Podcast appearances and mentions of Rebecca Stead

On this episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading retreats, one finished and one scheduled Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: we boss some more TBRs The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) .  .  .  .  1:16 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week 7:18 - Our Current Reads 7:32 - Finders Keepers by Stephen King (Meredith) 9:37 - Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King 10:24 - Holly by Stephen King 12:17 - The Stand by Stephen King 12:18 - The Shining by Stephen King 12:55 - The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon (Kaytee) 17:24 - Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World by Mark Aldridge (Meredith) 20:46 - Night Wherever We Go by Tracey Rose Peyton (Kaytee) 24:54 - Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito (Meredith) 28:58 - Mrs. March by Virginia Feito 29:30 - The Lost Library by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead (Kaytee) 31:08 - CR Season 5: Episode 25 31:10 - The Candymakers by Wendy Mass 31:12 - CR Season 3: Episode 41 31:14 - When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead 31:27 - Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead 33:08 - Boss My TBR From Emily 33:45 - Sweep by Jonathan Auxier 33:48 - My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman 33:52 - Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty 33:54 - S by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst 33:58 - Vicious by V.E. Schwab 34:18 - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune 34:20 - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab 34:23 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 34:25 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 34:27 - The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall 36:38 - Schuler Books From Bethany 40:38 - Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd (releases April 8, 2025) 40:42 - The Last Party by Claire Mackintosh 40:45 - Out by Natsuo Kirino 40:47 - Baby X by Kira Peikoff 40:50 - The Stolen Child by Ann Hood 41:03 - Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray 41:09 - The Wedding People by Alison Espach 41:12- The Strange Case of Jane O. by Karen Thompson Walker 44:55 - The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker 45:17 - Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer 45:47 - I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger 46:17 - Virgil Wander by Leif Enger 47:30 - Meet Us At The Fountain 48:25 - I wish people would utilize our website for the plethora of things it offers. (Meredith) 49:46 - The Candymakers by Wendy Mass 49:49 - When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead 50:17 - I wish for a “find all and replace” option for books. (Kaytee) Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March's IPL comes to you from our tried and true partner, An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA. Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.  All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we answer all the fun summer book tags with lots of good book recommendations for you! Let us know what book you like to read during the summer! What We've Read and What We are Reading:  The Alpha of Bleake Isle by Kathryn Moon (Dragonkin #1) Wild Love (Rose Hill #1) by Elsie Silver The Dixon Rule (The Campus Diaries #2) by Elle Kennedy Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson and narrated by Almarie Guerra, full cast, Kate Reinders, Tara Sands, Hillary Huber, Jorjeana Marie, Cassandra Morris, P.J. Ochlan, Adenrele Ojo, Georgette Perna, Bahni Turpin, Various The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass. Narrated by: Christopher Gebauer, Jennifer Blom, Rob Dircks Antimatter Blues (Mickey7 #2) by Edward Ashton and Narrated by: John Pirhalla, Katharine Chin Additional Book Mentions The Women by Kristin Hannah Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

In this episode, Sarah Rehborg, head of PWPL Youth Services, talks summer reading, Willy Wonka irresponsibility, and Bubble Bubble Splash. Sarah's book recommendation: The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass

A lot has been happening at Dog-Eared Books and with Amanda and Ellyn, so this episode is all about catching up with each of them, the fun things happening at Dog-Eared Books and of course books that have caught their attention recently. What we're drinking | Sunny With a Chance of Flowers Amanda's Currently Reading: I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass Ellyn's Currently Reading: Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera Unlikely Animals by Annie Harnett Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage Books coming out this week: Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder by Salman Rushdie Paperback Release: Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by Ryan J. Stradal ______________________________________________________________________ Make sure to subscribe and rate the Bubbles & Books Podcast. And don't forget to share it with your friends. Learn more about a Dog-Eared Books book subscription HERE. Follow us on Instagram: @bubblesandbookspodcast Follow Dog-Eared Books on Instagram: @dogearedbooksames Interested in audiobooks? Listen while supporting Dog-Eared Books HERE. Visit us! www.dogearedbooksames.com

The first chapter can make or break a reader's engagement with a story. We as writers must craft brilliant opening pages to hook those picky readers, so let's study the stories of others to see how they do it! My daughter Blondie came to me a few days ago hoping I could share Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass' The Lost Library with you, so here we are! I can see why Blondie enjoyed this Middle-Grade tale, too. We have a by-the-rules cat determined to keep mice out of the old house's basement but refuses to eat them. Mortimer the cat is also a bit envious, for cats do not have many words while mice do. The multiple references to this in the first chapter leave us readers wondering if those abilities with words have something to do with this Middle-Grade mystery. Overall, this first chapter does a fine job establishing the story: we have a sense of our protagonist, we have a sense of how he interacts with others, and we also have a little bit of mystery established with Mortimer describing a guilty feeling about a library book cart in the house's basement. Why is there a book cart down there? How could old library books make a cat feel so guilty, guilty enough to shoo mice along instead of eating them? I'm intrigued! And hey, if you've got a young reader in your household, The Lost Library could be a fun little mystery to share with them for a little extra after-school read. And what will you find in those first five pages? Let's find out! Cheers!

Fairfield Public Library's monthly podcast helps you find your next great read. Fairfield Public Library Fairfield, CT fairfieldpubliclibrary.org    Podcast host: Philip Bahr, Head of Adult Services Guests: All Podcast Staff. Thanks to our podcast editor Emma Jane Kennely for making us sound great! This month everyone connected with the podcast shares their favorites reads for 2023. Susan Balla, Senior Circulation Manager The General and Julia by Jon Clinch Stefanie Bergstrom, Branch Children's Librarian: Big by Vashti Harrison Simon sort of says by Erin Bow Leslie Hagel, Adult Services Librarian: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon The Woman in the Castello by Kelsey James Jessica Stevens: The Ferryman by Justin Cronin Tamara Lyhne, Head of Children's Services 20 Questions by Mac Barnett and Christian Robinson Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow Spy School Goes North by Stuart Gibbs Opinions and Opossums by Ann Braden Emily Muller, Children's Services Librarian The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass Elaine Barrie, Adult Services Librarian Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly Claudia Silk, Adult Services Librarian Tom Lake by Ann Patchett The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson Book Club Hotel by Sara Morgan Amy Peck, Head of Technical Services Better Living Through Birding by Christian Cooper The Secret Lives of Bats by Merlin Tuttle The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman Mary Coe, Branch Reference Librarian I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradel The Covenant of Water by Abraham Vergshese Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea The Celebrants by Steven Rowley The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman Tom Lake by Ann Patchett Crow Mary by Kathleen Grissom Jennifer Laseman, Head of Teen Services The Promise Boys by Nick Brooks Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed by Dashka Slater All CT Reads: sites.google.com/view/allctreads/ One Book One Town (OBOT): fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/OBOT/ Philip Bahr, Head of Adult Services and Podcast Host The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government by David K. Johnson The Bell in the Fog (Andy Mills Book 2) by Lev AC Rosen No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connection, Consciousness, and Being by Neil Theise Jan Fisher, Deputy Town Librarian Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Poverty by America by Matthew Desmond Better Living through Birding by Christian Cooper Scott C. Jarzombek, Town Librarian The Lighthouse of Stalingrad: The Hidden Truth at the Heart of the Greatest Battle of World War II by Iain MacGregor

Looking for a last-minute gift? How about a book? Baltimore County librarian Conni Strittmatter shares her suggestions for children and teens, including a sci-fi space drama. Then, Meghan McCorkell of the Enoch Pratt Free Library offers popular picks for adult readers, such as a thriller set in a gothic mansion and a cocktail recipe book!   Books for kids:"Something, Someday," by Amanda Gorman"Dino-Hanukkah," by Lisa Wheeler"How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?" by Mac Barnett"The Story of Gumluck the Wizard," by Adam Rex"Dogtown," by Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko"Merry Christmas, Anna Hibiscus!" by Atinuke"The Lost Library," by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass"Max Fernsby and the Infinite Toys," by Gerry Swallow"Winter Crafts Across Cultures: 12 Projects to Celebrate the Season," by Megan Borgert-Spaniol"Love in Winter Wonderland," by Abiola Bello"Star Splitter," by Matthew Kirby Books for adults:“Let Us Descend,” by Jesmyn Ward"Lessons in Chemistry,” by Bonnie Garmus"Iron Flame," by Rebecca Yarros“Day,” by Michael Cunningham“There Should Have Been Eight," Nalini Singh"Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs, and Juice: A Cocktail Recipe Book," by Toni Tipton Martin“13-23," by J.M. Giordano“My Name is Barbra," by Barbra Streisand“Spare,” by Prince Harry,  Duke of Sussex“The Way Forward," by Yung Pueblo"Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger and Higher Education," by Stephanie LandDo you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers mharvie@wypr.org 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472

