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The Connected MomBlending Reading and Outdoor AdventureGet you copy of Cultivating a Deeper Connection in a Lonely WorldBecky and Amanda Cleary Eastep continue the series on children’s books. AMANDA CLEARY EASTEP is an award-winning children’s author and a book editor. She works in a cabin in the mountains of North Carolina, but she has lived most of her life in the suburbs of Chicago, the home of the Tree Street Kids. Amanda and her husband, together, have eight grown children and a border collie named Annie who wakes Amanda up early every morning to write. T...
2025-11-2028 min
UnseriouslyKate DiCamillo Is Going the Wrong WayHolly's brother-in-law, Chase, has been called in on this one, folks. Princess Kate is in the building.Our carnival queen, two-time Newbery medalist Kate DiCamillo, joins Holly for a pinch-me-I'm-dreaming interview covering everything from Epcot Center to shredded wheat to inciting kids to troll Chris Van Dusen. There may be a quote-off. If you're friends with Holly in real life, she would like it noted that she arrived earlier than Kate to the interview, a fact which has now become one of the proudest moments of her life.The name you'll be shouting...
2025-11-0350 min
WRGN ❮❮RewindTree Street Kids series with Amanda Cleary Eastep | Wake Up RightTim talks with Amanda Cleary Eastep, author of the Tree Street Kids series, including the latest entry, Jack and the Red Giant, which is the sixth book in the series. Enjoy hearing where Amanda finds inspiration for her ideas, why this group of kids is important to her, and much more!Original air date: October 8, 2025
2025-10-1414 min
Immerse Yourself In The Transformative Full Audiobook Experience!Jack and the Red Giant by Amanda Cleary EastepPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/247492to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Jack and the Red Giant
Series: Tree Street Kids, Book 6
Author: Amanda Cleary Eastep
Narrator: Zachary Cantrell
Format: mp3
Length: 2 hrs and 35 mins
Release date: 09-16-25
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Growing Up & Facts of Life
Publisher's Summary:
Jack Finch is seeing stars. And it has nothing to do with Christmas. Snowball wars are being waged against the Tree Street Kids, and Jack has taken a hit to the eye from one of Buzz Rublatz’s polar projectiles. Jack plans the perfect defense–the Abominable Snowman-ator. But building your...
2025-09-162h 35
Embark On: This Edge-Of-Your-Seat Full Audiobook For Thriller Fans.The Beastie of Brambly Bald by Amanda Cleary EastepPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/247486to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Beastie of Brambly Bald
Series: Tree Street Kids, Book 5
Author: Amanda Cleary Eastep
Narrator: Zachary Cantrell
Format: mp3
Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
Release date: 09-15-25
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Growing Up & Facts of Life
Publisher's Summary:
Jack Finch’s plan to gobble up tons of turkey over Thanksgiving Break and work on the Tree Street Kids’ fort has been foiled. Instead, the Finches are traveling to the mountains of North Carolina to visit grandparents Jack barely knows. Thank goodness his best friends Ellison and Roger are comi...
2025-09-153h 44
StoryJumpersLions to the Rescue by Amanda Cleary EastepIf getting tackled is the best way to make new friends, that’s okay with Jack. After all, starting fifth grade at a new school is even rougher than pee-wee football. But how can he join the Lions and help Ellison build the Most Epic Bookmobile Bike Ever? Jack devises the perfect game plan–until he fumbles it with the most epic bike crash ever and a game day disaster.Can Jack recover his friendship with Ellison?And can God use a playing field or a moving library to buil...
2025-08-2900 min
The Christian OptimistDiscipling Our Children Through Books: Interview with Jenny MarceleneIn this episode Pastor Raef interviews Jenny Marcelene as they discuss a number of topics. We explore both her love for helping our kids form a deeper understanding of God's Global design for all nations, as well as how to disciple our children through the books they read and the books we read to them.Visit Jenny's website at https://www.jennymarcelene.com/Recommendations from JennyThe Penderwicks (Jeanne Birdsall) seriesHumphrey (Betty G. Birney) seriesTree Street Kids (Amanda Cleary Eastep) seriesRanger in Time (Kate Messner) seriesChristian Heroes: Then & Now (YWAM) seriesLives of...
