Ep. 331 Books for that Back To School MOOD

Sorta Awesome

Cloud10

Education, Society & Culture, Arts

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2021

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

This is the time of year for freshly sharpened pencils, brand new backpacks, and books! And if we are talking books and reading, you know that Sorta Awesome regular Katie Proctor is back! This week, Meg and Katie have a whole list filled with inspiration for that back to school mood. From middle grade books that can’t stop gushing about to young adult picks of all kinds to the books from their own school days that they remember fondly, they have something for EVERYONE in this conversation! We are THRILLED to announce that our latest Super Star perk is texting with us! Through the Community app, we are able to send texts to our community and communicate back and forth via texting. No bots, no AI, just your friends at Sorta Awesome texting you! When you sign up to become a Super Star supporter of Sorta Awesome on Patreon, you’ll get access to texting, over 150 bonus episodes to download and binge, new monthly episodes created just for our Super Stars (including our Sorta Spicy series!), and access to our exclusive Facebook group. All for $5/month! Sign up to become a Super Star Awesome here! THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: Headspace: Go to headspace.com/AWESOME for a free one month trial Grove: Get a FREE starter set with your first order at grove.com/AWESOME Zocdoc: Go to zocdoc.com/AWESOME and download the Zocdoc app to sign up for free and book a top-rated doctor. LinkedIn: Post your first job for free at linkedin.com/AWESOME American Girl: Get a one time 15% off your order of Bitty Baby products with promo code AWESOME at americangirl.com SHOW NOTES: Katie’s AotW: Broken Horses (memoir by Brandi Carlile) Amazon | Bookshop Meg’s AotW: Chameleon: High Rollers Classics: Harry Potter Amazon | Bookshop Anne of Green Gables Amazon | Bookshop The Hundred Dresses Amazon | Bookshop A Separate Peace Amazon | Bookshop Middle grade: Nevermoor series by Jessica Townsend Amazon | Bookshop The Wednesday Wars by Gary D Schmidt Amazon | Bookshop Okay for Now by Gary D Schmidt Amazon | Bookshop Just Like That by Gary D Schmidt Amazon | Bookshop Restart by Gordon Korman Amazon | Bookshop The Unteachables by Gordon Korman Amazon | Bookshop Track series by Jason Reynolds Amazon | Bookshop The Crossover by Kwame Alexander Amazon | Bookshop Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga Amazon | Bookshop Starfish by Lisa Fipps Amazon | Bookshop El Deafo by CeCe Bell Amazon | Bookshop My Storied Year by Katie Proctor Amazon | Bookshop YA: Simon Vs the homosapien Agenda by Becky Albertalli Amazon | Bookshop The poet x by Elizabeth Acevedo Amazon | Bookshop With the fire on high by Elizabeth Acevedo Amazon | Bookshop Legendborn by Tracy Deonn Amazon | Bookshop Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia Amazon | Bookshop The Extraordinaries Amazon | Bookshop and Flash Fire by TJ Klune Amazon | Bookshop The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness Amazon | Bookshop Adult: Rush - Lisa patton Amazon | Bookshop House in the Cerulean Sea TJ Klune Amazon | Bookshop You can find Meg on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! You can find Katie at her website or on Facebook and Instagram! And be sure to check out her latest book Hand in Hand! Visit sortaawesomeshow.com for show notes on this and every episode. And don’t forget to find us in the Sorta Awesome Hangout on Facebook or @sortaawesomeshow on Instagram, and @sortaawesomepod on Twitter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	It's August 20th, 2021 and you are invited to join me and my lovely friend is sort of
0:36.8	awesome regular Katie Proctor.
0:39.4	You guys know that if Katie is here, we're going to be talking books and reading and Katie
0:44.8	had the very awesome idea for us to talk about all kinds of great reads that get us in the
0:50.6	mood for the back to school season.
0:52.8	So whether you yourself have kids that are headed back to school right now or maybe it's
0:57.7	just this time of year that kind of makes you nostalgic for all of your old school days,
1:03.2	you're going to love this book discussion today.
1:06.2	I'm Meg Teats and this is sort of awesome.
1:17.1	Welcome back awesomes to the show that is all about helping you find conversation, friendship
1:21.4	and community.
1:22.9	If you've been looking for an amazing group of women to connect with, a community that
1:28.0	will support you no matter what age or stage of life you're in, I'm so happy to tell you
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