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Join Team Friendship as we share some of our favorite reads of 2021! Head to our website for the full list of books! Our personal contact info: Leah Clapp – https://www.instagram.com/readheadedreader/ Mandalay Parkman – https://www.instagram.com/mandymalayfauxreader/ Lauren Keen – https://www.instagram.com/jedireader1138/ And look for each of us on Goodreads! Lauren Leah Mandalay List of Newbery Medal Books Intro Music: “Feeling Good” by Royalty Free Copyright Music Interval Music: “Carefree Kevin” MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Ending Music: “Ukelele” by Royalty Free Music from Bensound

In this episode of Reading the Newberys, we discuss the winner of the 1995 Newbery Medal, Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. If you haven't read this book and want to avoid spoilers, we suggest you read the book before listening to this episode. There are several plot twists in the story and we were here for it! We hope you will take us along with you as you run errands, fold laundry, or go for a walk! Head to our website for the full show notes including related activities and read-a-likes! 

In this episode of Reading the Newberys, we discuss the winner of the 1953 Newbery Medal, Secret of the Andes by Ann Nolan Clark. Our conversation takes us to many topics including the salt pits of Peru, behind the scenes of The Emperor's New Groove, and Charlotte's Web. Whether you are in the car, at home, or out for a jog, we hope you will take us along with you! Head to our website for the full show notes! 

In this episode of Reading the Newberys, we discuss the winner of the 1986 Newbery Medal, Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan.  Head to our website for the full show notes! 

In this episode of Reading the Newberys, we discuss the winner of the 1947 Newbery Medal, Miss Hickory by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey. This book is filled with fun characters, nature, and a little bit of magic. Grab a cup of coffee and listen along to our conversation as you run errands, clean your house, or whenever you like to listen to podcasts! Head to our website for the complete show notes! 

In this episode of Reading the Newberys, we discuss the winner of the 1999 Newbery Medal: Holes by Louis Sachar! This year has been rough for our podcast, but we are glad that we were able to get in one Newbery book discussion before the end of 2020! Grab some Christmas cookies and a mug of cocoa and listen in to our discussion!  Our  contact info: Podcast Email - teamfriendshippodcast@gmail.com Leah Clapp – https://www.instagram.com/readheadedreader/ Mandalay Parkman – https://www.instagram.com/mandymalayfauxreader/ Lauren Keen – https://www.instagram.com/jedireader1138/ Intro Music: “Feeling Good” by Royalty Free Copyright Music Interval Music: “Carefree Kevin” MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Ending Music: “Ukelele” by Royalty Free Music from Bensound Head over to our website to view the full show notes! 

In our second episode of For the Love of Books Season 2, we each share three books we have read in the past few months. One of us has gone through some big life changes since our last recording, so it was fun to catch up and hear about her exciting news! Grab a muffin and a cup of tea and listen in to our bookish conversation! Head over to our website to see the full show notes including links to all the books we talked about on this episode! 

Who’s up for a movie night?! In the midst of all the craziness, we wanted to do something fun. We ladies here at Team Friendship love the movie You’ve Got Mail with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, so we decided to do a commentary! Grab a snack and your favorite beverage! Feel free to … Continue reading You’ve Got Mail Commentary

For the Love of Books is back! In this first episode of season 2, we catch up with each other and discuss all things books and entertainment! We received some listener feedback, and it was fun hearing about what everyone has been up to!  Our discussion ranges from the 2020 ALA Youth Media Awards … Continue reading For the Love of Books Season 2 Episode 1

https://ia601400.us.archive.org/33/items/2019yearinreview/2019%20Year%20in%20Review.mp3   As we draw near to the end of 2019, we reflect on this past year of reading. From favorite books to reading goals to bookish items on our Christmas lists, we cover a lot of ground! Special thanks to everyone who commented or wrote us a message. We love our listeners, and … Continue reading 2019 Year in Review

In this episode of Reading the Newberys, we discuss the winner of the 2019 Newbery Medal, Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina! We also share some book news and listener feedback! So grab a cup of tea and get cozy as you listen to our discussion of this heartwarming book! Book News (1:23) The … Continue reading 30: Merci Suárez Changes Gears

Nutrition, suspense, adult fiction, memoir, mystery, young adult, historical fiction, non-fiction, rom-com, and of course, middle-grade fiction! It’s all in this episode of For the Love of Books! Grab a cup of tea and some chocolate-covered berries and listen in to this episode where we share some book love from our favorite summer reads! Listeners’ … Continue reading For the Love of Books Episode 3

In this episode of Reading the Newberys we discuss the winner of the 2001 Newbery Medal, A Year Down Yonder, by Richard Peck! We also share book news and listener feedback. Grab a glass of lemonade and some chocolate covered blueberries and listen in to this episode! Book News (1:22)  Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made … Continue reading 29: A Year Down Yonder

In this episode of Reading the Newberys, we discuss three Newbery medal winning books. Leah chose The Trumpeter of Krakow, winner of the 1929  medal. Mandy chose The Matchlock Gun, winner of the 1942 medal, and Lauren chose The Twenty-One Balloons, winner of the 1948 medal. We also share some book news and listener feedback. … Continue reading 28: The Trumpeter of Krakow, The Matchlock Gun, and The Twenty-One Balloons

In this episode of Reading the Newberys we discuss the winner of the 1977 Newbery Medal, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor. It has been a while since our last episode, so we catch up a little bit and share some listener feedback. Grab some grapes and listen in to our … Continue reading 27: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Star Wars, fairy tales, fantasy, delightful middle-grade fiction, devotionals, travel guides, and going green! Grab a diet A&W root beer (or whatever beverage you prefer) and sit back and listen to our current book love as well as some book love from a few of our listeners.  We love hearing from you all, so … Continue reading For the Love of Books Episode 2

In this episode of Reading the Newberys, we discuss the winner of the 1990 Newbery Medal, Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. We share some book news as well as some listener feedback. So grab some jelly beans and listen in to our discussion! Book News (1:56) I Am C-3PO by Anthony Daniels The Night … Continue reading Number the Stars

In this first episode of For the Love of Books, the girls of Team Friendship share their current bookish love. We’d love to have you listen in to our conversation and get some fun book recommendations. Grab some jelly beans or a loaf of bread and get cozy as you listen to us share our love … Continue reading For the Love of Books Episode 1

In our 25th episode of Reading the Newberys, we discuss the winner of the 1976 Newbery Medal The Grey King by Susan Cooper. We had mixed opinions on this Newbery book. Grab some jelly beans and a cup of tea, and listen in to our discussion to find out what we thought! Book News (1:36) … Continue reading The Grey King

In this episode of Reading the Newberys, we discuss three Newbery Medal winning books: Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer, Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright, and Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry. Lauren, Leah, and Mandy each chose a different book to read, and they each share their review of these winners from 1937, 1939, and … Continue reading 24: Skates, Thimbles, Courage