Rereading Our Childhood
Nancy Hudgins joins us to talk about I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip [https://bookshop.org/p/books/i-ll-get-there-it-better-be-worth-the-trip-john-donovan/ee0e67ba0fb6661e?ean=9780738721347&next=t], John Donavan's groundbreaking 1969 novel about a romance between two thirteen-year-old boys. Nancy is the author of Books Good Enough for You [https://bookshop.org/p/books/books-good-enough-for-you-the-storied-life-of-ursula-nordstrom-editor-of-extraordinary-children-s-books-nancy-hudgins/0b9fada784bc70f5?ean=9781419775673&next=t], a children's biography of legendary children's book editor Ursula Nordstrom, who edited I'll Get There. Mentioned on this episode: Nancy's childhood favorites: Charlotte's Web [https://bookshop.org/p/books/charlotte-s-web-a-newbery-honor-award-winner-e-b-white/512c45636efc8d74?ean=9780064400558&next=t] by E.B. White (an Ursula Nordstrom book) The Pink Motel [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-pink-motel-carol-ryrie-brink/e2e15ceae5ade14b?ean=9781648371585&next=t] by Carol Ryrie Brink The House of Sixty Fathers [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/508836.The_House_of_Sixty_Fathers] by Meindert De Jong, illustrated by Maurice Sendak (an Ursula Nordstrom book) More Ursula Nordstrom books: Goodnight Moon [https://bookshop.org/p/books/goodnight-moon-margaret-wise-brown/51c7e53451575e98?ean=9780694003617&next=t] by Margaret Wise Brown Harold and the Purple Crayon [https://bookshop.org/p/books/harold-and-the-purple-crayon-crockett-johnson/cd561a70d6debe3c?ean=9780064430227&next=t] by Crockett Johnson Where the Wild Things Are [https://bookshop.org/p/books/where-the-wild-things-are-a-caldecott-award-winner-maurice-sendak/4207e231ad122cf0?ean=9780064431781&next=t] by Maurice Sendak It's Like This, Cat [https://bookshop.org/p/books/it-s-like-this-cat-emily-neville/bd94c392af96daf4?ean=9781420973532&next=t] by Emily Neville Harriet the Spy [https://bookshop.org/p/books/harriet-the-spy-50th-anniversary-edition-louise-fitzhugh/9b603564049b59e8?ean=9780385376105&next=t] by Louise Fitzhugh William's Doll [https://bookshop.org/p/books/william-s-doll-charlotte-zolotow/adedcb9838b698e2?ean=9780064430678&next=t] by Charlotte Zolatow Stevie [https://bookshop.org/p/books/stevie-john-steptoe/7581a95997769c8e?ean=9780064431224&next=t] by John Steptoe The Secret Language [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/716097.The_Secret_Language?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=NkIutKDA0f&rank=1] by Ursula Nordstrom Little Bear [https://bookshop.org/p/books/little-bear-else-holmelund-minarik/02f9bd29d3a9212b?ean=9780064440042&next=t] by Else Holmelund Minarik, illustrated by Maurice Sendak Freaky Friday [https://bookshop.org/p/books/freaky-friday-mary-rodgers/8489c78831528d32?ean=9780063454118&next=t] and A Billion for Boris [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/808095.A_Billion_for_Boris] by Mary Rodgers In the Night Kitchen [https://bookshop.org/p/books/in-the-night-kitchen-a-caldecott-honor-award-winner-maurice-sendak/d05648ee78f04a08?ean=9780064434362&next=t] by Maurice Sendak. (You can read an excerpt from Books Good Enough for You about In the Night Kitchen, published in Publisher's Weekly, here [https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/99940-excerpt-books-good-enough-for-you-the-storied-life-of-ursula-nordstrom-editor-of-extraordinary-children-s-books.html].) Also mentioned: Dear Genius: The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom [https://bookshop.org/p/books/dear-genius-the-letters-of-ursula-nordstrom-leonard-s-marcus/33b374196cd57202?ean=9780064462358&next=t], edited by Leonard Marcus Time magazine's 2021 list of the top 100 young adult books of all time [https://time.com/collections/100-best-ya-books/], which includes I'll Get There [https://time.com/collections/100-best-ya-books/6084561/ill-get-there-it-better-be-worth-the-trip/'] 2009 Publisher's Weekly article [https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/adult-announcements/article/13959-flux-to-issue-40th-anniversary-edition-of-seminal-john-donovan-novel.