About this episode
Megan reviews 'The Black Market' by Jed Alexander, a spooky children's book about a magical marketplace.
Thank you to @mediamastersbks for kindly sending us this wonderful book for review! [Chapter book review] Written by Jed Alexander M’s Rating: 10/10 "The Black Market" by Jed Alexander is such a cool and spooky book that you HAVE to read! It’s about a boy named Martin who gets these super weird shoes from his great-aunt, and when he tries to find out where they came from, he discovers a secret magical marketplace that only appears on Halloween. He and his friend Jess explore this wild p...
People in this episode
Host: Megan
Topics covered
- book review
- children's literature
- magical realism
- Halloween
- spooky stories
Keywords
- book review
- Jed Alexander
- The Black Market
- Halloween
- magical marketplace
- children's book
- spooky
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: mediamastersbks
Books & works: The Black Market
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