Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Stonewords by Pam Conrad. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Episode 243 – No Coins Please

Flashback summer, eh? Ann Foster of Vulgar History joined us to read No Coins, Please, an early work by the venerable Canadian author Gordon Korman. Listen to this episode while driving cross-country with a van full of chaotic tweens!
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Footnotes: About Gordon Korman
Coming up next: Stonewords by Pam Conrad.
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Episode 242 – The Discovery



It’s Morphin’ Time! We’re kicking off Flashback Summer Animal Style. We returned to the world of the Animorphs by reading the three books in the iconic David Saga–The Discovery (#20), The Threat (#21) and The Solution (#22), all by K.A. Applegate. We were joined by Moniquill Blackgoose, author of To Shape a Dragon’s Breath. Listen to this episode while driving to the mall to pick up a Cinnabon and/or fight a lion!
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: Episode 52 – Animorphs #1
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Episode 241 – Open Book

We continue Celebrity Memoir May with another wronged woman of the early 00s, Ms. Jessica Simpson. Annie Cardi, author of Red, joined us in righteous indignation on behalf of our favorite former Newlywed after reading her memoir Open Book. Listen to this episode while practicing your Dukes of Hazzard-style stunt driving.
Content warnings: Child sexual abuse, substance abuse, publicly being a woman in the early 00s.
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“Jessica Simpson is Selling Her Beverly Hills Home” by Maria Salova
“John Mayer’s Dating History: Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Aniston, Katy Perry and More”
Coming up next: The Discovery (Animorphs #20) by K. A. Applegate.
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Episode 240 – Troublemaker
Unlike Scientology, Celebrity Memoir May is inescapable. Known Suppressive Person, librarian, and author Angie Manfredi (@MissKubelik) joined us to discuss Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini. Join us as we swear oaths of fealty to the Queen of Queens!
Content warning: Verbal abuse, icky parenting, escaping a cult.
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: “A Strange Chapter in ‘Wog”s Hateful History”
Leah Remini’s “Roar” dance on Dancing with the Stars
“An Interview with the One and Only Michelle Visage” by Michael Podell
“Another Celeb Just Fueled Rumors of Jennifer Lopez & Leah Remini’s Feud” by Maggie Clancy
Coming up next: Open Book by Jessica Simpson.
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