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The Book Snug PodcastS4, Chapter 4: Giving the Library Some LoveSend a textFebruary is National Library Lovers month, so we're celebrating by sharing happy memories of the library and how it has shaped us as readers. Don't forget to show your library some love this month!Books MentionedJulia:A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt by C. Coco De YoungThe Pinballs by Betsy ByarsThe Computer Nut by Betsy ByarsThe Sammie Keys series by Wendelin Van DraananA Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony SnickettThe Dear America series by various authorsThe Royal Diaries series by various authors Jane Eyre by Cha...
2026-02-041h 02
Rereading Our ChildhoodRereading The Long Secret by Louise FitzhughFor this episode, we reread Louise Fitzhugh's 1965 novel The Long Secret, the sequel to Harriet the Spy. We discussed the mystery of who is leaving notes for residents of Water Mill and Fitzhugh's fascinating but tragic life.Mentioned on this episode:Other books by Fitzhugh: Suzuki Bean by Sandra Scoppettone, illustrated by Fitzhugh (1961)Harriet the Spy (1964)Nobody's Family is Going to Change (1974)Sport (1980)Also mentioned:Sometimes You Have to Lie: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet the Spy, b...
2025-08-2158 minRereading Our ChildhoodRereading The Summer of the Swans by Betsy ByarsOn this episode, we reread Betsy Byars' The Summer of the Swans, which won the 1971 Newbery Medal. It's an evocative story of a 14-year-old girl who's preoccupied with her big feet and her puce sneakers until the disappearance of her younger brother, who has an intellectual disability, forces her to look beyond her own adolescent thoughts. Mentioned on the podcast:The 1970 Kirkus Review review of the book 1971 Newbery Honor Book Enchantress from the Starsby Sylvia Louise EngdahlAnother 1970 book about an adolescent girl's search for identity that, in Mary Grace's opinion, sh...
2024-11-2830 min
EveryPartBoundariesWe’re getting straight to the point today. Do you steward your loyalty to others carefully? It’s an interesting question with which Margaret Byars, a young therapist, helps us make sure we all have healthy boundaries as we do our part.
2024-09-1525 min
The Old SwitchAroo: Gaming Retro with Mike and Jaymo |A Nintendo Switch Online retro gaming podcastS1E08: Pinball Games -or- Crazy Flipper FingersMike and Jaymo flip out with Justin and Jonathan as they play Pinball (NES) and Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball (Genesis/Mega Drive) in their epic quest to research & review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!On the table will be how pinball become legal in the US, how to find success in Las Vegas, and the misleading works of author Betsy Byars.Thanks for listening, and don't forget to Subscribe to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! Game on, everyone.(0:00) Intro(14:40) Pinball...
2023-11-031h 25
The Newbery ChroniclesEpisode 19: The Summer of the Swans (1971)Short episode talking about a short book: Betsy Byars's Summer of the Swans.Also, you may notice that we've added theme music! Thank you very much to our friend Jake Ward, who composed it. You can hear more of his music at jaekwrad.bandcamp.com.Also also, don't forget to give us feedback if you have it: newberychronicles@gmail.com
2023-07-0826 min
Recap Book ChatKeeper of the Doves By Betsy ByarsToday we discuss a small yet impactful book called Keeper of the Doves.
This book was written by Betsy Byars a prolific children’s author, winner of the Newbery Medal and National Book Award and many others. Betsy Byars passed away at the age of 91 in February of 2020, however her lifetime of work lives on. We were grateful to experience her writing in Keeper of the Doves.
The novel follows Amen McBee, the youngest of 5 sisters who is a deep thinker, a poet, a lover of words and seeing beauty where others do not. Amen use...
2023-02-0735 min
Unofficial Book Club PodcastReading, Basically My Entire PersonalityIn this episode I talk all things books, some of my favorite books, tropes in a story that I love, and the books that made the biggest impact on me.
Books discussed in this episode:
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Dark Stairs (Herculeah Jones Mystery) by Betsy Byars
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
Pretty Bitches: On Being Called Crazy, Angry, Bossy, Frumpy, Feisty, and All the Other Words That Are Used to Undermine Women by Lizz...
