Episode 126: Listenersode #2!
/Listenersode #2!
Once again, we’re inviting SSR listeners on to the show to share their thoughts, feelings, and experiences about the books they loved most as kids… and maybe even some of the books the podcast has ruined for them. (Sorry!)
Enjoy this special episode — and happy new year! See you in 2021!
CHECK OUT THE BOOKS + SSR EPISODES REFERENCED ON THE EPISODE:
What was your favorite book as a tween or teen? Why did you love it so much?
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt (Episode 34)
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh (Episode 1)
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (Episode 26)
Alanna: The First Adventure (The Song of the Lioness Book 1) by Tamora Pierce (Episode 44)
Full Tilt by Neal Shusterman
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (Episode 33)
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
American Girl — (Episode 84 | Episode 117)
The Invasion (Animorphs Book 1) by K.A. Applegate
Mandy (Julie Andrews Collection) by Julie Andrews Edwards
Have you had any surprising or interesting experiences rereading a book from your childhood?
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald
The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot (Episode 2)
The Betsy-Tacy Treasury: The First Four Betsy-Tacy Books by Maud Hart Lovelace
Amelia’s Notebook by Marissa Moss
Sloppy Firsts (Jessica Darling Book 1) by Megan McCafferty (Episode 6)
Second Helpings (Jessica Darling Book 2) by Megan McCafferty
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt (Episode 34)
The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream by Paulo Coelho
Superfudge by Judy Blume (Episode 92)
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (Episode 33)
The Little Colonel by Annie Fellow Johnston
Full Tilt by Neal Shusterman
Deenie by Judy Blume
What book are you scared to reread from your childhood?
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
The Giver (Giver Quartet) by Lois Lowry (Episode 80)
Welcome Home, Jellybean by Marlene Fanta Shyer
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Into the Dream by William Sleator
The New Girl (Fear Street 1) by R.L. Stine
Which book were you most excited to hear held up on the podcast? Which were you most bummed to hear didn’t hold up?
American Girl — (Episode 84 | Episode 117)
The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew 1) by Carolyn Keene (Episode 5 | Episode 112)
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh (Episode 1)
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Episode 40)
Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott (Episode 104)
Rose in Bloom by Louisa May Alcott (Episode 104)
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (Episode 27)
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie (Episode 98)
It’s time to share dissenting opinions! What have I gotten wrong on the pod?
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner (Episode 37)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum (Episode 64)
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (Episode 33)
What do you think we need more of in kid lit or YA?
Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle
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