{"id":6746,"date":"2026-07-13T12:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=6746"},"modified":"2026-07-12T23:08:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T03:08:06","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-293-changes-for-kirsten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-293-changes-for-kirsten\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 293 &#8211; Changes for Kirsten"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Changes for Kirsten<\/em> by Janet Beeler Shaw<\/span><i>.<\/i>\u00a0Listen to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-293-changes-for-kirsten\/\">the podcast<\/a>\u00a0to 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 size-thumbnail wp-image-2644\" 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\/2026\/07\/dolls.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dolls-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can't Quit American Girl by Mary Mahoney and Allison Horrocks\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dolls-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dolls-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dolls-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dolls-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dolls.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/auntie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6748\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/auntie-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/auntie-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/auntie-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/auntie.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780063064164\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Birchbark House<\/em> by Louise Erdrich<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781250792839\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can&#8217;t Quit American Girl<\/em> by Mary Mahoney and Allison Horrocks<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780525554899\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Legend of Auntie Po<\/em> by Shing Yin Khor<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/prairie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail 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=\"150\" height=\"213\" 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: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sarah.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6749\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sarah-148x220.webp\" alt=\"Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan\" width=\"148\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sarah-148x220.webp 148w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sarah-202x300.webp 202w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sarah-689x1024.webp 689w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sarah.webp 807w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/somany.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/somany-143x220.jpg\" alt=\"So Many Beginnings by Bethany C. Morrow\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/somany-143x220.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/somany-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/somany.jpg 651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780358454632\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Prairie Lotus<\/em> by Linda Sue Park<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780062399526\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Sarah, Plain and Tall<\/em> by Patricia MacLachlan<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781250853516\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>So Many Beginnings<\/em> by Bethany C. Morrow<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading Changes for Kirsten by Janet Beeler Shaw.\u00a0Listen 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":[2728,1166,2544,2723,2724,1952,1310,2727,2725,48,30,2726],"class_list":["post-6746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-allison-horrocks","tag-american-girl","tag-bethany-c-morrow","tag-changes-for-kirsten","tag-janet-beeler-shaw","tag-linda-sue-park","tag-louise-erdrich","tag-mary-mahoney","tag-patricia-maclachlan","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-shing-yin-khor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6746","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=6746"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6746\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6755,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6746\/revisions\/6755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}