2025-06-201h 00
Plumfield MomsOur Librarian Life: March 2025📚 Our Librarian Life – March 2025 Episode 🎙️
Join us for another exciting episode of Our Librarian Life, where we explore the world of living books, private lending libraries, and the power of community in literature!
In This Episode:
Amanda Cleary Eastep's Tree Street Kids
Amanda Cleary Eastep
Brodart Covers Sara Likes: Advantage I
Purple House Press 25th Anniversary Sale
Purple House Press Kickstarter
Purple House Press, Biblioguides, Plumfield GiveAway
Living Books Press
History Shapers at Living Book Press
21st Century Packhorse Librarian Interview
Seize the Book Facebook Group
Sara's Bible Commentary
The League of Lending Lib...
2025-03-2652 min
StoryJumpersThe Hunt for Fang by Amanda Cleary EastepJack and his friends learn some survival skills at the church’s summer camp. They’ll need them!Determined to find Ruthie’s lost cat and protect Jack’s new puppy from Fang, the local wildlife, the kids head deep into the woods. Just when they think they’re cornered by the “enemy,” the kids realize someone has gone missing.Is Fang up to no good? Or will faith and friendship be enough to see the kids make it out alive?Adventures, friendships, and faith-testers . . . all under the watchful e...
2025-03-2100 min
Ice Cream with Authors: Christian Books for Kids 7-13Episode 8: Author Visit with Amanda Cleary EastepIn this episode of Ice Cream with Authors, we are visiting with Amanda Cleary Eastep. Amanda Cleary Eastep is not related to Beverly Cleary. But she is an award-winning children’s author, and the Tree Street Kids is her middle grade series for kids 8-12.Ice Cream with Authors is the podcast that brings mini-author visits straight to your home or car! Perfect for kids ages 7 through 13 and their grown-ups, each episode serves up delightful conversations with authors who create faith-filled chapter books and middle grade adventures.If you enjoyed this author visit, please rate an...
2025-02-2033 min
Plumfield MomsBook Review: Jack vs. The Tornado by Amanda Cleary EastepOver the last seven or eight years, I have paid close attention to S. D. Smith, author of the Green Ember series. While I deeply enjoy his books, I’m even more captivated by what he writes to parents about his creative purpose and approach. I first discovered Smith during a season when my children were very young, and I was searching for stories to nurture their hearts and minds. Wandering through the stacks of my local public library, I was struck by how many books were either subpar in quality or concerning in content.
Turning to Ch...
2025-02-1004 min
Plumfield MomsOur Librarian Life: 21st Century Packhorse LibrarianFacebook Group - 21st Century Packhorse Librarians
Jack vs. the Tornado by Amanda Cleary Eastep
Down Cut Shin Creek by Kathi Appelt
That Book Woman by Heather Henson
The Tree Street Kids by Amanda Cleary Estep
S. D. Smith - Favorite Author
The Green Ember by S. D. Smith
The Bark of the Bog Owl by Jonathan Rogers
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Purple House Press
Moody Publishers
21cbookwoman@gmail.com
T-shirts, Sweatshirts
Packhorse Librarian List
Biblioguides
Semicolon
Book Review Roundup
Mighty Networks
Shelf Notes
Picture Book Preschool
LibraryThing
Ti...
2024-12-171h 01
Plumfield MomsOur Reading Life: December - 2024Welcome to our December 2024 episode of Our Reading Life where we chat with our dear friends, Tanya Arnold and Sarah Kim from Biblioguides about our reading lives. We are so glad you are here!
Sara Masarik’s References
Tree Street Kids Series by Amanda Cleary Eastep
Jack Versus the Tornado by Amanda Cleary Eastep
The Viking Quest Books by Lois Walfrid Johnson
Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates
Roman Roads Media: Old Western Culture
Diane’s References
Crispin’s Rainy Day by Forrest Dickison
Ensnared in the Wolf's Lair: Inside the...
2024-12-111h 22
CAMPING STICK KIDS PODCASTCamping Stick Kids Thanksgiving Podcast SpecialCome join us for our Thanksgiving Podcast Special. Our puppet friends, Gordon, Bruce, and Leroy, are hunkering down for a story by Amanda Cleary Eastep, the author of the Tree Street Kids series. So get your popcorn and hot chocolate ready and let's listen to a great story to celebrate Thanksgiving.