2023-01-0127 min
TWICE UPON A TIME (with Janet Ellis)LAUREN CHILDLauren Child chooses The Eighteenth Emergency by Betsy Byars
More about Lauren's choice: Betsy Byars (1928 – 2020) was a prolific and award winning American children’s writer. The Eighteenth Emergency was her 9th out of over 40 books, published in the US in 1973 and a year later in the UK. She started writing to fend off the boredom of being at home with small children and was undeterred by her first book being rejected nine times. The Eighteenth Emergency was inspired by her fear of the tyrants of her own school playground, the Fletcher brothers. In later years she got her p...
2021-12-0237 min
Fantasy Book Swap”More funny than Thomas Hardy”: John Coxon, Rebecca‘s World and Flora & UlyssesRebecca’s World by Terry Nation As John states, there is an Audible audiobook of Rebecca’s World, read by Paul Darrow, who was indeed Avon from Blakes 7.Flora and Ulysses by Kate di Camillo. There is a Disney film based on the book; see the trailer hereThe Tale of Despereaux trailer on YouTubeJohn mentions Groosham Grange by Anthony HorowitzAli mentions The Eighteenth Emergency by Betsy Byars and You’re A Bad Man, Mr Gum! by Andy StantonOctothorpe British SFF fandom podcast with Liz Batty, John and Ali...
2021-11-1152 min
Fantasy Book Swap”More funny than Thomas Hardy”: John Coxon, Rebecca‘s World and Flora & UlyssesRebecca’s World by Terry Nation As John states, there is an Audible audiobook of Rebecca’s World, read by Paul Darrow, who was indeed Avon from Blakes 7.Flora and Ulysses by Kate di Camillo. There is a Disney film based on the book; see the trailer hereThe Tale of Despereaux trailer on YouTubeJohn mentions Groosham Grange by Anthony HorowitzAli mentions The Eighteenth Emergency by Betsy Byars and You’re A Bad Man, Mr Gum! by Andy StantonOctothorpe British SFF fandom podcast with Liz Batty, John and Ali...
2021-11-1152 min
Fantasy Book Swap”More funny than Thomas Hardy”: John Coxon, Rebecca‘s World and Flora & UlyssesRebecca’s World by Terry Nation
As John states, there is an Audible audiobook of Rebecca’s World, read by Paul Darrow, who was indeed Avon from Blakes 7.
Flora and Ulysses by Kate di Camillo. There is a Disney film based on the book; see the trailer here
The Tale of Despereaux trailer on YouTube
John mentions Groosham Grange by Anthony Horowitz
Ali mentions The Eighteenth Emergency by Betsy Byars and You’re A Bad Man, Mr Gum! by Andy Stanton
Octothorpe British SFF fandom podcast with Liz Batty, John an...
2021-11-1100 min
BacklistedLocklisted: Children's Books Special, Part OneThis Locklisted special on children's books was recorded in August 2020 and was previously available exclusively to supporters of our Patreon at patreon.com/backlisted. Join us on a journey through time and space as John, Andy and producer Nicky discuss the books they loved as children. The discussion covers the importance of libraries, the Proustian aroma of parquet flooring, the challenges of the display spinner, the significance of the Puffin Club, the utility of book tokens and the joys of early audio books. The books mentioned make for an eclectic mix and include Emil and the Detectives by Erich Käs...
2021-01-1158 min
Journey Through Into A Uplifting Full Audiobook While Cooking.The Dark Stairs by Betsy ByarsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/114051to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Dark Stairs
Series: Herculeah Jones Mysteries, Book 1
Author: Betsy Byars
Narrator: Lauren Davis
Format: mp3
Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
Release date: 04-02-19
Ratings: 3.5 out of 5 stars, 3 ratings
Genres: Thrillers & Suspense
Publisher's Summary:
Mystery is in Herculeah Jones’ blood. How could it not be, with a father on the police force and a mother who’s a private eye? So when Herculeah notices a man hanging around the "Dead Oaks" mansion, she can’t resist doing some investigating of her own. Legend has it the old estate was the si...
