S2 Ep 3: Digging Up a Good Story with Taryn Souders

Playing with language, building a town of characters, and blending history and fiction are some of the topics we covered with Taryn Souders. You can listen to the podcast above or on Apple Podcasts. We also have transcripts available if listening is not for you. Note: Transcripts on Substack are only available in the web version, not the app.Further down in the description you can read more about the book, where to buy your own copy, and what we are doing next.We would love to hear what you thought of the book and our talk with the author.Music credits: Will SaulnierAbout the author Middle school teacher turned author, Taryn Souders currently lives in Florida with her husband and three kids, two cats, and one dog! She has written 4 middle grade mysteries and 1 picture book. Taryn’s writing is full of humor, tension, and great characters! You can read more about her and her books on her website.About the bookWhen Grady and his dad learn the town oddball, Eudora “Kooky” Klinch left something for them in her will, they can only imagine what it might be. When it turns out it’s an old piece of embroidery, they are bitterly disappointed. But it comes with a note saying, “This is no ordinary piece of needlework. It’s a treasure map. Riddles and Clues. To the victor go the riches.” Grady’s dad dismisses it, but Grady thinks this could be the chance of a lifetime.But when someone tries to break into Grady’s house one night, and then the local antiques expert who examined the tapestry later dies, Grady realizes that he’s not the only one who wants the treasure. There’s more at risk than he bargained for, and solving this mystery just got a lot more dangerous.Thanks for reading Read to Write Kidlit Substack! This post is public so feel free to share it.Looking aheadWe hope you will read and listen with us! Get your TBR ready-we will be reading Valor Wings by Sam Subity in January, The Vanquishers by Kalynn Bayron in February, and Same Page by Elly Swartz in March. Look for our future posts to share your thoughts and questions about these books. Now get writing!Thanks for reading Read to Write Kidlit Substack! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit readtowritekidlit.substack.com