For the Love of Books and More

In this episode we share what we have been reading and so much more! This one is extra long, so you can enjoy it over the course of a few days if you want! Listen in as we share books we have read, tv shows and movies we are loving, music and podcasts we are listening to, and even some video games and board games we have been enjoying! All content mentioned in the episode is listed below! (Episode recorded on January 20, 2023)

Books

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

The Dream Keeper Saga: The Dragon and the Stone by Kathryn Butler

Have I Told You This Already? Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember by Lauren Graham

All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot

Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

A Kind of Paradise by Amy Rebecca Tan

Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga

Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse

Fairy Tale by Stephen King

The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis

The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen

Television and Movies

Star Trek: The Next Generation available on Paramount Plus

Obi-Wan Kenobi available on Disney +

Andor available on Disney+

Willow available on Disney+

Slumberland available on Netflix

A Man Called Otto in theaters

Abbott Elementary – Wednesdays on ABC or stream on Hulu

Home Economics – Wednesdays on ABC or stream on Hulu

The Chosen on Angel Studios or The Chosen app

Miss Scarlet and the Duke available on PBS

Extraordinary Attorney Woo available on Netflix

For the People available on Hulu

Music and Podcasts

Taylor Swift – Lauren’s Spotify Playlist “T Swift Nap”

What Should I Read Next? Podcast with Anne Bogel

Annie’s Mini BFF Podcast

Let’s Read the Gospels with Annie F. Downs

Rebel Force Radio

I Am All In with Scott Patterson

Here’s Where It Gets Interesting with Sharon McMahon

Games

Disney’s Dreamlight Valley

We Happy Few by Compulsion Games

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate

Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game by Magpie Games

Disney Villainous Strategy Board Game

Listen to Us On

Anchor.fm

Apple Podcasts

Google Podcasts

Spotify

Episode Available to stream on Monday, January 30, 2023

Our personal contact info: 

Leah Clapp – https://www.instagram.com/readheadedreader/

Mandalay Parkman – https://www.instagram.com/mandymalayfauxreader/

Lauren Keen – https://www.instagram.com/jedireader1138/

List of Newbery Medal Books


Intro Music: “Feeling Good” by Royalty Free Copyright Music

Interval Music: “Carefree Kevin” MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ending Music: “Ukelele” by Royalty Free Music from Bensound

35: Walk Two Moons

In this episode of Reading the Newberys, we discuss the winner of the 1995 Newbery Medal, Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. If you haven’t read this book and want to avoid spoilers, we suggest you read the book before listening to this episode. There are several plot twists in the story and we were here for it! We hope you will take us along with you as you run errands, fold laundry, or go for a walk! (Age recommendation for this book: 12 and up)

Links related to this episode:

About Sharon Creech

Sharon’s Newbery Acceptance Speech

The Newbery/Printz Companion

Suggested Activities Related to this Book:

Journaling

Commonplace Book

Practice “walking in someone else’s moccasins.” (Seeing things from someone else’s perspective)

Go on a Road Trip!

Read-a-likes:

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

The Raymie Nightingale Trio by Kate DiCamillo

The Line Tender by Kate Allen

The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart

Middle Grade Books by Native American Authors

Adult Read-a-likes:

Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Leah’s Pick for Our Next Book:

Jacob Have I loved by Katherine Paterson

Listen to Us On

Anchor.fm

Apple Podcasts

Google Podcasts

Spotify

Our personal contact info: 

Leah Clapp – https://www.instagram.com/readheadedreader/

Mandalay Parkman – https://www.instagram.com/mandymalayfauxreader/

Lauren Keen – https://www.instagram.com/jedireader1138/

And look for each of us on Goodreads!

Lauren

Leah

Mandalay

List of Newbery Medal Books


Intro Music: “Feeling Good” by Royalty Free Copyright Music

Interval Music: “Carefree Kevin” MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ending Music: “Ukelele” by Royalty Free Music from Bensound