Growing Up Bookish

Friends Allison and Emma revisit books from their youth to see if the stories they loved still hold up today. Find us on Google podcasts, Apple, Spotify

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Episode 32: We're reading LJ Smith's series Dark Visions, starting with The Strange Power. It's got paranormal experiments, romance, and freaky creeps at the airport. On Apple, Google and Spotify.
https://t.co/KIVdQRFIaf

#ljsmith #bookpodcast #thestrangepower #darkvisions #90sYA

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Happy Halloween! We're in the spirit over here talking about The Worst Witch (1986) for Episode 31. Are there any movies you watch every Hallows Eve?
https://t.co/lks26ehJfL

#halloween2019 #theworstwitch #fairuzabalk #80smovies #bookpodcast

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Bonus episode this week, and a little bit different because we're talking about a film. Episode 30: Disney's The Watcher in the Woods. Anybody else afraid to look in mirrors after this one?
https://t.co/OfZVftctzw

#thewatcherinthewoods #disney #disneymovie #bettedavis #80smovie

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@toastersix Yep, The Witches is on the list! I'm excited to re-read it and see how it holds up. 🐭

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Hey creeps! 🦇 Episode 29 is out and we're discussing the no. 1 banned book of the 90s. The stories and illustrations terrified us as kids, but are they still scary?
https://t.co/mPGHytW4Jb

#alvinschwartz #ScaryStories #bookpodcast #nostalgicreads #90sbook #stephengammell

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@toastersix Yeah we gotta check that one out...we heard Harold was the scariest of all the stories!

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It's spooky season and we've started it off with the Sweet Valley Twins! Episode 28 Francine Pascal's Super Chiller: The Carnival Ghost is up now on Apple, Google, and Spotify.
https://t.co/mdmm84D1D4

#bookpodcast #sweetvalley #nostalgicreads #superchiller

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Episode 27: Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl. Follow along as we reread one of Emma's picks and learn all about Vermicious Knids.
https://t.co/1BoVZhIUte

#bookpodcast #roalddahl #nostalgicreads #willywonka

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Episode 26 is up and we're hoping these spooky stories invoke some fall weather! Lynn Beach's Stranger in the Mirror features an eerie mirror, time travel, and twin hi-jinks.
#bookpodcast #90sbooks #nostalgicpodcast

https://t.co/yOpA63xn0p

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She was just a little dragon...until she grew and grew and grew. Episode 25 is up and it's all about Bruce Coville's Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher. https://t.co/98axUPIW3m