Princess Scientist’s Book Club #7 – Harry Potter, Lightning Thief, Phantom Tollbooth
Princess Scientist is back with Lab Assistant Dad to talk about Harry Potter, The Lightning Thief, and the Phantom Tollbooth.
- With Dad: The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster.
- With Mom: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan.
Remember you can email us at princess DOT scientist AT gmail.com!
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Princess Scientist on Skepticality!
We were honored to have Swoopy from Skepticality, a skeptics and science podcast, interview Lab Assistant Mommy and Princess Scientist for the podcast about kids and science! Along with Princess Scientist, Aaron from Aaron’s World was interviewed.
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Princess Scientist’s Book Club #6 – The Pool of Fire, Scientific Facts about Cthulhu
We are on our last Tripods book, spoilers abound. One listener email, book suggestions, and long talk about HP Lovecraft’s famous elder god, Cthulhu.
- With Dad: Piper Reed, Navy Brat by Kimberly Willis Holt.
- With Mom: The Pool of Fire by John Christopher.
Remember you can email us at princess DOT scientist AT gmail.com!
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Princess Scientist’s Book Club #5 – City of Gold and Lead, Harry Potter, Nanovor
Hello all you book club members! Princess Scientist is back with a flourish (literally) and wishes to talk about The City of Gold and Lead (spoiler alert) and Harry Potter. (We also plug Mom’s new mid-grade book, Nanovor: Hacked!, which Princess Scientist says is great and she’s not just saying that cause Mom is right there.) We mention future inventions and the more recent science fair. And we have an email address now! princess DOT scientist AT gmail DOT com.
What we’re reading now:
- With Dad: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming.
- With Mom: The Pool of Fire by John Christopher.
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Princess Scientist’s Book Club #4 – A Wrinkle in Time and Diary of a Wimpy Kid
We’re back- it only took us, uh, a month to get the new podcast out… That’s better, right?
Princess Scientist returns with her dad to finish up their talk on A Wrinkle in Time, and she talks about her love of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. We also are starting to get some emails, so be sure to send us your feedback! princess.scientist AT gmail.com
What we’re reading now:
- With Dad: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming.
- With Mom: The City of Gold and Lead by John Christopher.
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Princess Scientist’s Book Club #3 – The 39 Clues book 4: Beyond the Grave
We’re back! We talk the holidays and about The 39 Clues, Mary Poppins, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and Captain Underpants! We also talk about the upcoming science fair at Princess Scientist’s school.
What we’re reading now:
- With Dad: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle.
- With Mom: The White Mountains by John Christopher.
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Princess Scientist’s Book Club #2 – The Graveyard Book
Today Princess Scientist talks with her dad about The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (and other Gaiman books). They touch on The Hobbit as well, discussing its flaws.
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Princess Scientist’s Book Club #1 – Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH and 39 Clues
We finally got the podcast up and running! We hope you enjoy our discussion of the books- check out the GoodReads links to learn more about the books!
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Welcome to Princess Scientist’s Book Club!
Hi there! This is the site for Princess Scientist and her book club. Here she talks with her parents about what they’re reading right now, what books she’s excited about, and anything else on her mind.
Episode 1, where she talks with her mom about Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH and the 39 Clues series, is coming shortly!
- Currently reading with Mom- Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
- Currently reading with Dad- The Graveyard Book