2019-04-022h 26
Don’t Miss Your Ears To A Immersive Full Audiobook.Death's Door by Betsy ByarsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/114081to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Death's Door
Series: Herculeah Jones Mysteries, Book 4
Author: Betsy Byars
Narrator: Lauren Davis
Format: mp3
Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
Release date: 04-17-18
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Thrillers & Suspense
Publisher's Summary:
Herculeah Jones finds herself in the middle of another mystery when her best friend Meat barely escapes a hitman’s bullet. Someone must have mistaken Meat for someone else. But who? Herculeah is determined to solve the mystery, before the assassin comes after her!
2018-04-172h 46
Indulge In This High-Impact Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.Trouble River by Betsy ByarsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/100875to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Trouble River
Author: Betsy Byars
Narrator: Hal Hollings
Format: mp3
Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
Release date: 04-03-18
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 8 ratings
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Safety is downriver - but first there’s trouble ahead. As soon as Dewey Martin sees the Indian creeping toward the cabin - and toward his unsuspecting grandmother - he knows what to do: knock him down and take off before the rest of the raiding party arrives. The only means of escape is Dewey’s homemade raft, and lying in its path...
2018-04-032h 11
Experience A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Powerful.The Summer of the Swans by Betsy ByarsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/108332to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Summer of the Swans
Author: Betsy Byars
Narrator: Alyson Silverman
Format: mp3
Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
Release date: 02-20-18
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 37 ratings
Genres: Health
Publisher's Summary:
2018-02-202h 48
Embark On The Game-Changing Full Audiobook Experience!The Midnight Fox by Betsy ByarsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/204603to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Midnight Fox
Author: Betsy Byars
Narrator: Joshua Swanson
Format: mp3
Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
Release date: 02-19-18
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 10 ratings
Genres: Farm Animals
Publisher's Summary:
No one asked Tom how he felt about spending two months on his Aunt Millie’s farm. For a city boy, the farm holds countless terrors - stampeding baby lambs, boy-chasing chickens, and worst of all, loneliness. But everything changes when Tom sees the midnight fox. He can spend hours watching the graceful black fox in the woods. And when he...
2018-02-193h 14
The Newbery Report1971: The Summer of the Swans, by Betsy ByarsSara Godfrey is having the, like, worst summer ever. Pressing questions include hormones, puce shoes, and wait - where's Charlie? Kerry fights to get Carolyn and special guest Steph Leke on board with the wild ride of puberty.
2017-10-2438 min
The Newbery Report1971: The Summer of the Swans, by Betsy ByarsSara Godfrey is having the, like, worst summer ever. Pressing questions include hormones, puce shoes, and wait – where’s Charlie? Kerry fights to get Carolyn and special guest Steph Leke on board with the wild ride of puberty.
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2017-10-2400 min
Looks Unfamiliar005 - Ben Baker - The Famous Fourth Universal MonsterLooks Unfamiliar is a podcast in which writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington talks to a guest about some of the things that they remember that nobody else ever seems to.Joining Tim this time is writer, broadcaster and quizmaster Ben Baker, who hopes against hope that somebody else remembers early Chris Evans vehicle TV Mayhem, football comic The Onion Bag, novelty yoghurt range Fiendish Feet, the early internet craze for misidentifying every comedy song as 'by' Weird Al Yankovic, Betsy Byars' Bingo Brown novels and the International Youth Service penpal scheme. Along the way we'll be...
2017-04-2635 min
Access Best-Selling Digital Audiobooks for Your LibraryThe Pinballs : Betsy ByarsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269698 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Pinballs
Author: Betsy Byars
Narrator: Christina Moore
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 46 minutes
Release date: March 20, 2009
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Non-fiction
Publisher's Summary: When you're a pinball, life is a risky game, especially for three adolescent children placed in a foster home. Their hard-won defenses are firmly in place as these three uneasy strangers meet their foster parents. For each of these children who were failed by their families, caring for...
2009-03-202h 46
Tune In To The Most Ground-Breaking Full Audiobook Today!Boo's Dinosaur by Betsy ByarsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/204049to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Boo's Dinosaur
Author: Betsy Byars
Narrator: Greta Byrum
Format: mp3
Length: 11 mins
Release date: 10-23-08
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Dinosaurs
Publisher's Summary:
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