In this episode, Chrissie shares her favorite reads from the month of September.Articles mentioned in the episode:"Let the Kids Get Weird" on LitHubThe Undies Case Cover Awards 2022 by Travis JonkerFEATURED BOOKSPicture BooksBITSY BAT, SCHOOL STAR by Kaz WindnessSTICKLER LOVES THE WORLD by Lane SmithMY DOG JUST SPEAKS SPANISH by Andrea CaceresDUCKWORTH THE DIFFICULT CHILD by Michael Sussman100 MIGHTY DRAGONS ALL NAMED BROCCOLI by David LaRochelleJUST ONE FLAKE by Travis JonkerGraphic NovelsTHINGS IN THE BASEMENT by Ben HatkeCROSS MY HEART AND NEVER LIE by Nora DasnesWASHINGTON'S GAY GENERAL by Josh Trujillo (adult nonfiction)AudiobooksLUNCH LADY series by Jarrett KrosozkaBEN YOKOYAMA AND THE COOKIE OF DOOM by Matthew SwansonMiddle GradeTHE LOST LIBRARY by Rebecca Stead and Wendy MassCurrent ReadsSOMETHING LIKE HOME by Andrea Beatriz ArangoCONGRATULATIONS, THE BEST IS OVER by R. Eric ThomasDOPPELGANGER by Naomi KleinACCOUNTABLE by Dashka SlaterTHE ENSEMBLE by Aja GableHANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN LIVES NEXT DOOR by Cary FaganBe sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow the show on Instagram @bookdelightpod, follow Chrissie on Instagram @librarychrissie, and subscribe to Chrissie's monthly kidlit newsletter at librarychrissie.substack.com. 

This week, Liberty and Kelly discuss Happiness Falls, Just Do This One Thing For Me, Things in the Basement, and more great books. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Wanna escape the Dog Days of summer with purrfect book recommendations? Let Tailored Book Recommendations pick awesome books to keep you entertained. Touch grass, grab some lemonade, and enjoy TBR's picks. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: Happiness Falls by Angie Kim Just Do This One Thing For Me by Laura Zimmerman Things in the Basement by Ben Hatke My Father, The Panda Killer by Jamie Jo Hoang The Deadline: Essays by Jill Lepore The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp by Leonie Swann, Amy Bojang (translator) The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass The Infinity Particle by Wendy Xu For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Tayla and Dave are joined by Jodie Vinson from LitArtsRI to talk about their new space! They talk about all of the benefits of becoming a LitArtRI member including access to co-working space, workshops, and more. They also discuss health care inequality, serial killers, and Esther Perel. During The Last Chapter they discuss: Have you ever had a crush on a character from a book and if so who?  Podcast disclaimer Like what you hear? Rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice! If you'd like to submit a topic for The Last Chapter you can send your suggestions to downtime@cranstonlibrary.org. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening! Books American Breakdown by Jennifer Lunden A Matter of Appearance by Emily Wells Kid Gloves by Lucy Knisley The Heartbeat at Wounded Knee by David Treuer My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf  Boys Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky Mating In Captivity by Esther Perel The Science of Trust by John M. Gottman A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle Browse books by Rebecca Stead in the library catalog A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce Twilight by Stephenie Meyer City of Bones (Mortal Instruments #1) by Cassandra Clare AV Where Should We Begin? (podcast) Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) Asteroid City (2023) Clue (1985) The Outsiders (1983) Pride and Prejudice (1995) Pride & Prejudice (2005) Other LitArts RI

This week on From the Front Porch, it's another New Release Rundown! Annie, Olivia, and Erin are sharing the August releases they're excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, you can enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order! To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website (type “Episode 436” into the search bar to easily find the books mentioned in this episode): Annie's books: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett The Peach Seed by Anita Gail Jones Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo Holler, Child by LaToya Watkins (releases 8/29) Olivia's books: Mister Magic by Kiersten White (releases 8/8) Whalefall by Daniel Kraus (releases 8/8) Rewind by Lisa Graff (releases 8/22) The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass (releases 8/29) Erin's books: The Connellys of County Down by Tracey Lange Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride (releases 8/8) The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins (releases 8/15) From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf's daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today's episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  A full transcript of today's episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  This week, Annie is listening to Social Engagement by Avery Carpenter Forrey. Olivia is reading Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon. Erin is reading Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister. If you liked what you heard in today's episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We're so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Our Executive Producers are...Ashley Ferrell, Cammy Tidwell, Chanta Combs, Chantalle C, Kate O'Connell, Kristin May, Laurie Johnson, Linda Lee Drozt, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Stacy Laue, Stephanie Dean, Susan Hulings, and Wendi Jenkins.

We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who read in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are telling you where to start with different genres.  And if you've already read our “start here” books, we tell you what to read next!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit our shop at bookshop.org.   Literally Reading: A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin (Ellie) Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn (Traci) Open the Book:  A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas  A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson  Would Like to Meet by Rachel Winters  Well Met by Jen DeLuca  Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano  Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions by Mario Giordano  Defending Jacob by William Landay  The Push by Ashley Audrain  The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon  The Unadoptables by Hana Tooke The List of Things that will not Change by Rebecca Stead  A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross  House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City #1) by Sarah J. Maas  The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me by Mindy Kaling 

You are going to love hearing the story of how Alice's Farm, A Rabbits' Tale came to life through the imagination of Maryrose Wood!  I'm absolutely over the moon in love with the imagery in this story.  The theme of the interconnectedness we share between humans, animals, and nature is beautiful.  This book is a great reminder that even the most vulnerable have the capability of making big changes.  And whether we see eye to eye in real life, we can all set our differences aside to make positive strides toward the common good.You can enter for a chance to win a signed copy of Alice's Farm by signing up for the email list at TeamKindHumans!According to maryrose.com, "Maryrose's latest book is Alice's Farm, A Rabbits' Tale, a critically lauded middle-grade novel which the New York Times called “delightful and quirky and full of good will…necessary for some kids right now.” This tale of a wild rabbit who joins forces with a human boy in order to save their shared farmland home was named a Charlotte Huck recommended book by the NCTE. Newbery medalist Rebecca Stead called it “tender and wonderful. It's a fantasy, it's real, it's just a joy. And absolutely a book for our times."Maryrose is best known as the author of The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, the acclaimed middle-grade series about a teenaged governess and her three raised-by-wolves pupils, published by Balzer + Bray. Titles in the six-book series have appeared on “Best Children's Books of the Year” lists from NPR, Christian Science Monitor, Kirkus, and others. They've been Junior Library Guild selections and received multiple starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, and Booklist. (The fun with Miss Penelope Lumley and her wolfish pupils continues at The Swanburne Academy, an online community for incorrigibly curious families who love to learn and grow, together.)Maryrose has published seven novels for young adults, including My Life: The Musical (Delacorte) and Why I Let My Hair Grow Out (Berkley Books). Her personal essays and short fiction appear in Recycle This Book: 100 Top Children's Book Authors Tell You How to Go Green (Random House), Dear Bully: Seventy Authors Tell Their Stories (HarperCollins), Who Done It? (Soho Teen), and Starry-Eyed (Running Press).She started her creative career in the theater, appearing in the original Broadway cast of Merrily We Roll Along, the cult flop-turned-beloved Stephen Sondheim/George Furth musical featured in the 2016 documentary, Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened (now streaming on Netflix). She studied acting and film and television writing at NYU, and comedy writing and improv with the Groundlings. Her work as a lyricist/librettist for musical theatre has made her a three-time winner of the Richard Rodgers Award, administered by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.An unabashed story structure nerd, Maryrose is a deep believer in the power of well-structured, gorgeously written narratives to have a lasting impact. She offers training and mentorship for writers through her own program, called Path of the Storyteller. She's taught fiction writing at CUNY-Lehman College and NYU's Gallatin School, and is proud to serve on the faculty of the Stony Brook Children's Literature Fellows program.Maryrose is a native New Yorker with Long Island roots who now lives and writes in Southern California, delightfully near the beach. She has two grown offspring, two Bronx-born cats, and is working on something new. "

