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Kathleen West - ARE WE THERE YET?

Kathleen West - ARE WE THERE YET?

Kathleen and I discuss Are We There Yet?, how social media and cell phones play such major roles in teens’ lives today, parents who believe their self-worth and social standing are tied to their children’s, parenting in 2021, balancing oversight and privacy as a parent, and more.

Kathleen and I discuss Are We There Yet?, how social media and cell phones play such major roles in teens’ lives today, parents who believe their self-worth and social standing are tied to their children’s, parenting in 2021, balancing oversight and privacy as a parent, and more.

Kathleen’s 5 recommended reads are:

  1. The Second Home by Christina Clancy
  2. The Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell’Antonia
  3. Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert
  4. Behind the Red Door by Megan Collins
  5. How to Fail at Flirting by Denise Williams 

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If you enjoy reading contemporary fiction and want to listen to more podcast episodes like this one, try Amy Poeppel, Julie Carrick Dalton, Liese O’Halloran Schwarz, A. H. Kim, and Te-Ping Chen.

 

Are We There Yet? can be purchased at the CFAP Bookshop storefront or Murder by the Book.