You can find The Tree Street Kids at www.treesthttps://www.treestreetkids.com/
Find all the Camping Stick Kids resources over at: www.campingstickkids.org
2024-11-2014 min
StoryJumpersThe Beastie of Brambly Bald by Amanda Cleary EastepBook Five in the Tree Street Kids Series: Jack Finch’s plan to gobble up tons of turkey over Thanksgiving Break and work on the Tree Street Kids’ fort has been foiled. Instead, the Finches are traveling to the mountains of North Carolina to visit grandparents Jack barely knows.Thank goodness his best friends Ellison and Roger are coming with him to the cabin on Brambly Bald mountain. But something is lurking in the forest, and soon Jack uncovers a secret bigger than Bigfoot.When the kids come face to f...
2024-11-0800 min
BookWorthyBookWorthy Chats with Amanda Cleary EastepSend us a textSummaryIn this episode of Bookworthy, Valerie interviews Amanda Cleary Eastep, author of the Tree Street Kids series. Amanda shares her inspiration for her recent trip to India and how it influenced her writing. She discusses the fifth book in the series, The Beastie of Brambly Bald, and the themes of family dynamics and curiosity that are explored. Amanda also talks about engaging middle-grade readers and the importance of playfulness and humor in children's literature. She shares her favorite books, To Kill a Mockingbird and A Wrinkle in Time, and...
2024-09-1825 min
Maggie's Book BitesTwistersPodcasting from Nappanee Public Library, Maggie & Victoria are in conversation about books that have twisters inside. Titles included in this episode are:
The 1965 Palm Sunday Tornadoes in Indiana by Janis Thornton
F5: devastation, survival, and the most violent tornado outbreak of the twentieth century by Mark Levine
Chasing Helicity (series) by Ginger Zee
Into The Storm by Reed Timmer
Jack Vs. The Tornado by Amanda Cleary Eastep
The Mighty Whirlwind by David Wagler
The Man Who Caught The Storm : The Life of Legendary Tornado Chaser...
2024-07-0529 min
StoryJumpersJack vs. the Tornado by Amanda Cleary EastepIn the first book of the Tree Street Kids series, 10-year-old Jack is shocked to discover his parents are moving from their rural homestead to the boring suburbs of Chicago.Full of energy and determination, Jack devises a plan to get himself back to his beloved farmhouse forever.Only three things stand in his way: a neighbor in need, a shocking discovery, and tornado season.Will Jack find a solution? Or is God up to something bigger than Jack can possibly imagine?
2024-06-2800 min
Living by Faith with Trillia NewbellHow God's Use of Stories can Shape Our FaithWe all love a good story. From those books at bedtime as children, to the movies we watch and the conversations we have with friends, stories shape our thoughts and opinions and spark our wonder. Trillia Newbell sits down with Amanda Cleary Eastep to talk about how God uses imagination and stories to teach us about Him.Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/livingbyfaithSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-06-2246 min
Let go, Lean InLet Go, Lean In an Interview with Amanda Cleary Eastep Episode 119Amanda Cleary Eastep is not related to Beverly Cleary but
wishes she were. She is, however, a children’s author, and the
Tree Street Kids is her middle grade series for readers 8-12.
Amanda knows kids because she’s still one at heart. When she
is forced to act like an adult, she edits nonfiction books by
grownup authors. Amanda lives and writes in the mountains of
North Carolina but has spent most of her life in the suburbs of
Chicago, the home of the Tree Street Kids.
2023-05-3044 min
StoryJumpersMystery in Crooked Creek Woods by Amanda Cleary EastepBook four in the Tree Street Kids series: Something fishy is going on in Crooked Creek Woods. Does it have anything to do with the weird lights coming from Ruthie’s neighbor’s yard? Or are the kids’ imaginations running away with them?After all, Jack and Ellison have been hard at work writing a mystery. The Tree Street Kids decide to investigate. Not only do they discover what’s been hidden for centuries in the woods, they also learn about placing their trust in the adults who love and care for them . . . but not befo...
2023-05-2600 min
The Shepherd's PieUsing Imagination to Teach History (#56)In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc speaks with Marianne Hering, author of over 50 children's books, to discuss how imagination and fiction can be used to help kids learn history, and we review The Tree Street Kids series by Amanda Cleary Eastep.