Elisabeth and Katie talk about the Magnolia Book Awards, a Mississippi based award for children's and young adult books. Learn what the award is and hear Elisabeth and Katie talk about some of their favorite nominations! Link to the 2022 Magnolia Book Awards page: https://mschildrensmuseum.org/parent-community-resources/magnolia-book-awards/ Full list of nominations for the 2022 Magnolia Book Awards: PRE-K - 2ND GRADE Feast of Peas written by Kashmira Sheth; illustrated by Jeffrey Ebbeler Kaia and the Bees written by Maribeth Boelts; illustrated by Angela Dominguez Nana Says I Will Be Famous One Day written by Ann Stott; illustrated by Andrew Joyner Arlo the Lion Who Couldn't Sleep written & illustrated by Catherine Rayner The Camping Trip written & illustrated by Jennifer K. Mann The Stars Just Up the Street written by Sue Soltis; illustrated by Christine Davenier Hat Tricks written & illustrated by Satoshi Kitamura If Winter Comes, Tell It I'm Not Here written & illustrated by Simona Ciraolo I'm Trying to Love Math written & illustrated by Bethany Barton 3RD - 5TH GRADE Bringing Back the Wolves: How a Predator Restored an Ecosystem written by Jude Isabella; illustrated by Kim Smith Becoming Mahammad Ali written by James Patterson & Kwame Alexander; illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile Ghost Squad written by Claribel A. Ortega Like Nothing Amazing Ever Happened written by Emily Blejwas Foreverland written by Nicole C. Kear Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor written by Ann Carter Birrarung Wilam: A Story from Aboriginal Australia written by Aunty Joy Murphy & Andrew Kelly; illustrated by Lisa Kennedy The Secret Time Machine and the Gherkin Switcheroo written & illustrated by Simone Lia The Candy Mafia written by Lavie Tidhar; illustrated by Daniel Duncan 6TH - 8TH GRADE The Missing: The True Story of My Family in World War II written by Michael Rosen Zora & Me: The Summoner written by Victoria Bond Daring Darleen Queen of Screen written by Ann Nesbet Caterpillar Summer written by Gillian McDunn The List of Things That Will Not Change written by Rebecca Stead 96 Miles written by J.L. Esplin Boys in the Back Row written by Mike Jung Black Brother, Black Brother written by Jewell Parker Rhodes 9TH -12TH GRADE The Inheritance Games written by Jennifer Lynn Barnes This is My America written by Kim Johnson The Grace Year written by Kim Liggett Punching the Air written by Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam Stamped written by Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi You Should See Me in a Crown written by Leah Johnson

An anonymous listener suggested, so we listened! Mara and Josh take a look at The List of Things that Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead, a story of a girl navigating her father's remarriage to an absolute sweetheart of a man (seriously Jesse's incredible). Come with us! Also discussed: Rugrats, heads up seven up, Jim Gaffigan, Judge Judy, cake walks, Korn, and pasta. Next month we will be reading Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram. Note: This month's episode is being uploaded in WAV format instead of MP3 due to technical challenges. Please let us know if this affects your downloading or listening experience.

As the days grow shorter, Mara and Josh bundle up for a trip to the illustrious and eccentric Winterhouse (by Ben Guterson)! It's a fanciful mystery set in a delightful locale, but does it live up to their expectations? Let's find out. Also discussed: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Dark Side of the Rainbow, the Addams Family, Yelp reviews, Home Alone, and 1930s gangster movies. Next month we will be reading The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead. Contact us at hfkpodcast@gmail.com or @hfkpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. We're also on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/user/show/90379252-josh-mara Theme music composed by Ben Ash. Visit him at www.benash.com. Mixing and drums by Chaz Bommarito, guitar by Jakael Tristram. Note: This month's episode is being uploaded in WAV format instead of MP3 due to technical challenges. Please let us know if this affects your downloading or listening experience.

In this Unabridged episode, Jen, Sara, and Ashley share book recommendations for book picks that surprised us and brought unexpected joy. Our recommendations, including Rebecca Stead's The List of Things that Will Not Change, Patrik Svensson's The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World, and Tiffany Haddish's The Last Black Unicorn, are very different from each other, but they were all books that turned out to be more than what we expected.   Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode.   Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.   Want to support Unabridged? Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter. | Join our Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge. | Visit our curated list of books at Bookshop.org. | Become a patron on Patreon. | Check out our Merch Store. | Visit the resources available in our Teachers Pay Teachers store.  

August did it again--it slipped away into a moment in time! And did so like a bottle of wine! So here we are again, recapping all things politics and pop culture that happened in August. More specifically, the headline issues that Majka has been pondering and Molly-Mae Hague's appointment as Creative Director of Pretty Little Thing. Enjoy!   Can't get enough? Follow us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @yazminelomax, and @majkahahn (who is also on Twitter).   Reading  The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green The Brown Sister series by Talia Hibbert  A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety by Sarah Jaquette Ray (discussed in the Politics section) We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry  All Girls by Emily Layden  On Yaz's list for fall: The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling (coming out in September), Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper (coming out in October), Toil and Trouble: 15 Tales of Women and Witchcraft (YA anthology), Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman, The Secret History by Donna Tart, Cackle by Rachel Harrison, A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik, The Once and Future Witches by Alice E. Harrow  Recommended for fall: House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland, When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead, Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas Watching  Luca  Motel Makeover  White Lotus  Search Party  Listening  Pressure Machine - The Killers Solar Power - Lorde  Politics  Climate Change and the IPCC Report  Simon Clark video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzpG7di07E4&t=229s  Lena Norms Chanel: https://www.youtube.com/c/justkissmyfrog/featured  Dear Hank and John (they start talking about IPCC at the 22:50 mark): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/300-robocalling-ryans/id1002937870?i=1000532148472  Hank Green video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcMLFMsIVis  Canadian Election Canadaland podcasts: https://www.canadaland.com/podcasts/ Indigenous Resistance Teen Vogue: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/fairy-creek-blockade-indigenous-land-defenders-protest-forest-logging-climate-justice This Land podcast: https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/  Afghanistan Mutual Aid: Kamala Mutual Aid Collective https://www.instagram.com/kalamamutualaid/?hl=en Traditional Charity: https://give.unhcr.ca/page/86611/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=OL21_AFG_HQ&utm_source=unhcr.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=CA_PS_EN_Georedirects  Pop Culture  Molly-Mae's post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CTCDcmLoFN_/  Molly-Mae and PLT: https://metro.co.uk/2021/08/27/molly-mae-hague-how-love-island-star-built-her-brand-after-plt-deal-15163260/ Drapers interview: https://www.drapersonline.com/insight/molly-mae-hagues-plans-to-elevate-prettylittlething-in-new-role Good on You directory: https://directory.goodonyou.eco/ Impact of fast fashion: https://goodonyou.eco/fast-fashions-environmental-impact/ Rana Plaza collapse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Dhaka_garment_factory_collapse Boohoo Group: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boohoo.com  Pangaia's post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSw8rfcN_Cq/ Pretty Little Thing's Good on You rating: https://directory.goodonyou.eco/brand/prettylittlething  The rise of Shein: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22573682/shein-future-of-fast-fashion-explained

Listen to why Liz thinks you should read Bob written by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead and illustrated Nicholas Gannon. Written For: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade Genre: fantasy Themes: friendship, mystery, imaginary creatures, family, fantasy, magic Reserve a physical copy from the Westerville Public Library: https://search.westervillelibrary.org/iii/encore/search/C__Sbob%20wendy%20mass__Orightresult__U?lang=eng&suite=gold Download a digital copy with your Westerville Public Library card: Ohio Digital Library: https://ohdbks.overdrive.com/ohdbks-westerville/content/search?query=bob+wendy+mass+rebecca+stead

