Rereading My Childhood - The Podcast
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 review and summary, so you don't have to read them yourself. I’m Amy A. Cowan and this is Rereading My Childhood - The Podcast. Join me as I read about surprisingly organized middle school clubs, pranks that end in murder, and goo. Lots and lots of goo.
Mind Full of Marbles Book Reviews: Slewfoot by Brom
This episode’s book review features Brom's Slewfoot, in which a witch entrusts a lich-like creature to help her enrich crops, the witch helps through bewitchery, and a pitch to end a scritch ends in a ditch.
Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9781250621993
00:00 - Intro
00:36 - Review
03:35 - Outro
Music by Maryan Dembitskyi from Pixabay
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Should you read this book?
★★★★★ - This book was written specifically for me.
★★★★ - Absolutely.
★★★ - If you enjoy...
Goosebumps: Vampire Breath by R. L. Stine
This book review features R. L. Stine's Goosebumps: Vampire Breath , in which a pair of friends touch each other way too much, random doors appear in basements, and an interesting addition to the vampire canon.
Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9780545348829
00:00 - Intro
00:31 - Spoiler-Free Review
02:46 - Spoiler-FULL Review
10:10 - Outro
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Should you read this book?
★★★★★ - This book was written specifically for me.
★★★★ - Absolutely.
★★★ - If you enjoy this genre, this i...
RELISTEN: Goosebumps: The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight by R. L. Stine
Originally released 2026/09/14.
This book review features R. L. Stine's Goosebumps: The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight , in which farms are terrifying, implications are troubling, and endings are better than beginnings.
Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9780545178013
00:00 - Introduction
01:23 - Part One
05:45 - Part Two
08:09 - Outro
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Should you read this book?
★★★★★ - This book was written specifically for me.
★★★★ - Absolutely.
★★★ - If you enjoy this genre, this is something you should...
The Baby-Sitters Club #34: Mary Anne and Too Many Boys by Ann M. Martin
This book review features Ann M. Martin's The Baby-Sitters Club #34: Mary Anne and Too Many Boys, in which I don’t understand Mary Anne and Logan’s relationship, we explore why children shouldn’t have jobs, and Mallory has bombastic side eye.
Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9798225051624
00:00 - Intro
00:34 - Spoiler-Free Review
03:02 - Spoiler-FULL Review
12:19 - Outro
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Should you read this book?
★★★★★ - This book was written specifically for me.
★★★★ - Absolutely.
★★★ - If you...
RELISTEN: The Baby-Sitters Club #9: The Ghost at Dawn's House by Ann M. Martin
Originally released 2022/07/21.
This book review features Ann M. Martin's The Baby-Sitters Club #9: The Ghost at Dawn's House, in which we stereotype, we pretend to be mystical, and we collect detritus.
Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9781338642261
00:00 - Introduction
02:18 - Part One
07:23 - Part Two
12:02 - Conclusion
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Should you read this book?
★★★★★ - This book was written specifically for me.
★★★★ - Absolutely.
★★★ - If you enjoy this genre, thi...
The Awakening by Kate Chopin - Mind Full of Marbles Book Reviews
This episode’s book review features Kate Chopin's The Awakening, in which I start a book review series, a 19th-century woman adds some excitement to her life, and I confuse a couple of definitely-mustachioed men.
Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9780553213300
00:00 - Intro
00:49 - Review
05:50 - Outro
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Should you read this book?
★★★★★ - This book was written specifically for me.
★★★★ - Absolutely.
★★★ - If you enjoy the genre, this is something you should try.
★★ - It’s difficult for me to recommend this book eve...
RELISTEN: Fear Street: Who Killed the Homecoming Queen? by R. L. Stine
Originally released 2022/07/21.
This book review features R. L. Stine's Fear Street: Who Killed the Homecoming Queen? , in which we elect our homecoming committee, things age poorly, and pranks continue to be horrible.
Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9781665927673
00:00 - Introduction
01:15 - Part One
08:14 - Part Two
12:31 - Conclusion
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Should you read this book?
★★★★★ - This book was written specifically for me.
★★★★ - Absolutely.
★★★ - If you enjoy this genr...
Fear Street Sagas #4: The Sign of Fear by R. L. Stine
This book review features R. L. Stine's Fear Street Sagas #4: The Sign of Fear, in which I accidentally skipped over this one before the format change, we travel back in time, and falling in love means being drawn to the orb beneath a lady’s bodice.
Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9781442473690
00:00 - Intro
00:34 - Spoiler-Free Review
03:27 - Spoiler-FULL Review
13:33 - Outro
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Should you read this book?
★★★★★ - This book was written specifically for me.
★★★★ - A...
RELISTEN: Fear Street: High Tide by R. L. Stine
Originally released 2022/07/14.
This book review features R. L. Stine's Fear Street: High Tide, in which TV doctors are bad, girls are in bikinis, and I download the worst clip of "The Baywatch Theme" ever made on the internet.
Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9781481413824
00:00 - Introduction
01:09 - Part One
09:00 - Part Two
13:06 - Conclusion
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Should you read this book?
★★★★★ - This book was written specifically for me.
★★★★ - Absolutely.<...
The Baby-Sitters Club #33: Claudia and the Great Search by Ann M. Martin
This book review features Ann M. Martin's The Baby-Sitters Club #33: Claudia and the Great Search, in which Claudia doubts her ancestry, dives through microfiche, and attempts some light thievery.
Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9781546179283
00:00 - Intro
00:31 - Spoiler-Free Review
04:11 - Spoiler-FULL Review
11:30 - Outro
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Should you read this book?
★★★★★ - This book was written specifically for me.
★★★★ - Absolutely.
★★★ - If you enjoy this genre, this is something you should try.
<...RELISTEN: The Baby-Sitters Club #8: Boy Crazy Stacey
Originally released 2022/07/07.
This book review features Ann M. Martin's The Baby-Sitters Club #8: Boy-Crazy Stacey, in which there is no explanation for old terms, creepy men continue to prey on girls, and this old asshole smiles.
Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9780545532549
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Should you read this book?
★★★★★ - This book was written specifically for me.
★★★★ - Absolutely.
★★★ - If you enjoy this genre, this is something you should try.
★★ - It’s difficult for...
Goosebumps: Return of the Mummy by R. L. Stine
This book features R. L. Stine's Goosebumps: Return of the Mummy, in which beloved characters return, academics debate, and, wait, what happened to that guy?
Get the book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9780545177948
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Spoiler-Free Review
03:50 - Spoiler-Full Review
12:09 - Outro
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Should you read this book?
★★★★★ - This book was written specifically for me.
★★★★ - Absolutely.
★★★ - If you enjoy this genre, this is something you should try.
★★ - It’s diffic...
RELISTEN: Goosebumps: Legend of the Lost Legend by R. L. Stine
Originally released 2022/06/30.
This book review features R. L. Stine's Goosebumps: Legend of the Lost Legend, in which we get in a fursuit, we get lost, and then we get swallowed.
Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9781338328776
00:00 - Introduction
01:11 - Part One
03:47 - Part Two
06:11 - Conclusion
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Should you read this book?
RELISTEN: The Baby-Sitters Club #7: Claudia and Mean Janine by Ann M. Martin
Originally released 2022/06/23.
This book review features Ann M. Martin's The Baby-Sitters Club #7: Claudia and Mean Janine, in which the focus is on sisters, again, growing up is hard to do, and we experience a life of cyclical tragedy.
Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9781338642278
00:00 - Part One
05:27 - Part Two
10:01 - Ending Song
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Should you read this book?
★★★★★ - This book was written specifically for me.
★★★★ - Absolutely.
★★★ - If you enjoy this genre, t...
The Baby-Sitters Club #32: Kristy and the Secret of Susan by Ann M. Martin
This book review features Ann M. Martin's The Baby-Sitters Club #32: Kristy and the Secret of Susan, in which some things haven’t aged well, a few things are progressive, and other things have aged extremely poorly.
Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9781546179269
00:00 - Introduction
00:31 - Spoiler-Free Review
03:52 - Spoiler-Full Review
10:07 - Outro Song
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Should you read this book?
★★★★★ - This book was written specifically for me.
★★★★ - Absolutely.
★★★ - If you enjoy this genre, t...
RELISTEN: Fear Street Sagas #1: A New Fear by R. L. Stine
Originally released 2022/06/16.
This book review features R. L. Stine's Fear Street Sagas #1: A New Fear, in which fire ghosts are wacky, dough kills, and rocks are hurled.
Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9780671529529
00:00 - Intro Song;00:19 - Introduction;01:07 - Part One;05:29 - Part Two;09:54 - Conclusion;10:18 - Outro Song
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Should you read this book?
★★★★★ - This book was written specifically for me.
★★★★ - Absolutely.
★★★ - If you enjoy this genre, this is something you should try.
RELISTEN: Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy by R. L. Stine
Originally released 2022/06/02.
This book review features R. L. Stine's Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy, in which pranks are still bad, parents still make bad decisions, and ancillary characters become main characters.
Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9780545035170
00:00 - Intro Song
00:19 - Introduction
01:14 - Part One
06:02 - Part Two
09:38 - Conclusion
11:02 - Outro Song
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Should you read this book?
★★★★★ - This book was written specifically for me.
<...
Fear Street: What Holly Heard by R. L. Stine - Bad Boyfriends and Foreshadowing!
This book review features R. L. Stine's Fear Street: What Holly Heard , in which the foreshadowing is apparent, a militia of characters appears in the first five pages, and Fear Street boyfriends continue to be terrible.
Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9781439121238
00:00 - Intro Song
00:19 - Introduction
00:37 - Spoiler-Free Review
03:24 - Amy's Random Plot Thoughts
10:42 - Outro Song
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Should you read this book?
★★★★★ - This book was written specifically for me.
★★★★ - A...
