Amy A. Cowan·Jan 19Rereading My Childhood — The Baby-Sitters Club #32: Kristy and the Secret of Susan by Ann M. MartinIn which some things haven’t aged well, a few things are progressive, and other things have aged extremely poorly.
Amy A. Cowan·Nov 17, 2025a girRereading My Childhood — Fear Street: What Holly Heard by R. L. StineIn which the foreshadowing is apparent, a militia of characters appears in the first five pages, and Fear Street boyfriends continue to be…
Amy A. Cowan·Oct 15, 2025monsterRereading My Childhood — Goosebumps: Welcome to Camp Nightmare by R. L. StineIn 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…
Amy A. Cowan·Aug 28, 2025Rereading My Childhood — The Baby-Sitters Club #31: Dawn’s Wicked Stepsister by Ann M. MartinIn which two families merge into a passive-aggressive fusion, a convoluted plan results in light janitorial work, and a vengeful god…A response icon1A response icon1
Amy A. Cowan·Mar 31, 2025Rereading My Childhood — The Baby-Sitters Club #30: Mary Anne and the Great Romance by Ann M.The 30th entry into the main line of The Baby-Sitters Club makes a bold promise in its title, Mary Anne and the Great Romance. Because I…
Amy A. Cowan·Apr 8, 2024Rereading My Childhood — The Baby-Sitters Club #29: Mallory and the Mystery Diary by Ann M. MartinDespite my constant attempts to do so, I cannot keep a journal or a diary. It starts the same way. A new, flawless journal with a beautiful…
Amy A. Cowan·Dec 11, 2023Rereading My Childhood — Goosebumps: The Cuckoo Clock of Doom by R. L. StineIf you could regress to a previous age but still retain all your knowledge, what would you do? Buy up Apple stock before it skyrocketed…
Amy A. Cowan·Oct 16, 2023Rereading My Childhood — The Baby-Sitters Club #28: Welcome Back, Stacey! by Ann M. MartinMy whole life my father complained that Reno is getting “too big.” My father would lament as he stared toward Mount Rose, “You used to be…A response icon1A response icon1
Amy A. Cowan·Jun 29, 2023Rereading My Childhood — Fear Street Sagas #5: The Hidden Evil by R. L. StineOne cannot discuss the horror canon without mentioning The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. The story features a new nanny who arrives at…
Amy A. Cowan·Mar 30, 2023Rereading My Childhood — Goosebumps: Go Eat Worms! by R. L. StineIt seems that many of my peers have failed to move past eighth grade. Like many people, I went through a true crime phase while…
