Podcast appearances and mentions of Megan E Freeman

On this episode of the Middle Grade Matters podcast, bestselling author Megan E. Freeman discusses her journey as a writer and the success of her novels 'Alone' and 'Away'. Megan shares insights into her writing process, the unique storytelling formats she employs, and the impact of reader feedback on her work. The conversation delves into the themes of survival, friendship, and the creative challenges of writing companion novels. Megan also talks about her upcoming projects (including whether there will be a third novel related to Alone and Away) and offers valuable advice for aspiring writers, emphasizing the importance of community and having a Trusted Reader.For bonus content and info on upcoming episodes, subscribe to the Middle Grade Matters newsletter here: Newsletter, and follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter.I love audiobooks! If you do, too, consider switching to Libro.fm, a platform that supports indy bookstores.If you're enjoying this podcast, please leave a rating and review (thank you!).

In this episode of The Growing Readers Podcast, Megan E. Freeman takes us on a journey through her creative process and the powerful stories behind her novels ALONE and AWAY.From discovering swimming as an unexpected source of inspiration to transforming ALONE from prose to verse, Megan shares the evolution of her craft and her deep connection to young readers. She reveals how student feedback shaped AWAY's multiple narrative styles and discusses her meticulous research process, from calving on ranches to studying emergency management protocols.At the heart of our conversation is her passionate mission: empowering young readers and helping them fall in love with reading, one story at a time.Discussion Topics:Swimming as a significant source of creative flow.Reading Nancy Drew books in first grade.How the unique narrative styles in 'Away' enhance character development.The importance of choice in reading for children.Diverse storytelling formats can make reading more accessible.How Megan's transition from prose to verse transformed her storytelling approach.Engaging young readers requires authenticity in experiences.Feedback from tween readers is crucial for writing.Researching enhances story authenticity.Audiobooks provide a new perspective on storytelling.How Megan aims to empower young readers through her books.Inspiring a love for reading.Transcription: You can read the transcription on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Children's Book Review⁠⁠⁠Order Copies of Alone on ⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Bookshop.org⁠⁠Order Copies of Away on ⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Bookshop.orgFor more information about Megan E. Freeman, visit https://www.meganefreeman.com/Keywords: creativity, writing, children's literature, reading journey, novels in verse, hybrid storytelling, Megan E. Freeman, Growing Readers podcast, storytelling, character development, young readers, hope, authenticity, audiobooks, rural experiences, writing process, empowerment, literature

In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we dive into the book releases coming out in April through June 2024. We found some really exciting books, let us know what you're looking forward to! What We've Read and What We Are Reading: Happy Place by Emily Henry and narrated by Julia Whelan One Dark Window (Shepherd King #1) by Rachel Gillig and narrated by Lisa Cordileone Alone by Megan E. Freeman and narrated by Gail Shalan Two Twisted Crowns (Shepherd King #2) by Rachel Gillig and narrated by Lisa Cordileone Additional Book Mentions:  Midnight Ruin (Dark Olympus #6) by Katee Robert Wild Love by Elsie Silver Rebel Rising by Rebel Wilson Here We Go Again by Allison Cochrun The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo The Titanic Survivors Book Club by Timothy Schaffert Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes The Prospects by K.T. Hoffman How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang Home is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose One Last Word by Suzanne Park Funny Story by Emily Henry Skye Full of Stars by Taryn Nikolic King of Sloth (Kings of Sin #4) by Ana Huang One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me by Whoopi Goldberg Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland Lore Olympus #6 by Rachel Smythe Summer at the Saint by Mary Kay Andrews Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller Gay the Pray Away by Natalie Naudus Curvy Girl Summer by Danielle Allen Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay The Stars Too Fondly by Emily Hamilton Middle of the Night by Riley Sager

When Megan Freeman first started to write Alone, it was a typical middle grade novel. Despite some good feedback, the book never found its wings. She left it...ahem...alone for a while, and it wasn't until she took a workshop about novels-in-verse that the shape of what Alone could be took form. And then it took off.

