# contemporary fiction (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover contemporary fiction. Page: Feed: --- ## The Burning Season by Caroline Starr Rose (Novel in Verse and Contemporary) _2026-08-17 · Books In the Middle Podcast_ Send us Fan Mail The Burning Season by Caroline Starr Rose Opal is now 12 and that means a few things. In her mind, it means she might finally be old enough to live in town with friends of the family, so she can go to school with all the other kids her age and NOT live in a fire tower year round in the middle of the Gila National Forest in New Mexico. For her mother and grandmother, it means she… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/229361/episodes/19655779-the-burning-season-by-caroline-starr-rose-novel-in-verse-and-contemporary.mp3) ## Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson (Mystery) _2026-08-03 · Books In the Middle Podcast_ Send us Fan Mail Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson Kaylani is not looking forward to spending her summer on Martha's Vineyard with a former best friend, named London and her older sister Cassie. While they had been good friend when they were little, after London's family moved away, they really lost touch. Still, when their grandparents offer to take Kaylani for the summer, the two girls… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/229361/episodes/19516114-blood-in-the-water-by-tiffany-d-jackson-mystery.mp3) ## X Marks the Haunt by Lindsay Currie (Horror) _2026-07-20 · Books In the Middle Podcast_ Send us Fan Mail X Marks the Haunt by Lindsay Currie When Will and his classmates in 7th grade visit the cemetary his mother runs, Will is so worried that someone will find out. And when it comes out, at first it isn't as bad as he thinks! And when he gets placed on a team with his best friend Stash, and two other kids, Michelle and Henry, he even starts to have a good time. Until later when… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/229361/episodes/19515971-x-marks-the-haunt-by-lindsay-currie-horror.mp3) ## All the Blues in the Sky by Renee Watson ( Novel in Verse and Contemporary) _2026-07-06 · Books In the Middle Podcast_ Send us Fan Mail All the Blues in the Sky by Renee Watson Sage was looking forward to spending her 13th birthday with her best friend, until tragedy struck. When her best friend is killed, Sage struggles to have the energy to move on with her own life. How can she, after she has suffered such a profound horrible loss? And even other students in her grief group at school don't understand what it is… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/229361/episodes/19447699-all-the-blues-in-the-sky-by-renee-watson-novel-in-verse-and-contemporary.mp3) ## How the Ghost Army Hoodwinked Hitler by Rebecca Siegel (Nonfiction) _2026-06-22 · Books In the Middle Podcast_ Send us Fan Mail How the Ghost Army Hoodwinked Hitler by Rebecca Siegel This is the incredible story of how one unit was able to fool the German army during World War II and possibly help save thousands of lives. Because it was a secret army, it is hard to know their true impact, but reading this book will make you realize how there were many different fronts on which the war was fought.… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/229361/episodes/19381644-how-the-ghost-army-hoodwinked-hitler-by-rebecca-siegel-nonfiction.mp3) ## Gaslit by Megan Davidhizar (Mystery and Contemporary Fiction) _2026-06-08 · Books In the Middle Podcast_ Send us Fan Mail Gaslit by Megan Davidhiszar Ella is facing a huge medical diagnosis. She found out that the migraines she has been having that are just debilitating are not caused by stress, or diet, but by a brain tumor. Being in high school and finding out you might have a brain tumor that could kill you is not something anyone wants to hear. But Ella is trying her best to block it out and so… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/229361/episodes/19229950-gaslit-by-megan-davidhizar-mystery-and-contemporary-fiction.mp3) ## Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown by Candace Fleming (Nonfiction) _2026-05-25 · Books In the Middle Podcast_ Send us Fan Mail Death in the Jungle by Candace Fleming What really happened to the people of Jonestown in Guyana, South America on the night of November 18, 1978? Were people there willingly, or had some wanted to leave but were not allowed? This book does a comprehensive dive into the personalities, the reasons and the dreams of the people who died in the jungle that day. Recommended for mature… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/229361/episodes/19229815-death-in-the-jungle-murder-betrayal-and-the-lost-dream-of-jonestown-by-candace-fleming-nonfiction.mp3) ## Are You Nobody Too? By Tina Cane (Novel in Verse and Slightly Historical Fiction) _2026-05-11 · Books In the Middle Podcast_ Send us Fan Mail Are You Nobody Too? By Tina Cane Emily is having a terrible time fitting in to her new school. On the surface, it seems like she should be having no trouble, because she is Chinese American and her new public school has a ton of Chinese Americans, but she was adopted by white parents and didn't grow up speaking Mandarin. Leaving behind her friends at her private school has been… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/229361/episodes/19154784-are-you-nobody-too-by-tina-cane-novel-in-verse-and-slightly-historical-fiction.mp3) ## Slugfest by Gordon Korman (Contemporary Fiction) _2026-05-04 · Books In the Middle Podcast_ Send us Fan Mail Slugfest by Gordon Korman Yash is ready to move on from 8th grade to high school. He feels like he is pretty much there already since he has gotten to skip PE at his middle school and go play on all the JV teams at the high school...because...he...is...that...good. Period. But when his middle school principal shows up at one of his JV games, he knows something is off, but he has… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/229361/episodes/19117825-slugfest-by-gordon-korman-contemporary-fiction.mp3) ## [Chovy's Blog: Agentic Coding (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/YUo1BY2RkezY) _2026-05-04 · **Sponsored**_ Personal posts on agentic coding, moshcode CLI, and security findings. ## Al Capone Does My Shirts By Gennifer Choldenko (Historical Fiction) _2026-04-26 · Books In the Middle Podcast_ Send us Fan Mail Al Capone Does My Shirts By Gennifer Choldenko Moose really doesn’t want to leave his home in Santa Monica to move to Alcatraz Island. His father takes a job as a guard so the family can get Natalie, Moose’s sister, into a special school. Even though Natalie is older than Moose she acts much younger, and the whole family has to make changes for her. And this time, that change… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/229361/episodes/19076284-al-capone-does-my-shirts-by-gennifer-choldenko-historical-fiction.mp3)