Rereading My Childhood - The Podcast

Apr 08 2024
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I’m a bookish nerd on a mission. I’m rereading the books of my ‘90s childhood: The Baby-Sitters Club, Goosebumps, and Fear Street, and writing a review and summary, so you don't have to read them yourself. I’m Amy A. Cowan and this is Rereading My Childhood - The Podcast. Join me as I read about surprisingly organized middle school clubs, pranks that end in murder, and goo. Lots and lots of goo. 

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The Baby-Sitters Club #29: Mallory and the Mystery Diary by Ann M. Martin

Apr 08 2024 10 mins  
This week’s book summary and review features Ann M. Martin's The Baby-Sitters Club #29: Mallory and the Mystery Diary , in which I finally upload an episode, Mallory cures a child's reading disability, and Dawn, Kristy, and Mallory make questionable clothing choices. Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9781339037639I’m a bookish nerd on a mission. I’m rereadi

Goosebumps: The Cuckoo Clock of Doom by R. L. Stine

Nov 20 2023 9 mins  
In which felonies aren't punished, babies take public transportation with no trouble, and existential dread pervades a book for children.I’m a bookish nerd on a mission. I’m rereading the books of my ‘90s childhood: The Baby-Sitters Club, Goosebumps, and Fear Street, and writing a summary and review. I’m Amy A. Cowan and this is Rereading My Childhood - The Podcast. Re

The Baby-Sitters Club #28: Welcome Back, Stacey!

Sep 25 2023 12 mins  
In which the once-derided television has some actionable ideas, Stoneybrook proves it's a fantasy world with an abundance of reasonably-priced homes, and Stacey takes orders from an inanimate object.I’m a bookish nerd on a mission. I’m rereading the books of my ‘90s childhood: The Baby-Sitters Club, Goosebumps, and Fear Street, and writing a summary and review. I’m Amy

The Baby-Sitters Club #25: Mary Anne and the Search for Tigger by Ann M. Martin

Jul 10 2023 12 mins  
In which Logan's existence continues to baffle me, kitty theft is a serious crime, and the NPC children of Stoneybrook are blackmail-committing zoologists.Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9781338815078I’m a bookish nerd on a mission. I’m rereading the books of my ‘90s childhood: The Baby-Sitters Club, Goosebumps, and Fear Street, and writing a summary and revie

REVIEW: Fear Street Sagas #5: The Hidden Evil by R. L. Stine

Jun 08 2023 10 mins  
In which a great classic is revisited, old women send old teenagers into old panic, and creepy children gonna creep.Get the Book: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-hidden-evil_rl-stine/445651/#edition=2244793&idiq=2809861I’m a bookish nerd on a mission. I’m rereading the books of my ‘90s childhood: The Baby-Sitters Club, Goosebumps, and Fear Street, and writing a summary

REVIEW: The Baby-Sitters Club #22: Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter by Ann M. Martin

May 25 2023 8 mins  
This week’s book summary and review features Ann M. Martin's The Baby-Sitters Club #22: Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter, in which Jessi continues to excel in everything she does, the club is fighting again, and Stoneybrook has a new, cheap zoo for baby sitters to visit with their charges.Purchase the book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9781338814781I’m a bookish nerd on a mission.

Goosebumps: The Blob That Ate Everyone by R. L. Stine

May 11 2023 9 mins  
In which petty theft is rewarded, a father travels through the fourth dimension, and a boy thinks really hard. Like so hard. So hard.I’m a bookish nerd on a mission. I’m rereading the books of my ‘90s childhood: The Baby-Sitters Club, Goosebumps, and Fear Street, and writing a summary and review. I’m Amy A. Cowan and this is Rereading My Childhood - The Podcast. Rereading M

The Baby-Sitters Club #21: Mallory and the Trouble with Twins by Ann M. Martin

Apr 27 2023 13 mins  
In which Mallory wants pierced ears, identical twins wreak havoc on an unsuspecting music teacher, and richies go to an island where man is hunted for sport! Or an estate sale, I forget which.The clip is from Season 10, Episode 13 of The Simpsons, entitled "Homer to the Max."I’m a bookish nerd on a mission. I’m rereading the books of my ‘90s childhood: The Baby-Sitt

Fear Street: Silent Night by R. L. Stine

Apr 13 2023 18 mins  
In which the protagonist is the most interesting Stine character, Santa is arrested, and retail is the real villain.I’m a bookish nerd on a mission. I’m rereading the books of my ‘90s childhood: The Baby-Sitters Club, Goosebumps, and Fear Street, and writing a summary and review. I’m Amy A. Cowan and this is Rereading My Childhood - The Podcast. Rereading My Childhood is wr

The Baby-Sitters Club #20: Kristy and the Walking Disaster by Ann M. Martin

Mar 30 2023 12 mins  
In which Kristy kritiques the performance of a four-year-old, I gloss over long passages about sports, and mediocre boys continue to disappoint.I’m a bookish nerd on a mission. I’m rereading the books of my ‘90s childhood: The Baby-Sitters Club, Goosebumps, and Fear Street, and writing a summary and review. I’m Amy A. Cowan and this is Rereading My Childhood - The Podcast.