Rereading My Childhood - The Podcast

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 two toddlers in a trenchcoat.

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 ...

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.

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 C...

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.

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 - Th...

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."

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 an...

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 displays some sociopathic tendencies.

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 summar...

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 certain group of people, and I do a bad accent.

The sound clip is from Bob's Burgers, Season 1, Episode 10, "Burger Wars."

The interview with Octavia E. Butler that I ment...

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 for your name is a big no-no. And lastly, yes, an eleven-year-old probably shouldn’t be looking after a special needs child. This is more evidence that Stoneybrook is not the middle-class paradise ...

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.

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 Podca...

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.

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 Ch...

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 sound issue.

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...

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.

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 Rere...

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.

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 - T...

This episode is about Ann M. Martin's The Baby-Sitters Club #14: Hello, Mallory. In which an eleven-year-old wants to be treated like an adult, Stoneybrook's racist underbelly is exposed, and I do too many voices.

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 Chil...

This episode is about R. L. Stine's Fear Street: The Boy Next Door. Topics include terrible men, chanting to raise dead racist politicians, and recalled toys.

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.

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This episode is about Ann M. Martin's The Baby-Sitters Club #13: Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye. Topics include inappropriate gifts, random side plots, and western garage sale behavior.

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. I’m Amy A. Cowan and this is Rereading My Childhood - The Podcast.

For a list of every Baby-Sitters Club, Goosebumps, an...

This episode is about R. L. Stine's Goosebumps: Attack of the Jack-o'-Lanterns. Topics include lies, people who deserve to be eaten, and PTSD from a fourth-grade party.

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. I’m Amy A. Cowan and this is Rereading My Childhood - The Podcast.

For a list of every Baby-Sitters Club, Goosebumps, and Fear ...

This episode is about Ann M. Martin's The Baby-Sitters Club Super Special #1: Baby-sitters on Board!. Topics include lying to get attention, extraneous Disney World dark ride descriptions, and falling in love with a stalker, again, Claudia.

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. I’m Amy A. Cowan and this is Rereading My Childhood - The P...

This episode is about R. L. Stine's Fear Street: The Mind Reader. Topics include couples with no chemistry, forgettable characters, and no mind reading.

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. I’m Amy A. Cowan and this is Rereading My Childhood - The Podcast.

For a list of every Baby-Sitters Club, Goosebumps, and Fear Street book review I ...

This episode is about Ann M. Martin's The Baby-Sitters Club #12: Claudia and the New Girl. Topics include teens who think they have careers, gushing over traffic lights, and insulting children to their faces.

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