Rereading My Childhood - The Podcast
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.
Episodes
60 episodes
The Baby-Sitters Club #29: Mallory and the Mystery Diary by Ann M. Martin
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, ...
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Goosebumps: The Cuckoo Clock of Doom by R. L. Stine
In which felonies aren't punished, babies take public transportation with no trouble, and existential dread pervades a book for children.
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9:39
The Baby-Sitters Club #28: Welcome Back, Stacey!
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.
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The Baby-Sitters Club #25: Mary Anne and the Search for Tigger by Ann M. Martin
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/80100/9781338815078<...
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REVIEW: Fear Street Sagas #5: The Hidden Evil by R. L. Stine
In which a great classic is revisited, old women send old teenagers into old panic, and creepy children gonna creep.Get the Book: ...
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REVIEW: The Baby-Sitters Club #22: Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter by Ann M. Martin
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 ha...
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Goosebumps: The Blob That Ate Everyone by R. L. Stine
In which petty theft is rewarded, a father travels through the fourth dimension, and a boy thinks really hard. Like so hard. So hard.
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9:54
The Baby-Sitters Club #21: Mallory and the Trouble with Twins by Ann M. Martin
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&nb...
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Fear Street: Silent Night by R. L. Stine
In which the protagonist is the most interesting Stine character, Santa is arrested, and retail is the real villain.
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18:03
The Baby-Sitters Club #20: Kristy and the Walking Disaster by Ann M. Martin
In which Kristy kritiques the performance of a four-year-old, I gloss over long passages about sports, and mediocre boys continue to disappoint.
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Goosebumps: Go Eat Worms! by R. L. Stine
In which a young boy should get a new hobby, his best-friend has a future as an accomplice, and we discover why Pluto isn't a planet anymore.
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12:00
The Baby-Sitters Club #19: Claudia and the Bad Joke by Ann M. Martin
This week's book summary and review features Ann M. Martin's The Baby-Sitters Club #19: Claudia and the Bad Joke, in which a parent has the audacity of a mediocre white man, Kristy has a strange dream, and Claudia's hospital mate is tw...
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12:00
Fear Street: The Bad Girl by R. L. Stine
This week's book summary and review features R. L. Stine's Fear Street: The Bad Girl, in which frogs explode on contact, shrub-born boyfriends gesticulate wildly, and I count instances of the worst product placement.
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The Baby-Sitters Club #18: Stacey's Mistake by Ann M. Martin
The week's book review and summary features Ann M. Martin's The Baby-Sitters Club #18: Stacey's Mistake, in which Kristy is hilarious, Mary Anne returns from a ho-down, and I write a sitcom episode.
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Goosebumps: The Headless Ghost by R. L. Stine
This week's book review/summary features R. L. Stine's Goosebumps: The Headless Ghost, in which a pair of best friends wander away from the group, a couple finds their place in the universe, and I make up the adjective "headfull."
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The Baby-Sitters Club #17: Mary Anne's Bad-Luck Mystery by Ann M. Martin
This week's review/summary features Ann M. Martin's The Baby-Sitters Club #17: Mary Anne's Bad-Luck Mystery, in which mild inconveniences indicate curses, the BSC goes spelunking in the creepy section of the library, and Mary Anne disp...
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Fear Street Sagas #3: Forbidden Secrets
This week’s book summary/review features R. L. Stine's Fear Street Sagas #3: Forbidden Secrets, in which a pair of young women kiss chicken feet but refuse to pick up a hammer, history is rewritten to be more palatable for a cert...
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The Baby-Sitters Club #16: Jessi's Secret Language by Ann M. Martin
Edit 2022/12/24 - Amy here! I wanted to provide some additional information from some more knowledgeable listeners. First of all, “Ameslan” is definitely not used. It is ASL or American Sign Language. Secondly, making up your own signing fo...
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Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask by R. L. Stine
This week's book review/summary features R. L. Stine's Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask, in which I lament the death of Trick-or-Treating, friends are non-friends, and there is running - just running.
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The Baby-Sitters Club Super Special #3: Baby-Sitters' Winter Vacation
This week’s book summary/review features Ann M. Martin's The Baby-Sitters Club #3: Baby-sitters' Winter Vacation, in which colors are arbitrarily assigned, plot points are repeated, and repressed memories resurface.
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Fear Street Sagas #2: House of Whispers by R. L. Stine
This book summary and review features Fear Street Sagas #2: House of Whispers by R. L. Stine, in which a girl discovers frightening powers and hangs out with old people, and I have a cold and sou...
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The Baby-Sitters Club #15: Little Miss Stoneybrook . . . and Dawn by Ann M. Martin
This book summary and review features Ann M. Martin's The Baby-Sitters Club #15: Little Miss Stoneybrook . . . and Dawn, in which I chastise some creepy judges, bananas and poetry collide, and many girls wish for/save global peace.
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Goosebumps: A Shocker on Shock Street by R. L. Stine
This episode is about R. L. Stine's Goosebumps: A Shocker on Shock Street. Topics include unnecessary twist endings, poorly planned dark rides, and meditations on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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