2023-01-2927 min
Isle of Misfits podcastAmanda Cleary Eastep is BACK!Is she a plotter or a “pantster”? Wouldn’t you like to know!
Amanda Cleary Eastep joins us for another riveting Stupid Game, and a fun and somehow very deep and meaningful conversation about courage and curiosity and compassion... oh, and I believe we also talk about her latest two books in her Tree Street Kids Series.
There’s something for you in this conversation. That’s not presumption. That’s just a fact!
2022-10-0754 min
Taking the Leaps with Rachel G. ScottAmanda Cleary EastepSend us a textToday on the podcast Rachel will be chatting with Amanda Cleary Eastep. Amanda Cleary Eastep is not related to Beverly Cleary but wishes she were. She is, however, a children’s author, and the Tree Street Kids is her middle grade series. Amanda knows kids because she’s still one at heart. When she is forced to act like an adult, she edits nonfiction books by grownup authors. Amanda lives and writes in the mountains of North Carolina but has spent most of her life in the suburbs of Chicago where her characters now...
2022-08-0329 min
Simply Stories PodcastEpisode 130 :: Ann Swindell:: Stories of the Path to Peace and Waiting on the LordToday I have the pleasure of sharing my conversation with the absolutely amazing Ann Swindell. Ann is a woman who overflows with the love of God, and a desire to use her words for His glory, and to encourage others to do the same. This is the second time I’ve gotten to have Ann on the podcast, but literally, every time I encounter Ann in life, I feel like I glean something new about the Lord, and the same absolutely can be said about our conversation today. Over the last couple of years, Ann found herself in...
2022-05-1448 min
The Shepherd's PieFaith, Anxiety & Youth (#9)In this episode, Antony Barone Kolenc interviews author and editor Amanda Cleary Eastep about how anxiety in young people can be addressed through faith and fiction, and his guest reviewer Carrie Schmidt reviews the anxiety-focused teen novel, "Escape from the Everglades," by Tim Shoemaker.
Credits: A.J. Kolenc, original music; Amina Kolenc, graphic design
2021-11-0727 min
Simply Stories PodcastEpisode 92 :: Amanda Cleary Eastep :: Stories of Faith, Growing Up, and the Moral ImaginationToday on the podcast, we have book editor, author, professional encourager and just all around amazing human, Amanda Cleary Eastep. I got to meet Amanda several years ago at a writing conference when she was part of a panel representing Moody Publishing. During this conversation she shares what it's like to be a book editor at Moody Publishers, as well as a middle-grade books author, which means she writes books for kids ages 8-12, and we look at what draws us as people to stories that captivate children and adults alike with their unique humor, whimsy, wonder, fun and...
2021-08-121h 19
Isle of Misfits podcastAmanda Cleary Eastep & The Tree Street KidsSo you think you're too grown up for #kidlit, do you now? Well, think again, my friend, cause once you hear this thoroughly delightful Misfit conversation with Amanda Eastep Cleary, Senior Developmental Editor at Moody Publishing, and a fine author in her own right... you'll abandon all such foolish notions. And then, if you know what's good for you, you'll immediately run out and get her two new releases: "Jack vs. the Tornado" and "The Hunt for Fang".
2021-05-0348 min
The Along Came A Writer ShowAlong Came A Writer interview with Children's Author Amanda Cleary EastepAMANDA CLEARY EASTEP is not related to Beverly Cleary but wishes she were. She is, however, a children’s author, and the Tree Street Kids is her debut series (Moody Publishers, 2021 and 2022). Her children’s writing has been published in Ladybug, The Friend, Sunday school curriculum, and at Story Warren. As a longtime writer, she’s contributed to Christianity Today, Think Christian, and many other print and online publications. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and she leads writing workshops at her local teen center.
2021-04-2430 min
Faith ConversationsMichelle Van Loon-episode 124Good friend, Michelle Van Loon, joins me on the podcast sitting across from me at my kitchen table. Nice having her on my home turf and not via Skype!
It was a bit of a Millrose program as we went from topic to topic. Michelle and her friend Amanda Cleary Eastep founded a wonderful blog called The Perennial Gen which addresses the audience of those in midlife and beyond. It is a worthy blog to read. We also mentioned Michelle’s new book, to be released July 3, 2018, but can be pre-ordered, titled Born to Wander.
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2018-03-2638 min