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee is thrilled to be chatting with Traci Thomas! We are discussing: Bookish Moments: “my whole life is bookish” and a mother-daughter buddy read Current Reads: an unexpected mix of fiction and non-fiction this week turns things on their head Deep Dive: we have a long chat about Traci's reading life, her Shakespeare challenge, the podcast, and all the snacks Book Presses: a few non-fiction presses that readers will love. As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . Intro: :46 - The Stacks Podcast 1:00 - The Stacks Instagram 1:05 - shereads.com Bookish Moment of the Week: 2:55 - When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead 3:30 - The Giver by Lois Lowry 3:34 - The Stacks Ep. 110 (Traci and her mother Sue Thomas) Current Reads: 3:52 - Long Division by Kiese Laymon (Traci) 4:55 - Starfish by Lisa Fipps (Kaytee) 5:54 - Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh 5:55 - The Stacks Book Club 7:16 - Seven Days in June by Tia Williams (Traci) 9:24 - Traci's final review of Seven Days In June via Instagram 9:34 - Black Futures by Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham (Kaytee) 9:49 - Choose Your Own Adventure Books 1-4 by R. A. Montgomery 10:02 - The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson 11:15 - The Stacks Ep. 146 (w/Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham) 11:40 - Still Processing Podcast w/Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris 12:32 - Two Noble Kinsmen by William Shakespeare  12:41 - Cymbeline by William Shakespeare (Traci) 13:27 - The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare 13:28 - The Tempest by William Shakespeare 13:29 - King Henry the Eighth by William Shakespeare 14:17 - You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar (Kaytee) 15:04 - Libro.fm 15:54 - It's Been a Minute episode w/Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar Deep Dive - Traci's Reading Life 17:21 - Othello by William Shakespeare 17:25 - New Boy: William Shakespeare's Othello Retold by Tracy Chevalier 17:33 - Vinegar Girl: William's Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew Retold by Anne Tyler 17:38 - The Stacks Ep. 10 w/ Vella Lovell 18:23 - Open Source Shakespeare 18:48 - Two Gentleman of Verona by William Shakespeare 18:52 - The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare 19:04 - Hamlet by William Shakespeare 19:23 - Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare 19:29 - Macbeth by William Shakespeare 19:34 - Richard II by William Shakespeare 19:36 - Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare 20:01 - Lend Me Your Ears podcast 20:19 - The World Only Spins Forward by Isaac Butler and Dan Kois 28:11 - Columbine by Dave Cullen 28:14 - Blood in the Water by Heather Ann Thompson 28:18 - Empire of Pain by Patrick Raddon Keefe 28:57 - Bad Blood by John Carreyrou 29:14 - Darryl's Instagram @dsweet_library 34:43 - Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 35:30 - The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 35:48 - Beloved by Toni Morrison Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 45:02 - Jesus Land by Julia Scheeres (Traci) 45:07 - A Thousand Lives by Julia Scheeres (Traci) 48:33 - Here for It by R. Eric Thomas (Kaytee) 48:50 - It's Been A Minute episode w/R. Eric Thomas 51:10 - The Stacks Pod on Twitter @thestackspod_ Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Welcome back to The Series Review! Today I will be reviewing one of my favorite books, When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead. This book was printed in 2009 and won a Newbery Medal! It follows a girl named Miranda who receives mysterious notes from someone who seems to know the future! And if it's true, Miranda needs to prevent a horrible accident that involves her (former) best friend. What will Miranda do? This book is told from Miranda's point of view, but sometimes, she talks directly to the person who sent her notes, using the pronoun "you". This book mixes science fiction with mystery. It's an amazing book and I'm so glad I'm able to share it with you! Remember, if you have a book/series to recommend, email me at theseriesreview13@gmail.com. Thanks to everyone who has sent in emails and voice messages. Enjoy the episode! Send me a voice message: https://anchor.fm/riya-b13/message

Today, I will be reviewing The List of Things That Will Not Change, by Rebecca Stead. When 10-year-old Bea hears that her dad is getting remarried, she is super excited. But, will anything go as planned? Bea’s future sister doesn’t seem to like her, and that makes Bea sad. Thank you to Maeve for requesting this book! If you have a book you want me to review on the show, email me at hookofabookpodcast@gmail.com. Thanks! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ellie-mano/message

Life, death, time travel, and the insurmountable challenge of making friends in middle school. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead has it all. Featuring special guest Mary Fouts!

Enjoy our presentation of Bob written by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead and published by Feiwel and Friends. It's been five years since Livy and her family have visited Livy's grandmother in Australia. Now that she's back, Livy has the feeling she's forgotten something really, really important about Gran's house. Bob, a short, greenish creature dressed in a chicken suit, didn't forget Livy, or her promise. He's been waiting five years for her to come back, hiding in a closet like she told him to. He can't remember who―or what―he is, where he came from, or if he even has a family. But five years ago Livy promised she would help him find his way back home. Bob has won numerous awards, including Booklist Editors' Choice - Books for Youth Award, 2018 and a Mythopoeic Award: Children's Literature in 2019.Bob is recommended for ages 8 and up for suspense. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/Bob_ReviewsThis title is available as an ebook and and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/Bob_LibbyEbookLibby Audiobook - http://bit.ly/Bob_LibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Na een Grote Vriendelijke Pauze van twee zomermaanden zijn we terug in kinderboekwinkel Kiekeboek in Haarlem met de 30ste aflevering van De Grote Vriendelijke Podcast! Kinderboekrecensenten Jaap Friso (JaapLeest.nl) en Bas Maliepaard (Trouw) praten met hoboïste, archeologe en schrijfster Linda Dielemans over haar nieuwste historische jeugdroman 'Het lied van de vreemdeling' (Leopold 11+), dat 41.000 jaar geleden speelt. Een gesprek over de rehabilitatie van neanderthalers, over prehistorische kunst, de vraag of het gevoelsleven van de mens tienduizenden jaren geleden hetzelfde was als nu, over de rol van sterke meisjes, een vrouwelijke God en het geluk van een mammoetkies.Verwijzingen in het gesprekWe staan stil bij Linda's vorige boek 'Brons' (Fontaine, 10+, tekeningen: Sanne te Loo), dat werd genomineerd voor de Woutertje Pieterse Prijs, een Vlag & Wimpel van de Griffeljury kreeg en thematitel is van de Kinderboekenweek 2020. Het boek werd ook Getipt door De Grote Vriendelijke Podcast en Bas en Jaap schreven er deze en deze recensies over.Linda moppert een beetje op de aandacht voor de prehistorie in de Canon van Nederland voor het geschiedenisonderwijs. Hier is een leuk informatief filmpje te vinden over neanderthalers. Op instagram staan de posts van Linda over racisme en de mammoetkies. Het werk van Linda deed Bas denken aan een boek dat hij als tiener las: 'Kinderen van de Maanvalk' van Peter Dickinson (Gottmer/Jenny de Jonge 10+, vertaling: Nan Lenders).Besproken boekenOp de website van Felicita Sala kun je een kijkje nemen in het receptenboek 'Een huis vol lekkers'. Bij de bespreking van het boek van Marco Kunst noemen we ook zijn vorige boeken 'Kroonsz' (Lemniscaat 14+) en 'De Waterwaack van Natterlande' (Lemniscaat 8+). Bij 'Het verlangen van de prins' is een boektrailer gemaakt. De aflevering van de Literaticast met Rebecca Stead, die Bas beluisterde, is te beluisteren in je podcast-app of via deze website.'Een huis vol lekkers'Felicita SalaVertaling: onbekendDavidsfonds/Infodok 7+'Het verlangen van de prins'Marco KunstTekeningen: Marieke NelissenGottmer 10+'De lijst van dingen die niet zullen veranderen'Rebecca SteadVertaling: Jenny de JongeQuerido 10+

Melanie Conklin discusses her latest middle grade novel for middle, EVERY MISSING PIECE. A stunning voice-driven novel about grief, family, and putting the pieces back together for “fans of Rebecca Stead and Erin Entrada Kelly” (BCCB) and “readers who enjoyed The Thing About Jellyfish (Booklist). Maddy Gaines sees danger everywhere she looks: at the bus stop, around the roller rink, in the woods, and (especially) by the ocean. When Maddy meets a mysterious boy setting booby traps in the North Carolina woods, she suspects is Billy Holcomb–the boy who went missing in the fall. As Maddy tries to uncover the truth about Billy Holcomb, ghosts from her own past surface, her best friend starts to slip away, and Maddy’s world tilts once again. Can she put the pieces of her life back together, even if some of them are lost forever? Learn more about Every Missing Piece: https://bit.ly/31Ds6XB

