11. The Phantom Tollbooth

This week on the podcast, I am joined by Caroline Starr Rose. I was thrilled to have Caroline on the podcast after having read and loving her debut novel May B. Caroline Starr Rose is a middle grade and picture book author whose books have been ALA-ALSC Notable, JuniorLibrary Guild, ABA New Voices, Kids’ Indie Next, Amazon’s Best Books of the Month for Kids, and Bank Street College of Education Best Books selections. In addition, her books have been nominated for almost two dozen state award lists. Caroline was named a Publisher’s Weekly Flying Start Author for her debut novel, May B. She spent her childhood in the deserts of Saudi Arabia and New Mexico and taught social studies and English in four different states. Caroline now lives with her family in New Mexico. *Note about the audio* This interview was the first interview recorded using a new computer, and the audio recording proved to be a little trickier than I anticipated. That is why the first ten minutes is just me talking (though Caroline was part of the conversation, her side of the audio was very faint). Caroline's audio jumps in around minute 10. Stick around, I think it's worth the listen! Relevant links Caroline's website The Burning Season About the Show Turning Back the Pages is on Bookshop.org⁠! Follow ⁠Ally⁠ on ⁠Instagram⁠ Thank you to ⁠JuqboxMusic⁠ and ⁠zXennial_Music⁠ for the show music