Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Stacey and the Bad Girls (Baby-Sitters Club #87) by Ann M. Martin. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
Episode 245 – Alanna: The First Adventure
By popular demand, we took Flashback Summer to the land of Tortall. Rebecca Kim Wells, author of Briar Girls and other great queer fantasy books, joined us to discuss Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce. Put on your purple contact lenses and listen to this episode while you study the blade.
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: Tamora Pierce name pronunciation
Tamora Pierce’s statement on J.K. Rowling
Coming up next: Stacey and the Bad Girls (Baby-Sitters Club #87) by Ann M. Martin.
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Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!
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Episode 244 – Stonewords
We were digging through some boxes in our totally not-haunted attic and found Stonewords by Pam Conrad. It seemed like a chill Flashback Summer vibe, so we had our friend KL join us to discuss it. Be careful not to play this episode around your secret ghost friend–they might get jealous!
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: Pam Conrad’s obituary.
Coming up next: Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce.
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Episode 243 – No Coins Please
Flashback summer, eh? Ann Foster of Vulgar History joined us to read No Coins, Please, an early work by the venerable Canadian author Gordon Korman. Listen to this episode while driving cross-country with a van full of chaotic tweens!
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: About Gordon Korman
Coming up next: Stonewords by Pam Conrad.
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Episode 242 – The Discovery
It’s Morphin’ Time! We’re kicking off Flashback Summer Animal Style. We returned to the world of the Animorphs by reading the three books in the iconic David Saga–The Discovery (#20), The Threat (#21) and The Solution (#22), all by K.A. Applegate. We were joined by Moniquill Blackgoose, author of To Shape a Dragon’s Breath. Listen to this episode while driving to the mall to pick up a Cinnabon and/or fight a lion!
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: Episode 52 – Animorphs #1
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Episode 241 – Open Book
We continue Celebrity Memoir May with another wronged woman of the early 00s, Ms. Jessica Simpson. Annie Cardi, author of Red, joined us in righteous indignation on behalf of our favorite former Newlywed after reading her memoir Open Book. Listen to this episode while practicing your Dukes of Hazzard-style stunt driving.
Content warnings: Child sexual abuse, substance abuse, publicly being a woman in the early 00s.
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“Jessica Simpson is Selling Her Beverly Hills Home” by Maria Salova
“John Mayer’s Dating History: Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Aniston, Katy Perry and More”
Coming up next: The Discovery (Animorphs #20) by K. A. Applegate.
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