Enjoy our presentation of When You Reach Me written by Rebecca Stead and published by Random House. Sixth grader Miranda lives in New York City in the year 1979. Her mother has made it on the TV show The $20,000 Pyramid, and Miranda is helping her prepare. But in the midst of the excitement, Miranda begins receiving notes from a mysterious stranger. The more notes she receives, the more she realizes that a tragic event is coming, and she might be the only one who can save the day.When You Reach Me won the 2010 Newbery Medal, and has won several Best Book of the Year awards. When You Reach Me is recommended for ages 9 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/WhenYouReachMe_Reviews This title in ebook and audiobook through Libby by Overdrive.Libby ebook - https://bit.ly/WhenYouReachMe_LibbyEbookLibby Audiobook - https://bit.ly/WhenYouReachMe_LibbyAudiobookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340 

Ten-year old Cordelia reviews Rebecca Stead's Newberry Award winning novel, When You Reach Me. She shares her favorite parts, reads a quote or two, and discusses it with her dad, author Waugh Wright

This week I talk about the first book that ever really made me think about life and how the universe works and my place in it. Shoutout to Rebecca Stead for giving me my first existential crisis! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

If you were a time traveler, would you go to the future or the past? That's the question readers from Lafayette Elementary School in Washington, DC ponder as they discuss the Newbery Award-winning "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead. NPR reporter Neda Ulaby is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.  Free curriculum for this episode available at the website: bookclubforkids.org

Today on Middle Grade Mavens, we have another great bonus for you. We chat with Susannah Chambers of Allen and Unwin, about the changing face of the Children's Book Publishing world during Covid19. We also chat with Kate O'Donnell, Children's Bookseller at the Younger Sun Book shop, Yarraville, Victoria, about the changing face of book selling in this difficult time. We heard some great book recommendations from these two folks, so please support our Aussie book industry and order a copy from the details below. For Susannah's Books, head over to: The Snow Wombat https://allenandunwin.com/browse/books/childrens/picture-books/The-Snow-Wombat-Susannah-Chambers-illustrated-by-Mark-Jackson-9781760113810 For Allen and Unwin book recommendations head on over to: There's No Such Thing: by Heidi McKinnon: https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/childrens/Theres-No-Such-Thing-Heidi-McKinnon-9781760877279 Her Perilous Mansion: by Sean Williams: https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/childrens/Her-Perilous-Mansion-Sean-Williams-9781760877361 Hodge Podge: How To Make A Pet Monster: by Lili Wilkinson, Illustrated by Dustin Spence: https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/childrens/Hodgepodge-How-to-Make-a-Pet-Monster-1-Lili-Wilkinson-illustrated-by-Dustin-Spence-9781760877385 The January Stars: Kate Constable: https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/childrens/The-January-Stars-Kate-Constable-9781760525026 For The Younger Sun book recommendations head on over to: https://shop.sunbookshop.com/catalog.cgi?stype=SU&stext=Feat Respect: by Aunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson https://shop.sunbookshop.com/details.cgi?ITEMNO=9781925936315 Who's Your Real Mum: by Bernadette Green and Anna Zobel https://shop.sunbookshop.com/details.cgi?ITEMNO=9781925849493 The January Stars by Kate Constable: https://shop.sunbookshop.com/details.cgi?ITEMNO=9781760525026 The List of Things That Will Not Change: by Rebecca Stead https://shop.sunbookshop.com/details.cgi?ITEMNO=9781922268679 Highway Bodies by Alison Evans: https://shop.sunbookshop.com/details.cgi?ITEMNO=9781760685027 To learn more about the Mavens, head on over to https://www.middlegradepodcast.com Or to find Julie online drop by https://www.julieannegrassobooks.com And for Pamela online find her at https://www.ueckerman.net Have a question or comment? Email us at mavens@middlegradepodcast.com To learn what books are in the pipeline, follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/middlegrademavens

Author Rebecca Stead (WHEN YOU REACH ME, LIAR AND SPY, among others) joins me to talk about her creative process -- as well as such important topics as revision with book maps, finding an authentic voice, giving yourself permission to suck, shutting down your inner critic, the annoyingness of the word "tween", and the restorative power of watching other people bake things. I'll also let her tell you a bit about her latest novel, out this week: THE LIST OF THINGS THAT WILL NOT CHANGE!

For this episode, Carrie and Jake discuss Stephanie Perkins's 'Isla and the Happily Ever After'. Jake is out to destroy all relationships in this one, and the question of whether he's actually shy is raised. Spoilers abound, so we recommend reading the book before listening! In the next episode, we'll be discussing the entire first season of HBO's 'His Dark Materials', with a focus on the final episode. This episode includes short clips of previous episodes about 'The Selection' by Kiera Cass and 'When You Reach Me' by Rebecca Stead, plus a short excerpt from 'The Heist' by the Lonely Island, not to mention the theme to 'The Facts of Life', for reasons. If you have any comments or suggestions, join us on our Goodreads page at https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/188869-love-ya-like-crazy, or tweet to us at https://twitter.com/loveYApod, or email us at podcast at loveYAlikecrazy.com. We'd love to hear from you! Thanks to Shaenon K. Garrity for designing the Love YA Like Crazy icon, to the Sentimental Favorites for the use of their song 'Hey There', and to Charlie McCarron for the 'Love YA Like Crazy' tag. You can help support production of this podcast, and get rewards in return, via our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/loveYAlikecrazy .

Listen as host, Lauren Henderson, discusses the most important moments in Rebecca Stead’s When You Reach Me.

On the season finale of Mind Theater I take a look at the book that shaped my childhood, "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead, and analyze how she uses time travel in a compelling way that differs from most works of science fiction.Links:MindTheaterPod on TwitterMusic: Blue Dot Sessions- Sunday Lights- Sylvestor- In Passage- Spring Cleaning- Roundpine- Lemon and MelonLicensed under Creative Commons

Guest reader Hadley is going to tell us about her new favorite book When you Reach me by Rebecca Stead.

Kaytee is recording with a special guest co-host this week, Anna Hithersay of The Post Party podcast. Anna is a homeschool mom and was a librarian in a former life, so I think you’ll love our deep dive into choosing great books for your kids (and yourself) at the library. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of the us: a bookish tattoo and a raising readers moment. Next, we discuss our current reads. This week has some thriller, some fairy tale, some romance, some middle grade. Basically, we took quite a few left turns. Our deep dive this week is a conversation with Anna about choosing quality books from the library when the selection is so overwhelming. We also talk about “twaddle” and authors that are sure bets. As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands. A sweeping story of the South and a tiny classic that’s sweet and lovely. As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  .  .  .  .  .  2:03 - Harry Potter series by JK Rowling 3:25 - My new Bookish Tattoo! 4:43 - 99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne 4:50 - The Hating Game by Sally Thorne 8:37 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center 8:44 - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center 11:15 - Wild by Cheryl Strayed 12:10 - A Walk In The Woods by Bill Bryson 12:29 - When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead 15:31 - The Winter Sister by Megan Collins 15:38 - Book Of the Month 18:56 - White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo 20:55 - OnRamp Podcast 25:04 - Lost Boy by Christina Henry 25:12 - Morgan Tallman episode 22 28:26 - Alice by Christina Henry 28:29 - Red Queen by Christina Henry 28:56 - Peter Pan by JM Barrie 31:57 - Barbara Cooney books 35:38 - Magic Treehouse books by Mary Pope Osborne 37:30 - Eric Carle books 37:36 - Sandra Boynton books 38:22 - Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton 38:51 - Richard Scarry books 39:48 - First Thousand Words in English by Heather Amery 39:49 - First Thousand Words in Spanish by Heather Amery 40:08 - Magic Treehouse books by Mary Pope Osborne 40:28 - The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Hayes 41:48 - In The Town All Year ‘Round by Rotraut Susanne Berner 43:21 - The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton 43:24 - Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton 43:32 - Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey 43:34 - Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey 44:37 - Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry 45:49 - Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry 47:01 - Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley 48:00 - Parnassus Books 48:31 - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff Find Anna here: The Post Party podcast The Post Party on Instagram and Facebook *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*  

This is our first parental advice episode for our first novel When You Reach Me by: Rebecca Stead. In this episode you can learn if this book if right for you or your child!

