Back in the '60s again, so you know it's gonna be good! This time, Rebecca and Michael are discussing Emily Cheney Neville's It's Like This, Cat, which is not a line of dialogue from a hard-boiled noir, unfortunately.

Discussion of the book begins at 25:35.

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...And now the podcast episode where Rebecca and Michael discuss ...And Now Miguel, the 1954 Newbery Medal winner, written by Joseph Krumgold.

Discussion of the book begins at 25:40.

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Will Michael and Rebecca remain skeptical of Johnny Tremain, or will author Esther prove too Forbes-midable of a novelist to resist?

Discussion of the book begins at 18:09.

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Michael and Rebecca discuss the 1936 Newbery Medal winner, Carol Ryrie (NOT Rylie) Brink's Caddie Woodlawn.

Discussion of the book begins at 17:09.

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The cycle begins again: we're back in the 1920s with Eric P. Kelly's 1929 medal-winning book The Trumpeter of Krakow.

Discussion of the book begins at 24:53.

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Your fearless hosts discuss the most recent Newbery Medal winner, Dave Eggers's The Eyes and the Impossible.

Discussion of the book begins at 14:37.

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What better time than March of 2025 to do a retrospective of our reading in 2024?

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After a slightly less lengthy hiatus than last time, we're back again, talking about Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Ivan!

Discussion of the book begins at 13:28.

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After a lengthy hiatus, we ring in the new year by talking about Cynthia Kadohata's slice-of-life novel Kira-Kira. Sorry it's been so long!

Discussion of the book begins at 16:37.

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Rebecca and Michael check out Cynthia Rylant's short and sweet Missing May.

Discussion of the book begins at 7:30.

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