Stories from the Ashes Podcast - 020 Stories that Defined and Refined Us (part 1)

020 Stories that Defined and Refined Us (part 1)

09/26/22 • 58 min

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Featured books in this episode:

The Magical Drawings of Moonie B. Finch by David McPhail

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Jack Zulu and the Waylander’s Key by S.D. and J.C. Smith: Pre-orders open October 4th! Watch for our episode with them in two weeks! (Oct. 10th, 2022)

Treasures of the Snow by Patricia St. John- Archive copy

Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller, illustrated by Jen Hill

The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis

Persuasion by Jane Austen

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey

Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and Diet Dictocrats by Sally Fallon

Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price, DDS

Medallion by Dawn L. Watkins

Johnny Tremain: A Story of Boston in Revolt by Esther Forbes

The Bridge by Jeri Massi

Runaway Princess by Milly Howard

Give and Take by Elly Swartz

Max Explains Everything: Soccer Expert by Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by Deborah Hocking

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

Robin Hood by Howard Pyle

Emma by Jane Austen

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Find a free literary database containing books we discuss on the podcast here:

Links on our website are often affiliate links- they don’t cost you any extra to use but they greatly help support the costs of running this site. Thank you- we truly appreciate it!

Featured books in this episode:

The Magical Drawings of Moonie B. Finch by David McPhail

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Jack Zulu and the Waylander’s Key by S.D. and J.C. Smith: Pre-orders open October 4th! Watch for our episode with them in two weeks! (Oct. 10th, 2022)

Treasures of the Snow by Patricia St. John- Archive copy

Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller, illustrated by Jen Hill

The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis

Persuasion by Jane Austen

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey

Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and Diet Dictocrats by Sally Fallon

Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price, DDS

Medallion by Dawn L. Watkins

Johnny Tremain: A Story of Boston in Revolt by Esther Forbes

The Bridge by Jeri Massi

Runaway Princess by Milly Howard

Give and Take by Elly Swartz

Max Explains Everything: Soccer Expert by Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by Deborah Hocking

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

Robin Hood by Howard Pyle

Emma by Jane Austen

Thank you for spending time with us! Please join the conversation in the comments below!

Please share a book that has been formative or influential in your life,

or... Share a book where you felt seen. We’d love to get to know you better!

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Previous Episode

019 Hearthside Visit with Jamin Still

Our Guest: Jamin Still is an artist, author, and illustrator. Find his show schedule, books, and art prints on his website JaminStill.com. His The Artists & Podcast.

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Jamin Still Art Calendars release this week! Check back for an update!

Featured books in this episode:

Tales of Hibaria: The Awakening by Jamin Still

The Garden of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg

The Silver Crown by Robert C. O’Brien

Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Agatha Christie mysteries

The Wishes of a Fish King by Douglas Kaine McKelvey, illustrated by Jamin Still

The Avion My Uncle Flew by Cyrus Fisher, reprint illustrated by Jamin Still

Ellen and the Winter Wolves by Jamin Still

Beate Not the Poore Desk: A Writer to Young Writers by Walter Wangerin Jr., illustrated by Jamin Still

Everlasting Is the Past by Walter Wangerin Jr., illustrated by Jamin Still

Awaking Wonder: Opening Your Child's Heart to the Beauty of Learning by Sally Clarkson, illustrated by Jamin Still

Skyward Series by Brandon Sanderson

Green Ember Series by S.D. Smith

Websites and Resources mentioned:

Story Warren

Reshelving Alexandria’s Literary Database

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Next Episode

021 When the Rest of the Story Doesn't Come Easy with Author Tim Davis

Our Guest: Author/Illustrator Tim Davis. See his portfolio here. Schedule him for a three day school visit here.

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Featured books in this episode:

The Tim Davis Mice Books

Mice of the Herring Bone by Tim Davis

Mice of the Nine Lives by Tim Davis

Mice of the Seven Seas by Tim Davis

Mice of the Westing Wind, Book One by Tim Davis

Mice of the Westing Wind, Book Two by Tim Davis

The Island Rules trilogy

The Island Rule by Tim Davis

The Island Rules? by Tim Davis

The Island Rules! by Tim Davis (video and song accompaniment)

Mort the Mushroom (trilogy) by Tim Davis

Mort and the Sour Scheme by Tim Davis

Mort Finds His Roots: Mushroom in the Wild by Tim Davis

Mort’s Circle by Tim Davis

Pirate’s Don’t Change Diapers by Melinda Long

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Muppet Treasure Island (movie)

The Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan (watch free on YouTube)

On Reading Well by Karen Swallow Prior

The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien

Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Holes by Louis Sachar

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by Edith Nesbit

Midsummer’s Nights Dream by William Shakespeare

Midsummer’s Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca (correction from the episode- I (Ambre) said the little Indian boy in the book represented Puck when- duh! he obviously is simply the little Indian boy from the play.)

Much Ado About Baseball by Rajani LaRocca

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