In this first ever real episode of Ink we start the young adult novel of When You Reach Me by: Rebecca Stead. Tune in to next week’s episode to hear some more of the novel!

In this episode of Reading the Newberys, we discuss When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead, winner of the 2010 Newbery Medal. As usual, we share our love for books and some book news. We also share some social media comments from our listeners! Grab some grapes and get cozy while you listen to our … Continue reading 22: When You Reach Me

On today's episode, Adam sits down with award winning authors Rebecca Mass and Wendy Stead, who have co-written the middle-grade novel, BOB! They discuss their different writing styles and how important having an open mind is when co-writing a book. We had an absolute blast chatting in Philly! Click Here to read a sample of BOB and borrow it from your library. Music: Provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview: We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter.

For this episode, Carrie and Jake discuss Rebecca Stead's 2009 young adult novel, 'When You Reach Me'. They also experience some major high school flashbacks and talk about Carrie's new cat. We both really liked the book, and we recommend you read it before listening to the podcast, which contains our usual mix of spoilers and swearing! At one point in the discussion, Jake references a Mitchell and Webb comedy sketch, which you can see online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn1VxaMEjRU . Have a suggestion for what book we should talk about on June 1, when Jake and Carrie will be recording an episode in person? Tweet at us at @loveYApod, or email us at podcast at loveYAlikecrazy.com. We'd love to hear from you! Thanks to Shaenon K. Garrity for designing the Love YA Like Crazy icon, to the Sentimental Favorites for the use of their song 'Hey There', and to Charlie McCarron for the 'Love YA Like Crazy' tag. You can help support production of this podcast, and get rewards in return, via our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/loveYAlikecrazy . Love YA Like Crazy is a member of the Ear Trumpet Audio podcast network! You can find more information about the network at http://eartrumpetaudio.com/ .

Today, Corban and Sofia discuss and review the 2018 remake of “A Wrinkle in Time” from the perspective of those who have never read the book but seen the 2003 film. They also learn a new synonym for “gullible” and learn Dora the Explorer’s pitfall.   Show Notes: #40: Go Exploring, Not Touring | Rocket to Anywhere beesbeesbees.com “A Wrinkle in Time was shot in a HomePod“ | Twitter When You Reach Me | Rebecca Stead Books   Recommendations of the Week: Corban recommends you read When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead. Sofia recommends you watch the 2003 version of “A Wrinkle in Time“.   Follow Us: Corban on Twitter Sofia on Instagram Rocket to Anywhere on Twitter Rocket to Anywhere on Instagram   Music: Podington Bear at the Sound of Picture Library

