani, and…

17/02/2025

Here is a quick check in from Chaska who is about halfway through his exchange year in the Czech Republic!

A quick check-in with Chaska (age 17) during his exchange year in the Czech Republic. He points out that these books are for older teenagers or adults. The books Chaska recommends are: Books from C…

18/01/2025

Happy New Year 2025! We're celebrating by finally releasing a new episode! A Series of Unfortunate Events book one - The Bad Beginning by reviewed by Mira Power, age 12. Enjoy!

Tragedy strikes the Baudelaire family and a fire burns down the family home, leaving only the children unharmed. Thus begins an unwanted adventure which finds the kids going from home to home, alwa…