Welcome to the second episode of the author spotlight series here at Spark Creativity! In this series, you'll hear from authors sharing their work directly into your classroom. Today we're hearing from Matt de la Peña reading his short story "How to Transform an Everyday, Ordinary Hoop Court into a Place of Higher Learning and You at the Podium," from the collection, Flying Lessons. Stay tuned throughout the year to hear from many more wonderful authors, including Victor Pineiro, Payal Doshi, and Nancy Tandon. You can also check out the first episode in the collection, featuring Megan E. Freeman reading from her novel-in-verse, Alone. Today we're hearing from Matt de la Pena, reading from his short story “How to Transform an Everyday Ordinary Hoop Court into a Place of Higher Learning and You at the Podium,” from the collection Flying Lessons and other Stories. Matt de la Peña is the New York Times-bestselling, Newberry Medal-winning author of seven young adult novels (including Mexican WhiteBoy, We Were Here and Superman: Dawnbreaker) and five picture books (including Last Stop on Market Street and Love). Matt received his MFA in creative writing from San Diego State University and his BA from the University of the Pacific, where he attended school on a full athletic scholarship for basketball. My hope is that you'll play this episode to your students on an upcoming Friday, sharing the guiding sketchnotes handout below with them so they can jot down their key takeaways as they listen. This short story is utterly fantastic, one of my favorites of all time to share with students! ⭐​ Grab the Sketchnotes to go with this episode:  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1mxNfVE710zqUkfb8iGBjZGIA9A2aldz71E3VwNkf4do/copy   ⭐​ Project the Youtube version for your students in class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iajc4RH28Pg  ⭐​​ Learn more about Matt de la Peña and his work: https://mattdelapena.com/

Welcome to the first episode of the author spotlight series here at Spark Creativity! In this series, you'll hear from authors sharing their work directly into your classroom. Today we're hearing from Megan E. Freeman, reading from her book, Alone. Stay tuned throughout the year to hear from many more wonderful authors, including Matt de la Peña, Payal Doshi, and Nancy Tandon. Megan E. Freeman attended an elementary school where poets visited her classroom every week to teach poetry, and she has been a writer ever since. Her bestselling novel in verse, ALONE, won the Colorado Book Award, the Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont children's book awards, is an NCTE Notable Verse Novel, and is included on over two dozen "best of" and state reading lists. Megan is also a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet. My hope is that you'll play this episode to your students on an upcoming Friday, sharing the guiding sketchnotes handout featured below with them so they can jot down their key takeaways as they listen. Grab the sketchnotes handout here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Ox4NNN9SZOG2oR1AQsHxyf0txLrrcR81gFP1sLbsIo0/copy  You can find the text of the first 60 pages of the book available free on Overdrive. If you'd like to project this episode on Youtube with an image of Megan and her book to give kids a visual as they listen, you can find it here.  Learn more about Megan E. Freeman Megan E. Freeman attended an elementary school where poets visited her classroom every week to teach poetry, and she has been a writer ever since. Her bestselling novel in verse, ALONE, won the Colorado Book Award, the Massachusetts, Maine, and Vermont Children's Book Awards, is an NCTE Notable Verse Novel, and is included on over two dozen "best of" and state reading lists. Megan is also a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet, and her poetry chapbook, Lessons on Sleeping Alone, was published by Liquid Light Press. An award-winning teacher with decades of classroom experience, Megan taught multiple subjects across the arts and humanities to students K-16, and she is nationally recognized for presenting workshops and speaking to audiences across the country. She studied theater and dramatic literature for many years, earning degrees from Occidental College and the Ohio State University.  Megan is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Northern Colorado Writers, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, Columbine Poets of Colorado, and Lighthouse Writers Workshop. She is an Impact on Education Award winner, a National Writing Project fellow , a Fund for Teachers fellow, and a member of the Colorado Poets Center. She used to live in northeast Los Angeles, central Ohio, northern Norway, and on Caribbean cruise ships. Now she divides her time between northern Colorado and the Texas Gulf Coast. Visit her website here.

Alone by Megan E. FreemanIt was supposed to be a secret and fun night with her two best friends. There are a few advantages to having parents that are divorced and being able to say you are at the other parent's house is one of them. Or so Maddie figures when she sets up a fun Friday evening with her friends at her empty grandparents' apartment. But things don't go according to plan, and Maddie suddenly finds herself in a situation she never expected.Recommended for grades 6 and up. 

