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December 2023

2023 End-of-the-Year Retrospective
In which I think about the past year.
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Amy A. Cowan

November 2023

Goosebumps: The Cuckoo Clock of Doom by R. L. Stine
In which felonies aren't punished, babies take public transportation with no trouble, and existential dread pervades a book for children.
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Amy A. Cowan

September 2023

July 2023

The Baby-Sitters Club #25: Mary Anne and the Search for Tigger by Ann M. Martin
In which Logan's existence continues to baffle me, kitty theft is a serious crime, and the NPC children of Stoneybrook are blackmail-committing…
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Amy A. Cowan

June 2023

REVIEW: Fear Street Sagas #5: The Hidden Evil by R. L. Stine
In which a great classic is revisited, old women send old teenagers into old panic, and creepy children gonna creep.
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Amy A. Cowan

May 2023

REVIEW: The Baby-Sitters Club #22: Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter by Ann M. Martin
This week’s book summary and review features Ann M. Martin's The Baby-Sitters Club #22: Jessi Ramsey, Pet-Sitter, in which Jessi continues to excel in…
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Amy A. Cowan
Goosebumps: The Blob That Ate Everyone by R. L. Stine
In which petty theft is rewarded, a father travels through the fourth dimension, and a boy thinks really hard. Like so hard. So hard.
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Amy A. Cowan

April 2023

The Baby-Sitters Club #21: Mallory and the Trouble With Twins by Ann M. Martin
In which Mallory wants pierced ears, identical twins wreak havoc on an unsuspecting music teacher, and richies go to an island where man is hunted for…
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Amy A. Cowan
Fear Street: Silent Night by R. L. Stine
In which the protagonist is the most interesting Stine character, Santa is arrested, and retail is the real bad guy.
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Amy A. Cowan

March 2023

The Baby-Sitters Club #20: Kristy and the Walking Disaster by Ann M. Martin
In which Kristy kritiques the performance of a four-year-old, I gloss over long passages about sports, and mediocre boys continue to disappoint.
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Amy A. Cowan
Goosebumps: Go Eat Worms! by R. L. Stine
In which a young boy should get a new hobby, his best-friend has a future as an accomplice, and we discover why Pluto isn't a planet anymore.
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Amy A. Cowan
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