RELISTEN: The Baby-Sitters Club #6: Kristy's Big Day by Ann M. Martin
Originally released 2022/05/26.
This book review features Ann M. Martin’s The Baby-Sitters Club #6: Kristy’s Big Day, in which girls are smart and responsible.
Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9781338642254
00:00 - Intro Song
00:19 - Introduction
01:08 - Part One
04:48 - Part Two
08:05 - Conclusion
09:00 - Ending Song
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Should you read this book?
★★★★★ - This book was written specifically for me.
★★★★ - Absolutely.
★★★ - If you enjoy this genre, this i...
RELISTEN: The Baby-Sitters Club #5: Dawn and the Impossible Three by Ann M. Martin
Originally released 2022/04/28.
This book review features Ann M. Martin’s The Baby-Sitters Club #5: Dawn and the Impossible Three, in which characters make terrible name choices, husband choices, and game choices. All terrible.
Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9781338642247
00:00 - Intro Song
00:19 - Introduction
01:10 - Part One
06:41 - Part Two
11:48 - Conclusion
12:13 - Ending Song
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Should you read this book?
★★★★★ - This book was written specifically for me.
★★★★ - Absolutely.
RELISTEN: The Baby-Sitters Club #4: Mary Anne Saves the Day by Ann M. Martin
Originally released 2022/04/14.
This book review features Ann M. Martin’s The Baby-Sitters Club #4: Mary Anne Saves the Day, in which parents are strict, colorforms actually exist, and someone gets a secret abortion.
Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9781338642230
00:00 - Intro Song
00:19 - Introduciton
01:57 - Part One
8:00 - Part Two
12:27 - Conclusion
13:30 - Ending Song
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Should you read this book?
★★★★★ - This book was written specifically for me.
★★★★ - Absolutely.
Goosebumps: Welcome to Camp Nightmare by R. L. Stine
This book review features R. L. Stine's Goosebumps: Welcome to Camp Nightmare, in which a terrifying sequence of events pushes a young boy to an extreme, no one goes into the Forbidden Bunk, and a grown man is cavalier about firearms and children.
Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9780545158893
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Should you read this book?
★★★★★ - This book was written specifically for me.
★★★★ - Absolutely.
★★★ - If you enjoy this genre, this is something you should try.
RELISTEN: Fear Street: Bad Dreams, Who Killed the Homecoming Queen?, The New Girl by R. L. Stine
This episode features three episodes of Fear Street by R. L. Stine:
-Bad Dreams, in which sisters mend their relationship, old neighbors creep on the previously mentioned sisters, and boyfriends play football and only football and only exist within football. Originally released 2022/03/24. Get the book here: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/bad-dreams_rl-stine/493299/#isbn=0671785699
-Who Killed the Homecoming Queen?, in which we elect our homecoming committee, things age poorly, and pranks continue to be...
The Baby-Sitters Club #31: Dawn's Wicked Stepsister
This book review features Ann M. Martin's The Baby-sitters Club: #31: Dawn's Wicked Stepsister, in which two families morph into a passive-aggressive fusion, a convoluted plan results in light janitorial work, and a vengeful god attempts to eliminate the Pikes.
Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9781546179252
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Should you read this book?
★★★★★ - This book was written specifically for me.
★★★★ - Absolutely.
★★★ - If you enjoy this genre, this is something you should try.
★★ - It’s difficult for me to reco...
RELISTEN: Goosebumps: Monster Blood, The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, and Stay Out of the Basement! by R. L. Stine
This episode features three episodes of Goosebumps by R. L. Stine:
-Monster Blood, in which girls may or may not like science, I start a new life as a lumberjack, and women disguise themselves as cats. Originally released on 2022/03/10. Get the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9780545035200
-The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb, in which mummies make movies, I enjoy bad puns, and a character holds up a body part that isn’t thei...
RELISTEN: The Baby-Sitters Club #1, #2, #3 by Ann M. Martin
This episode features three volumes of The Baby-Sitters Club by Ann M. Martin:
-#1: Kristy’s Great Idea, in which I learn how addresses work, heat takes over, and parents make questionable decisions. Originally published on 2022/03/03. Get the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9781338642209
-#2: Claudia and the Phantom Phone Calls, in which everyone receives terrible life advice, annoying boys stalk girls with impunity, and we ask ridiculously open-ended questions. Originally published on 2022/03/17. Get the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9781338642216
-#3: The Truth Ab...
The Baby-Sitters Club #30: Mary Anne and the Great Romance
This week’s book summary and review features Ann M. Martin's The Baby-Sitters Club #30: Mary Anne and the Great Romance, in which I bring my sister with me, we question the BSC pricing structure, and HIPAA violations.
Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/a/80100/9781546110262
00:00 - Intro Song
00:19 - Review
03:39 - Discussion
10:07 - BSC Pricing Structure
32:32 - Club Workings
42:18 - The Arnold Twins & The Surprise Party
53:39 - Bizarre Childhood Games
1:00:11 - Dinner Party & Stupid Fights
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