This week I want to share one of my favorite recent reads - Alone, by Megan E Freeman. I picked up this book after hearing what a smash hit it was with Caitlin Lore's seniors back when I interviewed her for our episode about verse novel book clubs. If a ton of seniors loved it AND it was middle school appropriate with a younger protagonist, I figured it was a must-read!  I knew coming in that it was a survival story, set in a dystopian future, and that it was a novel-in-verse. I read it in two days, and loved it just as much as I expected. It's compelling, dramatic, and lyrical, and it manages to maintain suspense without being too frightening.  I've often seen it compared to Hatchet, but for me it felt quite different. Much more familiar. While the main character in Hatchet crashes a plane onto an island where he has to survive alone in nature, 12-year-old Maddie must survive in her own city when she wakes up to find every other citizen has been evacuated for some kind of mysterious national emergency, and she was accidentally left behind. It's easy to start imagining what you would do in the same situation as you read.  Besides loving the book, I appreciated the notes from Megan Freeman at the end. Particularly the way she shared a section of the book written in prose and then its makeover into verse. This could easily become the basis of a creative writing project for kids working through any novel-in-verse or novel-in-verse book clubs.  So if you've got a couple of hours and a hammock, beach, or cozy couch available this week, I highly recommend reading Alone, by Megan E. Freeman and thinking about how to incorporate it into your book clubs, First Chapter Friday program, or choice reading library.  Go Further:  Explore alllll the Episodes of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast. Join our community, Creative High School English, on Facebook. Come hang out on Instagram.  Enjoying the podcast? Please consider sharing it with a friend, snagging a screenshot to share on the ‘gram, or tapping those ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ to help others discover the show. Thank you!   

Hello everyone! Long time no speak! Today on Brooks Books I will be reviewing Alone by Megan E. Freeman. This book was incredibly emotional I cried and laughed. You will love this book if you love emotional books or just books written in verse!The featured author of the episode is non-other than Mike Lupica! He is the author of many fantastic sports books that I have yet to read. But I can't wait to see how they are myself!You can email at brooksbooks13@gmail.com for book recommendations or a shout-out! Also don't forget to check out my new Instagram and Facebook page. The link is in the podcast description.

Do you like survival stories like Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, or Stranded by Jeff Probst? Afton recommends the middle grade title Alone, a novel in verse, by Megan E. Freeman.

In this chapter of the Okie Bookcast, our focus is on the Sequoyah Book Awards and the Donna Norvell Award. The Sequoyah Awards are sponsored by the Oklahoma Library Association and are one of the oldest child-selected book awards in the country. The awards are presented at the end of March every year, so this is the perfect time to learn more about them and I've got the perfect guests to shed some light. Kirsten Walker is the Chair for the Sequoyah Administration Team for 2021-2022. She is a librarian at the Southwest Oklahoma City Library which is part of the Pioneer Library System. Kirsten has previously served on the Intermediate Sequoyah Reading Team and  was chair of the Children and Teen Services Roundtable. Molly Dettmann has served on the Intermediate and High School Sequoyah Reading Committees and served as the 2020-2021 Sequoyah Administration Committee Chair. She works as a school librarian at Norman North High School and was named her school's 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year.In our conversation we talk about the history of the Sequoyah Awards, the selection process for masterlists and winners, and get a peek behind the scenes. In keeping with the Sequoyah Awards theme, our review is from Mandi MacDonald, who is the librarian and AP English teacher at North Rock Creek High School in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Mandi is also the current chair for the Intermediate Sequoyah masterlist. She reviews the 2023 Sequoyah Intermediate Masterlist book Alone by Megan E. Freeman.Mentioned on the show:The Night Ride - J. Anderson CoatsLove In English - Maria E. AndreuLegendborn - Tracy Deonn The Inheritance Games - Jennifer BarnesThe Charm Offensive - Alice CochrunDark Rise - C.S. PacatAll Systems Red - Martha WellsHola Papi: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons - John Paul BrammerCrying in H Mart: A Memoir - Michelle ZaunerGoosebumps Series - R.L. StineFear Street - R. L. StineLady Sherlock Series - Sherry ThomasThe Color Purple - Alice WalkerFull Circle Books Music by JuliusHConnect with J: website | Twitter | Instagram | FacebookShop the Bookcast on Bookshop.orgMusic by JuliusH

Chazley reviews 21 books that were published in 2021... all in under 21 minutes. The books reviewed are:   Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy Below the Edge of Darkness by Edith Widder One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston The Heiress: the Revelations of Anne de Bourgh by Molly Greeley One Two Three by Laurie Frankel Wendy, Darling by A.C. Wise Go Tell the Bees that I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon The Last Shadow by Orson Scott Card The Hummingbird's Gift by Sy Montgomery The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Charlie Thorne and the Lost City by Stuart Gibbs The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis Alone by Megan E. Freeman

