Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Episode 197 – Night of The Living Dummy
The day has arrived: Renata read her very first Goosebump novel. Courtney Summers, Best Bestselling author of books like The Project and the upcoming I’m The Girl, joined us to discuss Night of the Living Dummy by R. L. Stine. Please rate this episode 10/10 Splats in the Apple Podcasts store.
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes:
Episode #152 – Mallory and the Trouble With Twins
Episode #177 – Baby-Sitters Beware
Slappy the Dummy on Goosebumps Fan Wiki
Coming up next: The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin.
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Episode 196 – A Ring Of Endless Light
As the earth makes another journey around the sun (allegedly), we return to Flashback Summer. Writer Annie Cardi (@AnnieCardi) returned to the show to discuss A Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L’Engle, a formative read for many 90s children who aspired to be psychic marine biologists. Listen on your way to the beach, and make sure to share it with any dolphins who might want to listen in!
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: “The World” by Henry Vaughn
Depresh Mode #61 – Maggie Smith
“Try to Praise the Mutilated World” by Adam Zagajewski
Mariah Carey Can Speak Dolphin
Coming up next: Goosebumps #7: Night of the Living Dummy by R.L. Stine.
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Readers Advisory: Episode 196 – A Ring Of Endless Light
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading A Ring Of Endless Light by Madeleine L’Engle. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Episode 178 – Halloween Rain
Flashback Summer has moved past our time with the Baby-Sitters Club to revisit another enterprising teen girl, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. We read a vintage Buffy tie-in novel, Halloween Rain by Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder, with our guest THE Meredith Goldstein, the Boston Globe’s Love Letters columnist and author of books like Things That Grow and Can’t Help Myself. This book may contradict established Buffy canon, but at least it also has some very dated pop culture references in it! Play this episode over the sound system at the Bronze.
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: Sunnydale Mall on the Buffyverse wiki
“Mandolin Rain” by Bruce Hornsby
Coming up next: Slayer by Kiersten White.
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Episode 177 – Baby-Sitters Beware
The Baby-Sitters Club’s worst nightmare was a dream come true for us, as Courtney Summers, best-bestselling author of books like The Project and Sadie, joined us to discuss The Baby-Sitters Club Super Mystery #2: Baby-Sitters Beware by Ann M. Martin. Courtney identified this title as a formative book for her, and you simply can’t argue with the results that have come from this foundation. Listen to this in the station wagon on your way to Shadow Lake!
Readers advisory: Here.
Number of stars: Ten **********
Footnotes: Nola Thacker on the BSC Wiki
Michelle Kwan Presents Skating Dreams series
Coming up next: Halloween Rain (Buffy the Vampire Slayer series) by Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder.
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Episode 176 – Karen’s Plane Trip
This Flashback Summer episode found Kait & Renata home alone, no cool teen baby-sitter nor responsible adult around to monitor their bedtime. Things got a little loopy. You’ve been warned. We read several books from the Baby-Sitters Little Sister series: Karen’s Plane Trip, Karen’s Witch, Karen’s Ghost, and Karen’s Kittykat Club, all “by” Ann M. Martin. We made zero jokes about “Karens,” because Karen Brewer transcends that cliche and would only ask to talk to your manager if she thought your manager might know a good scary story. Listen to this episode to briefly distract yourself from the horrors of climate change!
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: Life Lessons We Learned from Baby-Sitters Little Sister
Coming up next: The Baby-Sitters Club Super Mystery #2: Baby-Sitters Beware by Ann M. Martin.
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Episode 175 – Claudia and Mean Janine
We read Baby-Sitters Club #7, Claudia and Mean Janine and Baby-Sitters Club #40, Claudia and the Middle School Mystery, both by Ann M. Martin. We were thrilled to spend more time with the coolest kid in Stoneybrook, and especially thrilled to discuss her with Susan Tan, author of the Cilla Lee-Jenkins books. Listen to this episode while hiding junk food and Nancy Drew novels around your bedroom!
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“Claudia and the Baby-Sitters Club Books We Really Needed”
“An Ode to Claudia Kishi, the Coolest Kid in ‘The Baby-Sitters Club'” by Bettina Makalinta
“Seventh-Grade Style Icon Claudia Kishi’s Baby-Sitters Club Outfits, Ranked” b
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Readers Advisory: Episode 175 – Claudia and Mean Janine
Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Baby-Sitters Club #7, Claudia and Mean Janine by Ann M. Martin. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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