Hello and welcome to the worst bestsellers, where we read about summer reading fraud so you don't have to.

I'm Kate.

And I'm Renata.

And for this episode, we read Picklepuss by Patricia Riley Giff.

Joining us to discuss this early chapter book about the casual distonesty of children

is Becca, firm believer that children are fucking liars.

Everyone I've ever met.

Yeah, I mean, you're not wrong.

Becca is also the editor of her podcast and returning guest.

You probably know Becca.

Probably.

And if you don't, you're about to.

That sounded more ominous than I meant it to.

If you don't, you're going to be like, wow, Becca read shitty books as a kid.

Yeah. I mean, I will straight up put out there that after the first flashback summer, when Becca was the guest, people definitely responded and said, so is she going to be back next summer? So I'm assuming that long time. So after this one, they'll be like, can you not have Becca back next summer?

Well, Becca, it's not you.

It's Patricia Riley Giff, I think.

So Picklepuss, this is a book from the Polk Street School Kit.

I guess the series is technically called The Kids of the Polk Street School series.

Which I've actually literally never heard it refer to.

Everyone called it Pokes Street School Kids.

Yeah, I'm just, I'm looking at the cover and it's a little logo.

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