It's time for my favorite episode of the year – the Kids/YA gift Giving Guide! I invited a bunch of kids to tell me about their favorite books, and once again these kids are funny, thoughtful, wise, smart, and so interesting. If you have young people to buy for this holiday season, this episode will give you lots of great ideas. If you don't have young people to buy for, you will still get some wonderful reading suggestions. I'm telling you – kid lit and YA lit is the most innovative writing out there.   Follow the Best Book Ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website   Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram     Do you have a book you want to tell me about? Go HERE to apply to be a guest on the Best Book Ever Podcast.   Discussed in this episode: Hope, Age 7 Christmas in Camelot by Mary Pope Osborne Buffalo Before Breakfast by Mary Pope Osborne These books are part of The Magic Treehouse Series by Mary Pope Osborne   McKenzie, Age 7 Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve by Mary Pope Osborne Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne Vacation Under the Volcano by Mary Pope Osborne Earthquake in the Early Morning by Mary Pope Osborne Monday with a Mad Genius by Mary Pope Osborne   The Supernatural Bear, Age 9 (SNB is a regular guest on the Word to Your Mama Podcast, so if you enjoyed hearing me talk to him, definitely check him out over there!) The Gideon Trilogy by Linda Buckley-Archer Book 1: The Time Travelers Book 2: The Time Thief Book 3: The Time Quake   Rohan, Age 11 The Adventures of Rabbi Harvey: Graphic Novels of Jewish Wisdom and Wit in the Wild West by Steve Sheinkin Rabbi Harvey Rides Again by Steve Sheinkin Rabbi Harvey vs. the Wisdom Kid: A Graphic Novel of Dueling Jewish Folktales in the Wild West by Steve Sheinkin   Kate, Age 11 Alone by Megan E. Freeman   Jack, Age 13 The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton The Outsiders Movie The Sun Trail (Warrior Cats Book) by Erin Hunter (Jack talked to me about the Warrior Cats books in last year's Kids/YA Episode. If you are looking for an expansive book universe, you can't beat this series.)   Joey, Age 14 The Generations Trilogy by Scott Sigler: Book 1: Alive Book 2: Alight Book 3: Alone The Maze Runner by James Dashner The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan Game Changer by Neal Shusterman Divergent by Veronica Roth   Erin, Age 18 Life in a Fishbowl by Len Vlahos (Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links, meaning I get a few bucks off your purchase at no extra expense to you. Anytime you shop for books, you can use my affiliate link on Bookshop, which also supports Indie Bookstores around the country. If you're shopping for everything else – clothes, office supplies, gluten-free pasta, couches – you can use my affiliate link for Amazon. Thank you for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!)

It's time for my favorite episode of the year – the Kids/YA gift Giving Guide! I invited a bunch of kids to tell me about their favorite books, and once again these kids are funny, thoughtful, wise, smart, and so interesting. If you have young people to buy for this holiday season, this episode will give you lots of great ideas. If you don't have young people to buy for, you will still get some wonderful reading suggestions. I'm telling you – kid lit and YA lit is the most innovative writing out there.   Follow the Best Book Ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website   Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram     Do you have a book you want to tell me about? Go HERE to apply to be a guest on the Best Book Ever Podcast.   Discussed in this episode: Hope, Age 7 Christmas in Camelot by Mary Pope Osborne Buffalo Before Breakfast by Mary Pope Osborne These books are part of The Magic Treehouse Series by Mary Pope Osborne   McKenzie, Age 7 Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve by Mary Pope Osborne Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne Vacation Under the Volcano by Mary Pope Osborne Earthquake in the Early Morning by Mary Pope Osborne Monday with a Mad Genius by Mary Pope Osborne   The Supernatural Bear, Age 9 (SNB is a regular guest on the Word to Your Mama Podcast, so if you enjoyed hearing me talk to him, definitely check him out over there!) The Gideon Trilogy by Linda Buckley-Archer Book 1: The Time Travelers Book 2: The Time Thief Book 3: The Time Quake   Rohan, Age 11 The Adventures of Rabbi Harvey: Graphic Novels of Jewish Wisdom and Wit in the Wild West by Steve Sheinkin Rabbi Harvey Rides Again by Steve Sheinkin Rabbi Harvey vs. the Wisdom Kid: A Graphic Novel of Dueling Jewish Folktales in the Wild West by Steve Sheinkin   Kate, Age 11 Alone by Megan E. Freeman   Jack, Age 13 The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton The Outsiders Movie The Sun Trail (Warrior Cats Book) by Erin Hunter (Jack talked to me about the Warrior Cats books in last year's Kids/YA Episode. If you are looking for an expansive book universe, you can't beat this series.)   Joey, Age 14 The Generations Trilogy by Scott Sigler: Book 1: Alive Book 2: Alight Book 3: Alone The Maze Runner by James Dashner The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan Game Changer by Neal Shusterman Divergent by Veronica Roth   Erin, Age 18 Life in a Fishbowl by Len Vlahos (Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links, meaning I get a few bucks off your purchase at no extra expense to you. Anytime you shop for books, you can use my affiliate link on Bookshop, which also supports Indie Bookstores around the country. If you're shopping for everything else – clothes, office supplies, gluten-free pasta, couches – you can use my affiliate link for Amazon. Thank you for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!)

