Get ready to pull on your nonsense shoes and go dancing on the kooky side of the street as we chat to the brilliant Nathanael (Nate) Lessore, author of the hilarious Steady for This and King of Nothing for teen readers, and Solving Crimes is NOT My Superpower, for slightly younger readers. This conversation will answer all the questions you have about life, including the most important one: how DO you give CPR to a mosquito? I mean, you can't deny it's something we've all wondered about...
Books mentioned in this week's episode include Nate's own:
Steady for This
King of Nothing
Solving Crimes is NOT My Superpower, illustrated by Simran Diamond Singh
And the stories which have shaped him include:
Avocado Baby, by John Burningham
Burglar Bill, by Janet and Allan Ahlberg
Double Act, by Jacqueline Wilson
The Lottie Project, by Jacqueline Wilson
Tracey Beaker (TV series), original novels by Jacqueline Wilson
Vicky Angel, by Jacqueline Wilson
Scribble Boy, by Philip Ridley
Harry Potter, by JK Rowling
Noughts and Crosses, by Malorie Blackman
Knife Edge, by Malorie Blackman
The work of Flannery O'Connor
The Chronicles of Narnia, by CS Lewis
Glasgow Boys, by Margaret McDonald
TV Shows:
Scrubs
Friends
Boondocks
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Family Guy
Spiderman (comic books)
The work of Spike Milligan
Conn of the Dead, by Dave Rudden
The Door of No Return, by Kwame Alexander
Happy Head, by Josh Silver
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