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July 5, 2025 34 mins

There are so many times in life where our fears come to us without our permission. Do we acknowledge them? Face them? Turn away? Caroline and I discuss these questions based on her incredible middle grade novel in verse, The Burning Season. We also talk about things like whether or not to leave home and how both options can be good choices.
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Find middle grade author Caroline Starr Rose
www.carolinestarrrose.com
The Burning Season by Caroline Starr Rose https://www.amazon.com/Burning-Season-Caroline-Starr-Rose/dp/0593617932/
The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko https://www.amazon.com/Tenth-Mistake-Hank-Hooperman/dp/1524718955/

Chapters
00:00 Meet Caroline Starr Rose middle grade author of The Burning Season and author ice breaker
02:40 What is The Burning Season, middle grade novel in verse, about?
06:20 How did you get into writing novels in verse?
10:47 Why do people leave home? And why do people come back?
16:50 The power of acknowledging a fear
21:14 Facing our fears
23:04 The Hatchet by Gary Paulsen tie ins
25:10 Something Caroline learned in writing The Burning Season
27:35 What do you hope for Opal, the main character, going forward after the story ends?
28:45 What’s next for author Caroline Starr Rose
30:37 Caroline’s book recommendation

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