Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Readers Advisory: Episode 224 – Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging
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Episode 223 – Anastasia Krupnik
For this Flashback Summer episode, the Bellwether Friends Anna & Alene joined Renata to discuss Anastasia Krupnik by Lois Lowry. Sadly, Kait had to miss this one because she was busy shopping for her new poetry outfit, which would make Anastasia green with envy. Listen to this episode while you update the list of “loves” and “hates” in your notebook!
Kait’s Poetry Outfit:
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: “Four Questions with Lois Lowry, Newbery Award-Winning Children’s Author” by Molly Parr
“Why Anastasia Krupnik Was Ahead of Her Time” by Grace Lapointe
Bellwether Friends #65 – Fastest and Furiousest
Coming up next: Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison.
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Readers Advisory: Episode 223 – Anastasia Krupnik
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Anastasia Krupnik by Lois Lowry. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Episode 222 – Trixie Belden
Were you looking for sound medical advice to treat snakebites and rabies? Well, we do not recommend consulting Trixie Belden #1: The Secret of the Mansion by Julie Campbell for first aid training. However, we had a great time talking to returning guest Carrie about this Flashback Summer mystery novel.
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: The Trixie Belden Series
WikiHow: How to Treat a Snake Bite
WikiHow: How to Spot Rabies in a Dog
Coming up next: Anastasia Krupnik by Lois Lowry.
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Readers Advisory: Episode 222 – Trixie Belden
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Trixie Belden #1: The Secret of the Mansion by Julie Campbell. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Episode 221 – Help! I’m Trapped In My Teacher’s Body
Help! We’re trapped in the bodies of millennial podcasters! Andrew and Craig from the Overdue podcast joined us to discuss the classic switcheroo tale Help! I’m Trapped In My Teacher’s Body by Todd Strasser. Listen to this episode while your coworker makes you breakfast!
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: A Taste of Spongey: Help! I’m Trapped in the First Day of School
Overdue #590 – Super Mario Bros movie adaptation
Coming up next: The Secret of the Mansion (Trixie Belden #1) by Julie Campbell.
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Readers Advisory: Episode 221 – Help! I’m Trapped In My Teacher’s Body
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Help! I’m Trapped In My Teacher’s Body by Todd Strasser. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Episode 220 – Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret
It’s–hey, calm down, no, put down your pitchforks, we’re not calling Judy Blume a “worst” bestseller! Absolutely not, just, please, let me finish this intro–it’s Flashback Summer! The time when we chill out and revisit childhood favorites, even when they are iconic classics that absolutely do not match the name of our podcast. We were joined by writer and comedian Sarah Aswell (@seaswell), also known as the Scary Mommy behind Scary Mommy Book Club, to discuss Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by the one and only Judy Blume. Listen to this episode while increasing your bust!
Readers advisory: Here.
“God to Margaret: Always with wings!” by Rebecca Traister
Judy Blume embraces renewed interest in her work from her Florida book store
Coming up next: Help! I’m Trapped in my Teacher’s Body by Todd Strasser.
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Readers Advisory: Episode 220 – Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Episode 219 – Without You
Hey, we’ll be honest: we kind of phoned this one in. On a landline. You screened it? On your answering machine? Haha, a topical reference. See, we read Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and The Musical Rent by Anthony Rapp. He was in Rent! Listen to this episode while waiting in line for rush tickets for Rent. Or, honestly, don’t listen to this episode if you don’t care about Rent the musical. You’ve been warned!
Content warning: Sexual assault, death of a parent.
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: This American Life: Hoaxing Yourself
‘Without You’ Review: Anthony Rapp’s Seasons of Love, and Loss by Elisabeth Vincentelli
“Actor Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14” by Adam Vary
Coming up next: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume.
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