Pikes Peak Library District http://ppld.podbean.com Listen to a variety of recordings courtesy of the Pikes Peak Library District Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:08:44 +0000 http://podbean.com/?v=3.2 en © 2003-2009 General 1440 Listen to a variety of recordings courtesy of the Pikes Peak Library District webmaster@ppld.org No No http://ppld.podbean.com/mf/web/6cp2v/PPLDLogo150x150.jpg Pikes Peak Library District http://ppld.podbean.com 144 144 Monsterology : fabulous lives of the creepy, the revolting, and the undead by Arthur Slade http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/monsterology-fabulous-lives-of-the-creepy-the-revolting-and-the-undead-by-arthur-slade/ http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/monsterology-fabulous-lives-of-the-creepy-the-revolting-and-the-undead-by-arthur-slade/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:07:48 +0000 ppld General Booktalks http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/monsterology-fabulous-lives-of-the-creepy-the-revolting-and-the-undead-by-arthur-slade/ Have you ever wondered if your parents are vampires? Or if your teacher is a witch? Listen to this booktalk by Jessica Friesema for more fabulous details about this book.

]]> http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/monsterology-fabulous-lives-of-the-creepy-the-revolting-and-the-undead-by-arthur-slade/feed/ Have you ever wondered if your parents are vampires? Or if your teacher is a witch? Listen to this booktalk by Jessica Friesema for more ... Have you ever wondered if your parents are vampires? Or if your teacher is a witch? Listen to this booktalk by Jessica Friesema for more fabulous details about this book. booktalks, No No The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/the-true-meaning-of-smekday-by-adam-rex/ http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/the-true-meaning-of-smekday-by-adam-rex/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:05:46 +0000 ppld General Booktalks http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/the-true-meaning-of-smekday-by-adam-rex/ Alien invasion! And then another alien invasion! Booktalk by Kristen Baldwin.

]]> http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/the-true-meaning-of-smekday-by-adam-rex/feed/ Alien invasion! And then another alien invasion! Booktalk by Kristen Baldwin. Alien invasion! And then another alien invasion! Booktalk by Kristen Baldwin. booktalks, No No Right Behind You by Gail Giles http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/right-behind-you-by-gail-giles/ http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/right-behind-you-by-gail-giles/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:04:39 +0000 ppld General Booktalks http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/right-behind-you-by-gail-giles/ When he was 9 years old, he lit a 7 year old on fire.  Booktalk by Kristen Baldwin.

]]> http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/right-behind-you-by-gail-giles/feed/ When he was 9 years old, he lit a 7 year old on fire.  Booktalk by Kristen Baldwin. When he was 9 years old, he lit a 7 year old on fire.  Booktalk by Kristen Baldwin. booktalks, No No Stand Tall by Joan Bauer http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/stand-tall-by-joan-bauer/ http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/stand-tall-by-joan-bauer/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:03:40 +0000 ppld General Booktalks http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/stand-tall-by-joan-bauer/ Size matters, but six-foot-three seventh grader Tree needs convincing.   Booktalk by Susi Bonato.

]]> http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/stand-tall-by-joan-bauer/feed/ Size matters, but six-foot-three seventh grader Tree needs convincing.   Booktalk by Susi Bonato. Size matters, but six-foot-three seventh grader Tree needs convincing.   Booktalk by Susi Bonato. booktalks, No No Organized Crime by Josh Wilker http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/organized-crime-by-josh-wilker/ http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/organized-crime-by-josh-wilker/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:02:17 +0000 ppld General Booktalks http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/organized-crime-by-josh-wilker/ Recounts the history of organized crime from the Cosa Nostra to Al Capone to recent global criminal organizations. Booktalk by Rob Culbert

]]> http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/organized-crime-by-josh-wilker/feed/ Recounts the history of organized crime from the Cosa Nostra to Al Capone to recent global criminal organizations. Booktalk by Rob Culbert Recounts the history of organized crime from the Cosa Nostra to Al Capone to recent global criminal organizations. Booktalk by Rob Culbert booktalks, No No The Fashion Disaster that Changed My Life by Lauren Myracle http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/the-fashion-disaster-that-changed-my-life-by-lauren-myracle/ http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/the-fashion-disaster-that-changed-my-life-by-lauren-myracle/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:01:03 +0000 ppld General Booktalks http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/the-fashion-disaster-that-changed-my-life-by-lauren-myracle/ “Me and my mom’s underwear, exposed to the world in all our freaking glory!”  Booktalk by Tara Cannon

]]> http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/the-fashion-disaster-that-changed-my-life-by-lauren-myracle/feed/ “Me and my mom’s underwear, exposed to the world in all our freaking glory!”  Booktalk by Tara Cannon “Me and my mom’s underwear, exposed to the world in all our freaking glory!”  Booktalk by Tara Cannon booktalks, No No If I Have a Wicked Stepmother Where’s My Prince by Melissa Kantor http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/if-i-have-a-wicked-stepmother-where%e2%80%99s-my-prince-by-melissa-kantor/ http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/if-i-have-a-wicked-stepmother-where%e2%80%99s-my-prince-by-melissa-kantor/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:59:37 +0000 ppld General Booktalks http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/if-i-have-a-wicked-stepmother-where%e2%80%99s-my-prince-by-melissa-kantor/ I have a wicked stepmother and two evil stepsisters.  But I think my prince might actually be a frog!  Life is so unfair!  Booktalk by Susi Bonato

]]> http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/if-i-have-a-wicked-stepmother-where%e2%80%99s-my-prince-by-melissa-kantor/feed/ I have a wicked stepmother and two evil stepsisters.  But I think my prince might actually be a frog!  Life is so unfair!  Booktalk by ... I have a wicked stepmother and two evil stepsisters.  But I think my prince might actually be a frog!  Life is so unfair!  Booktalk by Susi Bonato booktalks, No No Coraline by Neil Gaiman http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/coraline-by-neil-gaiman/ http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/coraline-by-neil-gaiman/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:58:09 +0000 ppld General Booktalks http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/coraline-by-neil-gaiman/ Coraline was bored of everything until everything changed in a very creeped-out way.  Now, she wishes she could just be bored again.  Booktalk by Rob Culbert.

]]> http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/coraline-by-neil-gaiman/feed/ Coraline was bored of everything until everything changed in a very creeped-out way.  Now, she wishes she could just be bored again.  Booktalk by Rob ... Coraline was bored of everything until everything changed in a very creeped-out way.  Now, she wishes she could just be bored again.  Booktalk by Rob Culbert. booktalks, No No One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies by Sonya Sones http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/one-of-those-hideous-books-where-the-mother-dies-by-sonya-sones/ http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/one-of-those-hideous-books-where-the-mother-dies-by-sonya-sones/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:56:50 +0000 ppld General Booktalks http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/one-of-those-hideous-books-where-the-mother-dies-by-sonya-sones/ Life is so unfair. She’s sent to live with her loser dad after her mother’s death.  But life will never be the same since her dad is actually a very famous movie star…  Booktalk by Jill Jarrell

]]> http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/one-of-those-hideous-books-where-the-mother-dies-by-sonya-sones/feed/ Life is so unfair. She’s sent to live with her loser dad after her mother’s death.  But life will never be the same since her ... Life is so unfair. She’s sent to live with her loser dad after her mother’s death.  But life will never be the same since her dad is actually a very famous movie star…  Booktalk by Jill Jarrell booktalks, No No Being Dead by Vivian Vande Velde http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/being-dead-by-vivian-vande-velde/ http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/being-dead-by-vivian-vande-velde/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:55:03 +0000 ppld General Booktalks http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/being-dead-by-vivian-vande-velde/ Stories about the dead and those who would rather not be dead. Booktalk by Jessica Friesema.

]]> http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/being-dead-by-vivian-vande-velde/feed/ Stories about the dead and those who would rather not be dead. Booktalk by Jessica Friesema. Stories about the dead and those who would rather not be dead. Booktalk by Jessica Friesema. booktalks, No No Afterlife by Gary Soto http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/afterlife-by-gary-soto/ http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/afterlife-by-gary-soto/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:51:23 +0000 ppld General Booktalks http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/afterlife-by-gary-soto/ “I closed my eyes. When I opened them a minute later, I was dead.”  Booktalk by Jill Jarrell.

]]> http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/afterlife-by-gary-soto/feed/ “I closed my eyes. When I opened them a minute later, I was dead.”  Booktalk by Jill Jarrell. “I closed my eyes. When I opened them a minute later, I was dead.”  Booktalk by Jill Jarrell. booktalks, No No Arrival by Shaun Tan http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/arrival-by-shaun-tan/ http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/arrival-by-shaun-tan/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:49:57 +0000 ppld General Booktalks http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/arrival-by-shaun-tan/ The arrival of a stranger in a strange land filled with strange things.  A story told only in pictures.  Booktalk by Kristen Baldwin.

]]> http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/arrival-by-shaun-tan/feed/ The arrival of a stranger in a strange land filled with strange things.  A story told only in pictures.  Booktalk by Kristen Baldwin. The arrival of a stranger in a strange land filled with strange things.  A story told only in pictures.  Booktalk by Kristen Baldwin. booktalks, No No An Abundance of Katherines by John Green http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/an-abundance-of-katherines-by-john-green/ http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/an-abundance-of-katherines-by-john-green/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:48:50 +0000 ppld General Booktalks http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/an-abundance-of-katherines-by-john-green/ Colin has had 19 girlfriends. All of them were named Katherine and each and every one of them dumped him. So, really, Colin has been dumped by 19 Katherines. Why are the Katherines of the world out to get him?  Booktalk by Tara Cannon.

]]> http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/an-abundance-of-katherines-by-john-green/feed/ Colin has had 19 girlfriends. All of them were named Katherine and each and every one of them dumped him. So, really, Colin has been ... Colin has had 19 girlfriends. All of them were named Katherine and each and every one of them dumped him. So, really, Colin has been dumped by 19 Katherines. Why are the Katherines of the world out to get him?  Booktalk by Tara Cannon. booktalks, No No Just Listen by Sarah Dessen http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/just-listen-by-sarah-dessen/ http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/just-listen-by-sarah-dessen/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:47:04 +0000 ppld General Booktalks http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/just-listen-by-sarah-dessen/ Isolated from friends who believe the worst because she has not been truthful with them, sixteen-year-old Annabel finds an ally in classmate Owen, whose honesty and passion for music help her to face and share what really happened at the end-of-the-year party that changed her life.  Booktalk by Susi Bonato.

