Get ready to pull on your nonsense shoes and go dancing on the kooky side of the street as we chat to the brilliant Nathanael (Nate) Lessore, author of the hilarious Steady for This and King of Nothing for teen readers, and Solving Crimes is NOT My Superpower, for slightly younger readers. This conversation will answer all the questions you have about life, including the most important one: how DO you give CPR to a mosquito? I mean, you can't deny it's something we've all wondered about...

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Books mentioned in this week's episode include Nate's own:

Steady for This

King of Nothing

Solving Crimes is NOT My Superpower, illustrated by Simran Diamond Singh

And the stories which have shaped him include:

Avocado Baby, by John Burningham

Burglar Bill, by Janet and Allan Ahlberg

Double Act, by Jacqueline Wilson

The Lottie Project, by Jacqueline Wilson

Tracey Beaker (TV series), original novels by Jacqueline Wilson

Vicky Angel, by Jacqueline Wilson

Scribble Boy, by Philip Ridley

Harry Potter, by JK Rowling

Noughts and Crosses, by Malorie Blackman

Knife Edge, by Malorie Blackman

The work of Flannery O'Connor

The Chronicles of Narnia, by CS Lewis

Glasgow Boys, by Margaret McDonald

TV Shows:

Scrubs

Friends

Boondocks

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Family Guy

Spiderman (comic books)

The work of Spike Milligan

Conn of the Dead, by Dave Rudden

The Door of No Return, by Kwame Alexander

Happy Head, by Josh Silver

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