Season 2, Episode 5 Let's Talk Books About Comic-Cons (until we can go to Cons again)

Marisa and Mary are back with a new episode of The Book Jam! New format: we will talk about 2 books on a theme. Let us know if you like it! Both books are all about one of our favorite things: Comic Cons! The meet ups, the cosplay, the fandoms! We miss our Cons, so instead we're talking about middle grade and teen books that make us FEEL like we're there.  Check out the Books Mentioned below to add even more books to your To Be Read pile. Mary’s book: Con Quest! by Sam Maggs. Middle Grade, Grades 5-8. Published by Imprint, 6/23/20. Marisa’s book: Geekerella by Ashley Poston. Teen, Grades 7+. Published by Quirk, 4/4/17. Books we talked about this episode: Marvel Action: Captain Marvel: Cosmic Cat-Tastrophe by Sam Maggs and Sweeney Boo (Illustrator) The Unstoppable Wasp: Built On Hope by Sam Maggs Marvel Fearless and Fantastic!: Female Super Heroes Save the World by Sam Maggs and Kelly Bastow (Illustrator) The Fan Girl's Guide to the Galaxy: a Handbook for Girl Geeks by Sam Maggs Wonder Women: 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed History by Sam Maggs, Sophia Foster-Dimino (Illustrator) Check, Please! By Ngozi Ukazu The Diviners by Libba Bray In the After by Demitria Lunetta Sweet by Emmy Laybourne Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston Bookish and the Beast by Ashley Poston Twilight by Stephenie Meyer