{"id":3609,"date":"2019-08-12T12:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T16:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=3609"},"modified":"2019-08-11T21:20:25","modified_gmt":"2019-08-12T01:20:25","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-130-dealing-with-dragons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-130-dealing-with-dragons\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 130 &#8211; Dealing With Dragons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <em>Dealing With Dragons<\/em> by Patricia C. Wrede. Listen to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-130-dealing-with-dragons\/\">the podcast<\/a>\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/charmed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1403\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/charmed-150x220.jpg\" alt=\"Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones\" width=\"150\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/damsel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3610\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/damsel-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Damsel by Elana Arnold\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/damsel-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/damsel-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/damsel.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/finnikin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3611\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/finnikin-145x220.jpg\" alt=\"Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/finnikin-145x220.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/finnikin-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/finnikin.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Charmed Life<\/em> (Chronicles of Chrestomanci) by Diana Wynne Jones <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2YDMKZe\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780688155469\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Damsel<\/em> by Elana Arnold (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2YXQ50p\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780062742322\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finnikin of the Rock <\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Lumatere Chronicles) by Melina Marchetta <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2H2vT7A\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780763652920\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/other.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3174\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/other-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/other-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/other-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/other.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ironhearted.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1087\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ironhearted-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"Iron Hearted Violet by Kelly Barnhill\" width=\"150\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ironhearted-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ironhearted.jpg 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/princeless.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3612\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/princeless-142x220.jpg\" alt=\"Princeless by Jeremy Whitley &amp; M. Goodwin\" width=\"142\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/princeless-142x220.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/princeless-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/princeless.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>In Other Lands<\/em> by Sarah Rees Brennan (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2YCGvEM\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9781618731203\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Iron-Hearted Violet<\/em> by Kelly Barnhill <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2TmXpBm\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780316056755\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Princeless<\/em> by Jeremy Whitley &amp; M. Goodwin (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2YFGfFk\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9781632292346\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/priory.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3613\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/priory-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/priory-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/priory-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/priory.jpg 334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/shatter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3614\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/shatter-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/shatter-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/shatter-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/shatter.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sissy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3615\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sissy-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Sissy: A Coming of Gender Story by Jacob Tobia\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sissy-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sissy-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/sissy.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Priory of the Orange Tree<\/em> by Samantha Shannon <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2YTQ8KB\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9781635570298\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Shatter the Sky<\/em> by Rebecca Kim Wells <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GZB1ZX\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9781534437906\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Sissy: A Coming of Gender Story<\/em> by Jacob Tobia <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/33n5L0N\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780735218826\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/so.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3617\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/so-134x220.jpg\" alt=\"So You Want To Be a Wizard (Young Wizards series) by Diane Duane\" width=\"134\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/so-134x220.jpg 134w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/so-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/so.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 134px) 100vw, 134px\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3616\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/stepsister-136x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Stepsister Scheme (Princess series) by Jim C. Hines\" width=\"136\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/stepsister-136x220.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/stepsister-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/stepsister.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 136px) 100vw, 136px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3455\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wee-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Wee Free Men (Tiffany Aching series) by Terry Pratchett\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wee-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wee-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/wee.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>So You Want To Be a Wizard<\/em> (Young Wizards series) by Diane Duane <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/31sXq9Z\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780152162504\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Stepsister Scheme<\/em> (Princess series) by Jim C. Hines <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/33o0fLc\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780756405328\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Wee Free Men<\/em> (Tiffany Aching series) by Terry Pratchett <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/31tJxbr\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tridentbookscafe.com\/book\/9780062435262\">Trident Booksellers<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/she-ra-poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3618 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/she-ra-poster-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"She-Ra and the Princesses of Power\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/she-ra-poster-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/she-ra-poster-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/she-ra-poster.jpg 886w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/80179762\">She-Ra and the Princesses of Power<\/a> (TV series)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0<em>Worst Bestsellers<\/em>\u00a0<em>is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;node=1000&amp;site-redirect=&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=Z2A4ORUYFZJ4UA6Q\">Amazon.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(But no pressure, we\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading Dealing With Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede. Listen to\u00a0the podcast\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1722,693,1730,1724,1729,1345,1731,516,1726,1725,1723,30,1727,1728,10,1732,1637],"class_list":["post-3609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-dealing-with-dragons","tag-diana-wynne-jones","tag-diane-duane","tag-elana-arnold","tag-jacob-tobia","tag-jeremy-whitley","tag-jim-c-hines","tag-kelly-barnhill","tag-m-goodwin","tag-melina-marchetta","tag-patricia-c-wrede","tag-readers-advisory","tag-rebecca-kim-wells","tag-samantha-shannon","tag-sarah-rees-brennan","tag-she-ra-and-the-princesses-of-power","tag-terry-pratchett"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3609"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3624,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3609\/revisions\/3624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}