Books And Bites

 On this episode, we discuss books set in or about the outdoors, one of the prompts on the Winter-Spring 2024 Books & Bites Bingo reading challenge. We recommend a memoir by a teenage naturalist and environmental activist; a popular YA dystopian novel; and a horror novel set in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. Carrie's PickDiary of a Young Naturalist is by Dara McAnulty, a young autistic writer, environmental activist, and naturalist from Northern Ireland who began writing the book when he was just fifteen years old. It chronicles one year in his life, from winter to spring.In lyrical prose, Dara writes about his experiences in nature with his family, his work as a climate activist, and what it's like to be autistic. Pairing: Kale and Bean Stew from Rachel's Irish Family Food by Rachel Allen, available on Hoopla.Jacqueline's PickThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is an award-winning dystopian, action-adventure YA novel. The districts of Panem must send two people (tributes) between the ages of twelve and eig