ALA Rewind: Kitty Felde on Mysteries, Civics, and Capitol Hill Lore
Reading in The Middle · Annisha Jeffries
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Show Notes
Recorded live at the ALA Annual Conference, Annisha interviews award-winning public radio journalist and author Kitty Felde about her middle-grade series The Fina Mendoza Mysteries, including Welcome to Washington, Fina Mendoza, and State of the Union. They discuss how Kitty combines engaging mysteries with real-world civics, the Capitol Hill legends that inspire her plots, and how her journalism experience influences her writing. Kitty also provides behind-the-scenes insights from The Fina Mendoza Mysteries podcast and her longstanding Book Club for Kids.
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