E1: Padma Venkatraman: Born Behind Bars

I am thrilled to welcome you to the inaugural episode of Kidlit Love! Today, I am talking with Padma Venkatraman, author of multiple young adult and middle grade novels and novels in verse. We’re talking specifically about her books The Bridge Home and Born Behind Bars, two incredibly powerful novels that stole my heart. We’ll also talk about the other books she’s written, how and why her stories came to be and how books offer readers opportunities to learn compassion for others, too.You’ll find the show notes for the episode with links to all of the books and resources mentioned right here. Follow Stephanie:Join me inside my Facebook community for bookish people! There, we talk about all things books and reading and writing and notebooking, too! You'll get updates for this podcast, along with my other Get Lit(erate). podcast and build your literate community for adult and children's literature. Join here!Website  FacebookTwitterInstagram This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kidlitlove.substack.com