The Ultimate Backseat Bookshelf: 100 Must-Reads For Kids 9-14 Plus 4 More Stories

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100 Best Books The Ultimate Backseat Bookshelf: 100 Must-Reads For Kids 9-14 Earlier this summer, NPR's Backseat Book Club — our book club for young readers — asked you to weigh in on your favorite books for kids age 9-14. We heard from more than 2,000 of you, and our expert panel has whittled your hundreds and hundreds of nominations down to a list of 100 great reads. Read this story The Two-Way George Duke, Legendary Jazz Keyboardist, Dies Duke's career spanned five decades and he always straddled the line between disparate genres, collaborating with artists such as Miles Davis, Barry Manilow and Frank Zappa. Read this story All Songs Considered Song Premiere: The Avett Brothers, 'Another Is Waiting' From an album due out in October, "Another Is Waiting" accomplishes everything an Avetts song should: Fueled by sweet banjo strums, it's catchy, concise and sweet, with a thoughtful and subtle message about rejecting shallow pursuits and staying open to emotional connections with others. Read this story Health Care 'Paying Till It Hurts': Why American Health Care Is So Pricey New York Times correspondent Elisabeth Rosenthal is spending a year investigating why American medical bills are so much higher than in other developed countries. She tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross, "Every part of the [U.S.] system needs to rethink the way it's working." Read this story Keys To The Whole World: American Public Libraries Libraries' Leading Roles: On Stage, On Screen And In Song In the latest installment of our library series, NPR's Bob Mondello visits some notable libraries in popular culture: Jorge Luis Borges' Library of Babel; Lucien's Library in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman; and the stacks in Buffy, Hogwarts, Doctor Who and Fahrenheit 451. Read this story

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