Intro Hi everyone and welcome to Books Between - a podcast for teachers, parents, librarians, and anyone who wants to connect kids between 8-12 to books they’ll love.  I’m your host, Corrina Allen - a teacher, a mom, and spending a lovely weekend with my family inside away from the bitter cold playing epic games of Sorry and watching all the Star Wars movies. Again. This is Episode #41 and today I’m sharing with you some fabulous 2018 titles to look forward to this year and an awesome interview with EngiNerds author Jarrett Lerner! Book Talk - Most Anticipated Middle Grade Books of 2018 Typically in this segment, I share with you a few books centered around a theme. And during the last few episodes I was all about looking back at some of the best middle grade fiction and graphic novels of 2017. (If you missed those, go check out episodes #39 and #40.) But this week I want to talk about some of the most anticipated books of the upcoming year.  Some are long-awaited sequels or new installments in well-loved series. Some are new ventures for favorite authors. And some are by debut authors. So, buckle up and and get ready to add to your wish list. And just a reminder - before you scramble for a pen and paper. You can find every book mentioned here AND a picture of the available covers AND a link to pre-order them right through the Books Between Podcast link at AlltheWonders.com.  I’ve got your back, I know you’re busy, so it’s all right there for you.  And I’ve come to really love pre-ordering - it helps out favorite authors and it’s like a little gift to your future self. Two quick things to mention before I start. One - this is just a sampling of all the incredible books coming out this year. I’ll add some links to some great resources in the shownotes where you can find more complete listings of titles to browse through and discover some gems: http://www.readbrightly.com/middle-grade-books-2018/ https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/98185.Middle_Grade_Novels_of_2018 https://mgbookvillage.org/2018releasedates/ https://electriceighteens.com/ And second - publication dates do change, so while I’ve mentioned the book release month - things sometimes change. All right - let’s get to it! Coming in January… Let’s start with the some sequels because there are some AWESOME sequels coming our way to give us something to look forward to during this dreary month…. Linda William’s Jackson’s follow-up to Midnight Without a Moon - A Sky Full of Stars is out this January as Rose struggles with the way to face the rising racial tensions in her community. Ooooo - and the new Fenway & Hattie is out this January!!!  I just can’t get enough of that little dog!  This third one is called Up to New Tricks so definitely snag that one for your Fenway fans - and for you, too! And Gordon Korman’s Supergifted is also set for a January release - this is the sequel to Ungifted - a great book about a boy named Donovan who is mistakenly transfering into a gifted program and has to figure out how to pass as brilliant.  This follow up is about his new friend, Noah. We are also getting another Terrible Two book in January - Terrible Two Go Wild! And a new Spy on History book - Victor Dowd and the World War II Ghost Army! Ah!  And we a get a new HiLo book this January! It’s called Waking the Monsters! (As my husband said - yeah, that sounds like what I do every weekday.) Our 8 year old is SUPER psyched about this new book! - so keep ‘em coming Judd Winick! Okay - and it’s not really a sequel BUT - there is just released a GRAPHIC NOVEL version of the first The Wings of Fire book - ahhhh!!!  It’s illustrated by Mike Holmes and my students are going to FREAK when I tell them  tomorrow. Some other January releases that are looking fabulous are…. Betty Before X  - an historical fiction novel set in the 40s about 11-year-old Betty Shabazz - future civil rights leader.  This one is written by her daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz with Renee Watson Winterhouse by debut author Ben Guterson - this is an urban fantasy mystery set in a magical hotel containing a huge library with secrets to discover. We are also getting the first middle grade book by picture book author Angela Dominguez called Stella Diaz Has Something to Say! Another novel that looks REALLY interesting is called TBH, This is SO Awkward by Lisa Greenwald and it’s told entirely in texts.  So I definitely need to check that one out. And my friend Emily Montjoy has been raving about Just Like Jackie by Lindsey Stoddard so I’m looking forward to my turn with that one. Also - Leslie Connor, the author of the critically-acclaimed All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook, has a new novel out in January called The Truth as Told By Mason Butte - so definitely check that one out. Natalie Lloyd also has a new novel coming out this January! So if you liked A Snicker of Magic or The Key to Extraordinary, look for The Problim Children - which is described as a mix between Lemony Snicket and the Addams Family... Annnd - the new Elly Swartz novel - Smart Cookie!!  I had a chance to read an ARC of this one with my daughters and oh I can’t wait for it to be out in the world! On to February … One that I’ve had a chance to read ahead of time is Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein by Jennifer Roy and Ali Fadhil.  I’ll talk more about this book later when I have time to really go into depth, but for now I’ll just say - preorder it. A great historical fiction about an Iraqi boy during the first Gulf War. Then we have The Serpent’s Secret by Sayantani DasGupta - a fantasy about a New Jersey girl discovering that she may, in fact, be an Indian princess. The 11:11 Wish by Kim Tomsic looks really fun. It’s about a dorky math nerd who vows to reinvent herself at her new school. And when she makes a wish as the clock strikes 11:11, she gets granted a magical object that might help her. Shannon Hitchcock, author of Ruby Lee & Me has a new novel coming out in February - this one is call One True Way. Another one to look out for in February is Becoming Madeleine: A Biography of the Author of A Wrinkle in Time by Her Granddaughters. With all the buzz about Wrinkle in Time with the new movie coming out, this book looks really great. Aaand - we get a new John David Anderson novel in February!! This one (Granted) is so different from Ms. Bixby or Posted, but I just loved it! It’s a fantasy novel about a fierce fairy named Ophelia Delphinium Fidgets who runs into some trouble as she attempts to grant her first wish. In March, there are so books I am really looking forward to! My principal won’t mind if a take a month-long reading sabbatical, right? Like Vanessa is the debut novel by author Tami Charles - it’s set in 1983 and is about a young girl inspired by seeing Vanessa Williams get crowned Miss America and is encouraged by her teacher to enter a beauty pageant. Lauren Magaziner has a new book out in March called Wizardmatch that looks like a fun fantasy. And The Science of Breakable Things by debut author Tae Keller looks really good - a book about a scientifically minded girl competing in an egg-drop contest AND using those skills to try to help her mom deal with her struggles. In March we also get Colby Sharp’s Creativity Project! An “awesometastic” collection of short stories developed from the author’s prompts to each other. It is a fantastic read and such a clever idea!  Definitely one that teachers will want on hand to spark your writers’ imaginations. The Train of Lost Things  by Ammi Joan-Paquette is another favorite of my #BookVoyage friend Emily Montjoy - who has amazing taste by the way. (Definitely go follow her on Twitter @mrsmontjoyreads ! ) So I’m looking forward to a chance to read this one as well. Oh! And the next Dan Gemeinhart novel comes out in March!! It is called Good Dog and I can’t read the synopsis to you or I’ll start crying but it sounds simply wonderful. Of course it is - it’s Dan Gemeinhart! March lets us reconnect with some favorite characters with a great bunch of sequels coming out. We get a new Emily Windsnap book, Emily Windsnap and the Falls of Forgotten Island. And a new Star Scouts graphic novel - League of Lasers   The third Narwhal and Jelly book (Peanut Butter and Jelly) come out.   The 78-Story Treehouse as well as a new Dory Fantasmagory book called Head in the Clouds along with a new Stick Dog Stick Dog Crashes a Party.   We also get Elana Arnold’s follow up to A Boy Called Bat - Bat and the Waiting Game   And - probably the book that I have been waiting and waiting for. DYING to read with my daughters - is The Wild Robot Escapes - the sequel to Peter Brown’s incredible The Wild Robot!  So - mark your calendars for March 13th, pre-order this one, AND - if you haven’t yet read the first one…. well, what’s the matter with you? Get on that! In April we have lots to look forward to including sequels, like: The next Moon Base Alpha book called Waste of Space, Janet Tashjian’s My Life As a YouTuber , and Jasmine Toguchi, Drummer Girl will be out. And Adrienne’s Kress’ second Explorers book - The Reckless Rescue!   And the third book in Jason Reynold’s incredible Track series will be out! It’s called Sunny and follows “the chillest dude on the Defenders team”, but one with a troubled life at home that hides behind that sunny smile. And, the debut by Laurie Morrison and Cordelia Jenson, called Every Shiny Thing looks really really good…. I’m also looking forward to the new Jewell Parker Rhodes novel called Ghost Boys. It’s about a young boy who is killed by the police when they mistake his toy gun for the real thing. And as a ghost, he witnesses how that event unfolds in his neighborhood and meets other ghosts like Emmett Till. Oh that gives me chills just thinking about it! And - we get a new Kwame Alexander novel this year!  It is called Rebound - the much-awaiting prequel to his Newbery-winning The Crossover. This one about Josh and Jordan’s father, Chuck Bell. On to the awesome May releases to watch for: Terri Libenson’s new graphic novel - Positively Izzy looks great- it’s the companion to Invisible Emmie. And the The Cobalt Prince, the second 5 Worlds graphic novel will be out. Another May release that I am so so excited about is Most Valuable Players - the next Phil Bildner Rip & Red book. There are three books coming in May that have been getting a lot buzz lately - one is called Bob - written by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead. I can’t wait to see the awesomeness THAT collaboration brings! The second one is Aisha Saeed’s middle-grade debut, Amal Unbound, which is about a Pakistani girl forced into working as an indentured servant to pay off her family’s debts. Friends who have read this one are saying it is  incredible. And then I keep hearing about Front Desk by Kelly Yang. Let me just read you a bit from the description and tell me this doesn’t sound AMAZING! Okay, “Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. Number 1-She lives in a motel, not a big house. Number 2- Her parents hide immigrants. Number 3-She wants to be a writer.” In June we have some really cool books coming our way: Kate Messner’s new novel Breakout - based on some details from the real-life (and close to home for me) breakout of two prisoners in New York and how the community reacts to that situation. I can’t WAIT for this one!!   Also - Kate Beasley (of Gertie’s Leap to Greatness) and Dan Santat (of a million books you love, most recently the picture book After the Fall) are teaming up for a book called Lions & Liars - about a boy named Frederick who is sent to a disciplinary camp for troublesome boys. That one looks phenomenal!   And Laura Shovan’s new book Takedown is coming this June!  Can’t wait to read this novel about a girl who wants to join the wrestling team. I keep hearing people raving about it on Twitter. And Barbara Dee has a new novel coming out in June called Everything I Know About You.   We also get to read Wendy McLeod MacKnight’s new middle grade novel The Frame-up! I had a chance to read this one this past fall and it is phenomenal. It’s about a young artist who goes to live with his father for the summer and attends an art-camp at the museum where his father is the director. And he soon discovers that the paintings are alive! Truly - after reading this book, I’ll never look at another painting the same way again.  It’s so so good!   And thankfully I have July and August off from school, so I can catch up AND snag some summer release books such as…. Cindy Baldwin’s debut  - Where the Watermelons Grow And my daughter will be thrilled to know there will be a new Dog Man this summer called Lord of the Fleas!   Oh! And Denis Markell, author of Click Here to Start has a new novel coming this summer called The Game Masters of Garden Place. Also this summer is a cool book called Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish by Pablo Cartaya. Let me read you a blurb: “Marcus Vega is six feet tall, 180 pounds, and the owner of a premature mustache. When you look like this and you're only in the eighth grade, you're both a threat and a target.” And the rest of the description is so good - definitely check this one out. This August we also get a new Jess Keating book! This one is called Cute as an Axolotl: Discovering the World's Most Adorable Animals So after August, specific publication dates get a little harder to come by. BUT - a few things have popped up. Like.. A new Last Kids on Earth book called The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond   The new Nameless City graphic novel called The Divided Earth   The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden!! A new Beatrice Zinker book! And I can’t wait for Jarrett Krosoczka's graphic novel memoir coming out called Hey, Kiddo.   Also - I saw, I think... a Sarah Weeks has a sequel to So B. It coming out called Soof? That is definitely on my radar!   And the big news in my class this week - the 8th Amulet book!!!!!! Woohoo!!!  Oh my gosh - my students cheered when I told them that Kazu Kibuishi announced this on Twitter last week!  It is called Supernova and has a beautiful cover so go check that out and make all your middle grade readers happy by pre-ordering it now. So so much to look forward to this year! And of course - I’ll keep you posted about all the amazing books headed our way so we can stay up to date. And definitely make sure you check out the show notes and check out those links so you can dive deeper and discover awesome new books that you are looking forward to reading this year. Main Topic - A Conversation with Jarrett Lerner This week I am so excited to welcome to the show Jarrett Lerner - author of the fantastic middle grade novel EngiNerds. We chat about his plans for the sequel, the power of the perfect metaphor, and Project Runway! Take a listen….. Interview Outline: Enginerds Enginerds has been getting all kinds of love lately - congratulations!! I saw Colby Sharp used Enginerds as his example in his 5 ways to support authors you love video. For those who aren’t (yet!) familiar with Enginerds, can you tell what this story is about? What was your thought process like when deciding what your robots would look like and act like? Enginerds is in a long and glorious line of children’s books and movies and TV shows featuring robots. What are some of your favorites? We are getting a book two, right?! Other Middle Grade Projects So I saw on Twitter last month that you have teamed up with Analiese Avery (@_AJAvery) to launch @MG_BookBot. How did that get started and what are your plans?   And I am so excited about your new middle grade focused website -  MG Book Village!  Aside from the twitter hashtags, what are you hoping to include on the site? Tell me about your KidLit Mentorship Project…. Project Runway Your Writing Life What is your writing process like? What are you working on now? Your Reading Life One of the things I talk about a lot with other educators is the power of that one person to really influence a child’s reading life - either in a really positive way or sometimes in a negative way. Was there someone in your life who impacted you as a reader? What have you been reading lately that you’ve liked? Thank You!   Links: Jarrett’s Website - https://jarrettlerner.com Jarrett on Twitter and Instagram Books & Authors We Chatted About: Jasmine Toguchi Series Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus The First Rule of Punk Kurt Vonnegut Baby-Sitters Club Sweet Valley High Judy Blume Beatrice Zinker Upside Down Thinker Clementine Ramona Jerry Spinelli The Game Masters of Garden Place Oddity Other Topics We Chatted About: MG Book Village Website #MGBookathon Electric 18 Debut Group Project Runway The Kentaro Dead Cat Scene Tim Gunn’s Golden Rules Melissa Roske’s Interview with Jarrett Lerner Closing Alright, that’s it for today! If you have a question about how to connect kids between 8-12 to books they’ll love or a suggestion about a topic we should cover, I would love to hear from you. You can email me at booksbetween@gmail.com or message me on Twitter/Instagram at the handle @Books_Between. Thank you so much for joining me this week. You can get a full transcript of this show and all of our previous episodes at AlltheWonders.com. And, if you are liking the show, please leave us some love on iTunes or Stitcher. Or even better - tell a friend about us! Thanks and see you soon!  Bye!