]]> http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/just-listen-by-sarah-dessen/feed/ Isolated from friends who believe the worst because she has not been truthful with them, sixteen-year-old Annabel finds an ally in classmate Owen, whose honesty ... Isolated from friends who believe the worst because she has not been truthful with them, sixteen-year-old Annabel finds an ally in classmate Owen, whose honesty and passion for music help her to face and share what really happened at the end-of-the-year party that changed her life.  Booktalk by Susi Bonato. booktalks, No No Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/stuck-in-neutral-by-terry-trueman/ http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/stuck-in-neutral-by-terry-trueman/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:46:05 +0000 ppld General Booktalks http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/stuck-in-neutral-by-terry-trueman/ Fourteen-year-old Shawn McDaniel, who suffers from severe cerebral palsy and cannot function, relates his perceptions of his life, his family, and his condition, especially as he believes his father is planning to kill him.  Booktalk by Jill Jarrell.

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]]> http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/stuck-in-neutral-by-terry-trueman/feed/ Fourteen-year-old Shawn McDaniel, who suffers from severe cerebral palsy and cannot function, relates his perceptions of his life, his family, and his condition, especially as ... Fourteen-year-old Shawn McDaniel, who suffers from severe cerebral palsy and cannot function, relates his perceptions of his life, his family, and his condition, especially as he believes his father is planning to kill him.  Booktalk by Jill Jarrell. Listen Now: booktalks, No No How to Survive a Robot Uprising by Daniel Wilson http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/how-to-survive-a-robot-uprising-by-daniel-wilson/ http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/how-to-survive-a-robot-uprising-by-daniel-wilson/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:45:02 +0000 ppld General Booktalks http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/how-to-survive-a-robot-uprising-by-daniel-wilson/ Tips on defending yourself in the coming mechanical rebellion. Booktalk by Kristen Baldwin.

]]> http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/how-to-survive-a-robot-uprising-by-daniel-wilson/feed/ Tips on defending yourself in the coming mechanical rebellion. Booktalk by Kristen Baldwin. Tips on defending yourself in the coming mechanical rebellion. Booktalk by Kristen Baldwin. booktalks, No No About Among the Free by Margaret Peterson Haddix http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/about-among-the-free-by-margaret-peterson-haddix/ http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/about-among-the-free-by-margaret-peterson-haddix/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:43:38 +0000 ppld General Booktalks http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/ppld-booktalkshome-page-rss-about-among-the-free-by-margaret-peterson-haddix/ When thirteen-year-old Luke Garner unwittingly sets off a rebellion which sweeps the country and ousts the Population Police from power, he quickly realizes that the new regime is corrupt and he may hold the only key to true freedom.  Booktalk by Susi Bonato.

]]> http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/09/01/about-among-the-free-by-margaret-peterson-haddix/feed/ When thirteen-year-old Luke Garner unwittingly sets off a rebellion which sweeps the country and ousts the Population Police from power, he quickly realizes that the ... When thirteen-year-old Luke Garner unwittingly sets off a rebellion which sweeps the country and ousts the Population Police from power, he quickly realizes that the new regime is corrupt and he may hold the only key to true freedom.  Booktalk by Susi Bonato. booktalks, No No All Pikes Peak Reads 2009 theme music http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/08/06/all-pikes-peak-reads-2009-theme-music/ http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/08/06/all-pikes-peak-reads-2009-theme-music/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:05:35 +0000 ppld General http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/08/06/all-pikes-peak-reads-2009-theme-music/ The University of Chicago, conducted by Barbara Schubert, performs Richard Strauss’ ‘Also Sprach Zarathustra’ in the 2000 Cathy Heifetz Memorial Concert.

]]> http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/08/06/all-pikes-peak-reads-2009-theme-music/feed/ The University of Chicago, conducted by Barbara Schubert, performs Richard Strauss' 'Also Sprach Zarathustra' in the 2000 Cathy Heifetz Memorial Concert. The University of Chicago, conducted by Barbara Schubert, performs Richard Strauss' 'Also Sprach Zarathustra' in the 2000 Cathy Heifetz Memorial Concert. ppld appr, No No Issa Bagayogo - Sebero http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/07/23/issa-bagayogo-sebero/ http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/07/23/issa-bagayogo-sebero/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:50:33 +0000 ppld General World Music Series http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/07/23/issa-bagayogo-sebero/ http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/07/23/issa-bagayogo-sebero/feed/ world music series, No No Issa Bagayogo - Dibi http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/07/23/issa-bagayogo-dibi/ http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/07/23/issa-bagayogo-dibi/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:48:42 +0000 ppld General World Music Series http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/07/23/issa-bagayogo-dibi/ http://ppld.podbean.com/2009/07/23/issa-bagayogo-dibi/feed/ world music series, No No