Hey Everyone, Angela Bowen here, bringing you a bonus episode of the books I've read so far in 2021. There are a lot of middle grade books, but also young adult, and adult fiction. Here are the books I've read between January - June 2021: The Lost Letter by: Cantor, Jillian The Only Black Girls in Town by: Brandy Colbert Sparrow by: Sarah Moon Alone by: Megan E. Freeman The Sea in Winter by: Christine Day Something to Say by: Lisa Ramee The Paper Girl of Paris by: Jordan Taylor Finding Perfect by; Elly Swartz Becoming Muhammad Ali by: James Patterson Take Back the Block by: Chrystal D. Giles Tune It Out by: Jamie Sumner Angel of Greenwood by: Randi Pink This Is Not the Jess Show by: Anna Carey Sit! Stay! Speak! by: Annie England Noblin Surviving Savannah by: Patti Callahan Starfish by: Lisa Fipps Night on Fire by: Ronald Kidd Meow or Never: A Wish Novel by: Jazz Taylor The Thing with Feathers by: McCall Hoyle Meet the Sky by: McCall Hoyle The Best Worst Summer by: Elizabeth Eulberg Rescue at Lake Wild by: Terry Lynn Johnson When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie by: Erin Soderburg Downing A Matter of Days by: Amber Kizer What Comes Next by: Rob Buyea After the Worst Thing Happens by: Audrey Vernick Almost Flying by: Jake Maia Arlow I will cover PART 2 in December. I hope you all enjoy the book recommendations. Have a great week! To EMAIL The Podcast Go To: omhcfhfhpodcast@gmail.com

Hey Everyone, Angela Bowen here, bringing you a bonus episode of the books I've read so far in 2021. There are a lot of middle grade books, but also young adult, and adult fiction. Here are the books I've read between January - June 2021: The Lost Letter by: Cantor, Jillian The Only Black Girls in Town by: Brandy Colbert Sparrow by: Sarah Moon Alone by: Megan E. Freeman The Sea in Winter by: Christine Day Something to Say by: Lisa Ramee The Paper Girl of Paris by: Jordan Taylor Finding Perfect by; Elly Swartz Becoming Muhammad Ali by: James Patterson Take Back the Block by: Chrystal D. Giles Tune It Out by: Jamie Sumner Angel of Greenwood by: Randi Pink This Is Not the Jess Show by: Anna Carey Sit! Stay! Speak! by: Annie England Noblin Surviving Savannah by: Patti Callahan Starfish by: Lisa Fipps Night on Fire by: Ronald Kidd Meow or Never: A Wish Novel by: Jazz Taylor The Thing with Feathers by: McCall Hoyle Meet the Sky by: McCall Hoyle The Best Worst Summer by: Elizabeth Eulberg Rescue at Lake Wild by: Terry Lynn Johnson When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie by: Erin Soderburg Downing A Matter of Days by: Amber Kizer What Comes Next by: Rob Buyea After the Worst Thing Happens by: Audrey Vernick Almost Flying by: Jake Maia Arlow I will cover PART 2 in December. I hope you all enjoy the book recommendations. Have a great week! To EMAIL The Podcast Go To: omhcfhfhpodcast@gmail.com

On this episode of "Another Day, Another Book" I speak to Megan E. Freeman about her debut novel 'Alone' , how writing in verse worked better for her and her writing journey so far. Twitter: @Livsescape Instagram: @Livsescape Buy Alone: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alone-Megan-Freeman/dp/1534467564

Do you know any poets? Megan E. Freeman, a Boulder-area poet, talks with The Boulderist in this fun episode about her work and the Boulder-Denver poetry scene. Join us for some humor, some love, some insight and an abundance of joy. Links: Megan E. Freeman's Website and Blog https://www.meganefreeman.com/home Megan's book of poetry Lessons on...