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com] about the 40th anniversary reissue of I'll Get There 2014 Los Angeles Review of Books article by Rumaan Alam [https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/worth-trip/] about I'll Get There Born Free (movie trailer here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A96-OMejbys]) The audiobook [https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9798898850388-books-good-enough-for-you?srsltid=AfmBOooah6cZzImOoM_STrAc13U1iFm_-FEk4HxB_H8FNModmCVxAdoj] of Books Good Enough for You, narrated by Barbara Rosenblatt Recommended for fans of I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip: Nancy: Annie on My Mind [https://bookshop.org/p/books/annie-on-my-mind-nancy-garden/1c5e7fa3ffe0c2df?ean=9780374400118&next=t] by Nancy Garden; A High Five for Glenn Burke [https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-high-five-for-glenn-burke-phil-bildner/b8b621d879c48654?ean=9781250763280&next=t] by Phil Bildner Deborah: The Catcher in the Rye [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-catcher-in-the-rye-j-d-salinger/23b672c993f96a10?ean=9780316769488&next=t] by J.D. Salinger; Harriet the Spy [https://bookshop.org/p/books/harriet-the-spy-50th-anniversary-edition-louise-fitzhugh/9b603564049b59e8?ean=9780385376105&next=t] by Louise Fitzhugh Mary Grace: Bertram Cope's Year [https://bookshop.org/p/books/bertram-cope-s-year-henry-blake-fuller/608a72d26930cb06?ean=9781454962397&next=t] by Henry Blake Fuller Recommended Ursula Nordstrom books: Nancy: All sixteen books discussed in Books Good Enough for You, especially A Hole is to Dig [https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-hole-is-to-dig-a-first-book-of-first-definitions-ruth-krauss/d837d8f4d781a4b3?ean=9780062645012&next=t] by Ruth Krauss Deborah: Harriet the Spy [https://bookshop.org/p/books/harriet-the-spy-50th-anniversary-edition-louise-fitzhugh/9b603564049b59e8?ean=9780385376105&next=t] by Louise Fitzhugh; Charlotte's Web [https://bookshop.org/p/books/charlotte-s-web-a-newbery-honor-award-winner-e-b-white/512c45636efc8d74?ean=9780064400558&next=t] by E.B. White Mary Grace: Freaky Friday [https://bookshop.org/p/books/freaky-friday-mary-rodgers/8489c78831528d32?ean=9780063454118&next=t] by Mary Rodgers Other Rereading Our Childhood episodes: Rereading Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink [https://rereadingourchildhood.buzzsprout.com/2169533/episodes/13981583-rereading-caddie-woodlawn-by-carol-ryrie-brink]; Rereading Charlotte's Web by E.B. White [https://rereadingourchildhood.buzzsprout.com/2169533/episodes/18012405-rereading-charlotte-s-web-by-e-b-white]; Rereading Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh [https://rereadingourchildhood.buzzsprout.com/2169533/episodes/13108791-rereading-harriet-the-spy-by-louise-fitzhugh]; Rereading Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers [https://rereadingourchildhood.buzzsprout.com/2169533/episodes/13900064-rereading-freaky-friday-by-mary-rodgers] The podcast is hosted by Buzzsprout at rereadingourchildhood.buzzsprout.com [https://rereadingourchildhood.buzzsprout.com/] and is available on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/7JDpPFn4qkoK5OS2ym9wUn], Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rereading-our-childhood/id1688532294], and other platforms. You can find Nancy at nancyhudgins.com [https://nancyhudgins.com/], Deborah at deborahkalb.com [https://www.deborahkalb.com/] and Mary Grace at My Life 100 Years Ago [https://mylife100yearsago.com/]. This episode was edited by Adam Linder of Bespoken Podcasting [https://www.bespokenpodcasting.com/]. Podcast website at rereadingourchildhood.com [https://rereadingourchildhood.com/]
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