DadLabs.com - New Books for Kids from Scholastic

In this episode of The Lab, Daddy Clay recommends some great books from Scholastic for your young adult readers. The documentary novel "Countdown" by Deborah Wiles takes place against the backdrop of the Cuban Missile Crisis and features scrapbooks throughout the book that include photographs, song lyrics, biographies and more. "Dear Dumb Diary," by Jim Benton is written in the voice of a middle school girl. Raina Telgemeier's book "Smile" resembles a comic book and is influenced by her experiences with braces in middle school. Along with interviews with each of these authors, find out what books they would recommend for kids. DadLabs Ep. 761 is brought to you by BabyBjorn. Distributed by Tubemogul.