{"id":4096,"date":"2020-08-03T12:00:51","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T16:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=4096"},"modified":"2020-08-02T18:06:24","modified_gmt":"2020-08-02T22:06:24","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-154-redwall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-154-redwall\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 154 &#8211; Redwall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <em>Redwall<\/em> by Brian Jacques. Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-154-redwall\/\">the podcast<\/a> to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/birchbark.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2644 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/birchbark-145x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/birchbark-145x220.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/birchbark-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/birchbark.jpg 329w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/capture.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4098\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/capture-150x218.jpg\" alt=\"The Capture (Guardians of Ga\u2019Hoole series) by Kathryn Lasky\" width=\"150\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/capture-150x218.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/capture-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/capture.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/darkportal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4097\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/darkportal-138x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Deptford Mice by Robin Jarvis\" width=\"138\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/darkportal-138x220.jpg 138w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/darkportal-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/darkportal.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2EHOjw1\">Amazo<\/a>n | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780786814541\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Capture (Guardians of Ga\u2019Hoole series) by Kathryn Lasky <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/319HPxl\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780439405577\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Dark Portal (Deptford Mice series) by Robin Jarvis <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3hZInwQ\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781441728654\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/martin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4099\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/martin-144x220.jpg\" alt=\"Martin the Warrior by Brian Jacques\" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/martin-144x220.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/martin-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/martin.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mousemotor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mousemotor-148x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary\" width=\"148\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mousemotor-148x220.jpg 148w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mousemotor-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/mousemotor.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/prairie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/prairie-150x213.jpg\" alt=\"Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park\" width=\"155\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/prairie-150x213.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/prairie-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/prairie.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Martin the Warrior by Brian Jacques (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30hXCeu\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780441001866\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30hyKmW\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780380709243\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3feYjte\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781328781505\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ratqueens.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4102\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ratqueens-145x220.jpg\" alt=\"Rat Queens by Kurtis Wiebe and Roc Upchurch\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ratqueens-145x220.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ratqueens-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ratqueens.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ratstale.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ratstale-150x201.jpg\" alt=\"A Rat\u2019s Tale by Tor Seidler and Fred Marcellino\" width=\"150\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ratstale-150x201.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ratstale-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ratstale.jpg 372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/stuart.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4104\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/stuart-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Stuart Little by E.B. White\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/stuart-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/stuart-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/stuart.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rat Queens by Kurtis Wiebe and Roc Upchurch (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DvXeQn\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781607069454\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Rat\u2019s Tale by Tor Seidler and Fred Marcellino <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3k33Zdl\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780374400316\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stuart Little by E.B. White (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3jZU6gt\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780064400565\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/despereaux.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/despereaux-148x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Tale of Despereaux by Kate diCamillo\" width=\"148\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/despereaux-148x220.jpg 148w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/despereaux-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/despereaux.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/watership.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/watership-142x220.jpg\" alt=\"Watership Down by Richard Adams\" width=\"142\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/watership-142x220.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/watership-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/watership.jpg 517w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/windwillows.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/windwillows-150x212.jpg\" alt=\"The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame\" width=\"150\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/windwillows-150x212.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/windwillows-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/windwillows.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Tale of Despereaux<\/em> by Kate diCamillo <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/314Yi62\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780763680893\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Watership Down<\/em> by Richard Adams <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/319kJHh\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780743277709\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Wind in the Willows<\/em> by Kenneth Grahame <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/39NGSP9\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780141321134\">Bookshop<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/cats.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/cats-150x213.jpg\" alt=\"Cats (2019)\" width=\"150\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/cats-150x213.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/cats-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/cats.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2D16o7T\"><em>Cats<\/em> (2019) (movie)<\/a><\/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 Redwall by Brian Jacques. Listen to the podcast to 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":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1454,1362,1956,1955,1704,1357,1957,1953,1952,1310,48,30,1950,1365,1951,1954,1910],"class_list":["post-4096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-beverly-cleary","tag-brian-jacques","tag-e-b-white","tag-fred-marcellino","tag-kate-dicamillo","tag-kathryn-lasky","tag-kenneth-grahame","tag-kurtis-wiebe","tag-linda-sue-park","tag-louise-erdrich","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-redwall","tag-richard-adams","tag-robin-jarvis","tag-roc-upchurch","tag-tor-seidler"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4096","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=4096"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4096\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4113,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4096\/revisions\/4113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}