For ten years, my father's furniture and books lurked in the study he abandoned. I don't remember a time when we thought he might come back, but his belongings were like a bookmark, holding a place in our lives... -- Virginia Zimmerman, The Rosemary Spell I don't know about you, but I'm still enthralled by a wonderful children's book -- especially when there's a mystery or puzzle at the heart of the adventure. The Rosemary Spell is a perfect book for middle-grade readers who want a little magic, a little mystery, and a lot of friendship. This is a book about the power of books, and Virginia Zimmerman is an expert on that. You can learn more about her on her website, including links to an article she wrote on the importance of letting -- or even encouraging -- children to re-read. Teachers, do not miss out on the fantastic teacher's guide that was created for The Rosemary Spell by Pamela Brunskill. In particular, if you teach poetry or want to introduce your cherubs to Shakespeare, The Rosemary Spell is the book to check out. We talked about some favorites for children: A Wrinkle in Time, A Ring of Endless Light (both by Madeleine L'Engle), the Harry Potter series, and one that is new to me, When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead. For adults, Virginia gave a shout-out to Middlemarch by George Eliot and Pride and Prejudice, my favorite Jane Austen novel (and I know I'm not alone!). Keep tabs on Virginia and her upcoming books via her website, on Twitter, on Instagram, and on Facebook. As always, if you'd rather read than listen, the transcript is below. Enjoy! -- Laura Transcript of Interview with Virginia Zimmerman Laura Brennan: Virginia Zimmerman writes novels for young readers and teaches English at Bucknell University for somewhat older readers. Her beautiful middle-grade novel, The Rosemary Spell, has at its heart a book, and with it all the magic and mystery that books bring into our lives. Plus, in this case, there’s a smidge more magic and mystery than usual. Virginia, thank you for joining me. Virginia Zimmerman: Thank you for having me, it's great to be here. LB: So, you're both an author and an English professor. Tell me a little bit about that career path. Was it always going to be books? VZ: It was definitely always going to be books, from kindergarten when I would read to the rest of my class, it was always going to be books. But exactly what that meant was less certain. I decided pretty early in college that I was going to major in English, but I didn't have the intention of going on to be an English professor until pretty late in college. And then even when I became an English professor, I did that because someone said to me, you should think about what you like to do and then you should choose the career that allows you to do that. Which of course is easier said than done. But in my case, what I liked to do was read and write and talk about books. So being an English professor was the obvious way to continue to do those things. I didn't even really think seriously at all about writing books until well into my career. I had been at Bucknell as a professor for several years before I started writing. So yes, it was always going to be books, but it wasn't always going to be the case that I was writing those books. That was a relatively late development. LB: The Rosemary Spell is a book about the power of books. VZ: Yes. LB: So, for someone who hasn't read that yet, what do they need to know to be able to follow our conversation? VZ: Well, The Rosemary Spell follows Rosemary and her best friend, Adam, as they find an ancient book locked in a cupboard in Rosemary's room. They're immediately intrigued by the book because they are both book lovers themselves. They quickly discover a poem in the book which has the power to make people disappear, not just physically but also from memory. They accidentally disappear somebody very important to them and have to work h...

Episode 7! Guan talks about Rebecca Stead’s YA novel When you reach me, Bec talks about the movie Lion and Karen talks about Alain de Botton’s The Course of Love. Relationships, inspiration and the power of story: just a few of the things we cover this episode! Guan When You Reach Me (Rebecca Stead). Newbery […]

Elisabeth and Merianna talk about writer identities. Are you a plotter or a pantser or perhaps a plantser (like most of us)? They talk about overcoming imposter syndrome and how there is not one way to become a writer. They steal from Dr. Whitley’s great wisdom and conclude association does not mean causation.  Show Notes: The Perfect Medium Post Sam Harrelson on Post Storytelling Superpower Quiz  Writer’s Digest  An Interlude: Bay to Breakers 6 Qualities of a Successful Writing Life Rebecca Stead  Donna Tartt Talks About Goldfinch Veronica Roth  The Art of Not Writing  What are Elisabeth and Merianna reading this week? The post Thinking Out Loud 112: Association Does Not Mean Causation appeared first on Thinking.FM.

Dan Kois and Allison Benedikt are live at the Bell House in Brooklyn. On this week's show, Dan and Allison talk about city parenting, surrogacy, and have an artist's roundtable with children's book authors Matt de la Peña and Rebecca Stead, and children's recording artist Laurie Berkner. Mom and Dad are Fighting is brought to you by BollandBranch.com, the company that makes luxury bedding affordable. Order right now and they'll give you 20 percent off, plus free shipping. Get sheets, towels, blankets, duvet covers, and more at BollAndBranch.com and use the promo code MOMANDDAD. And by Club W, leading the "grape to glass" wine revolution. Answer just six simple questions at ClubW.com and their algorithm will create a Palate Profile just for you. Get wine directly to your door, perfectly customized to match your taste. For 50 percent off your first order, go to ClubW.com/momanddad. And by the new middle-grade novel The Terrible Two Get Worse, the hilarious sequel to The Terrible Two, which spent more than 10 weeks on the New York Times best sellers list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's show, Dan and Allison are live at the Bell House in Brooklyn and discuss city parenting, surrogacy, and have an artist's roundtable with children's book authors and musicians. Dan Kois and Allison Benedikt are live at the Bell House in Brooklyn. On this week's show, Dan and Allison talk about city parenting, surrogacy, and have an artist's roundtable with children's book authors Matt de la Peña and Rebecca Stead, and children's recording artist Laurie Berkner. Mom and Dad are Fighting is brought to you by BollandBranch.com, the company that makes luxury bedding affordable. Order right now and they'll give you 20 percent off, plus free shipping. Get sheets, towels, blankets, duvet covers, and more at BollAndBranch.com and use the promo code MOMANDDAD.   And by Club W, leading the "grape to glass" wine revolution. Answer just six simple questions at ClubW.com and their algorithm will create a Palate Profile just for you. Get wine directly to your door, perfectly customized to match your taste. For 50 percent off your first order, go to ClubW.com/momanddad.   And by the new middle-grade novel The Terrible Two Get Worse, the hilarious sequel to The Terrible Two, which spent more than 10 weeks on the New York Times best sellers list.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Goodbye Stranger” by Rebecca Stead

Newbery Medal-winning author Rebecca Stead talks about her book Goodbye Stranger.

New York author Rebecca Stead has won the 2013 Guardian Children's fiction prize for her novel Liar & Spy. She answers questions from readers Charlotte Walden and Ginger Galey about the story, school life and being a writer

This week we are joined by Youth Services Librarian, Erika Jelinek. Erika’s here to address Rider’s concerns (expressed oh-so-mildly in Episode 5) about the quality of today’s Young Adult Literature. In defense, she offers Rebecca Stead’s When You Reach Me. A coming-of-age novel with a time travel twist. The disco-teers discuss this fantastic book and the state of children’s literature in general. But first, our Book Club Revisit includes Tod talking Olympics (and, surprise surprise, avoiding books all together), Julia drinking whiskey, and Rider heading to the Russian snow for summer reading. And yes, The Cutting Edge is mentioned yet again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices