Episodes
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33: Epilogue
Phil and John discuss Cleary’s life and legacy. Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy.
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32: My Own Two Feet
The three of us, Mother, Dad, and I, stood on the sidewalk outside the Greyhound bus station in Portland, Oregon, searching for words we could not speak. Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy.
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31: A Girl from Yamhill
Mother and I stand on the weathered and warped back steps looking up at my father, who sits, tall and handsome in work clothes, astride a chestnut horse. Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy with Marina McCoy.
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30: Ramona and Beezus
It’s the surprisingly in-depth discussion of 2010’s omnibus film Ramona and Beezus that you didn’t know you needed. Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy.
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29: Ramona's World
Ramona Quimby was nine years old. She had brown hair, brown eyes, and no cavities. She had a mother, a father, a big sister named Beatrice who was called Beezus by the family, and—this was the exciting part—a baby sister named Roberta after her father, Robert Quimby. Hosts Phil Gonzales and John...
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28: Strider
This afternoon, as Mom was leaving for work at the hospital, she said for the millionth time, “Leigh, please clean up your room. There is no excuse for such a mess. And don’t forget the junk under your bed.” Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy.
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27: Muggie Maggie
After her first day in the third grade, Maggie Schultz jumped off the school bus when it stopped at her corner. “Bye, Jo Ann,” she called to the girl who was her best friend, sometimes. Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy.
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26: Ramona Forever
“Guess what?” Ramona Quimby asked one Friday evening when her Aunt Beatrice dropped by to show off her new ski clothes and stay for supper. Ramona’s mother, father, and big sister Beezus, whose real name was Beatrice, paid no attention and went on eating. Picky-picky, the cat, meowed through the...
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25: Dear Mr. Henshaw
Dear Mr. Henshaw, My teacher read your book about the dog to our class. It was funny. We licked it. Your freind, Leigh Botts (boy) Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy.
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24: Ralph S. Mouse
Night winds, moaning around corners and whistling through cracks, dashed snow against the windows of the Mountain View Inn. Inside, a fire cracked in the stone fireplace. Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy.
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23: Ramona Quimby, Age 8
Ramona Quimby hoped her parents would forget to give her a little talking-to. She did not want anything to spoil this exciting day. Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy.
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22: Ramona and Her Mother
“When will they be here?” asked Ramona Quimby, who was supposed to be dusting the living room but instead was twirling around trying to make herself dizzy. She was much too excited to dust. Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy with Gena Radcliffe.
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21: Ramona and Her Father
“Ye-e-ep!” sang Ramona Quimby one warm September afternoon, as she knelt on a chair at the kitchen table to make out her Christmas list. Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy.
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20: Ramona the Brave
Ramona Quimby, brave and fearless, was half running, half skipping to keep up with her big sister Beatrice on their way home from the park. Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy with Nathan Alderman.
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19: Socks
The tabby kitten hooked his white paws over the edge of the box marked, Kittens 25¢ or Best Offer. The girl with the stringy hair and sunburned arms picked him up and set him down in the midst of his wiggling, crawling, mewing brothers and sisters. Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy with Shannon...
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18: Runaway Ralph
The small brown mouse named Ralph who was hiding under the grandfather clock did not have much longer to wait before he could ride his motorcycle. The clock had struck eight already, and then eight thirty. Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy.
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17: Ramona the Pest
“I am not a pest,” Ramona Quimby told her big sister Beezus. Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy.
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16: Mitch and Amy
Mitchell Huff’s day began like any other summer day—with a squabble with his twin sister Amy. At breakfast Amy grabbed a cereal box top and said, “I’m going to send away for the plastic harmonica that looks like an ear of corn.” Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy.
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15: The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Keith, the boy in rumpled shorts and shirt, did not know he was being watched as he entered Room 215 of the Mountain View Inn. Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy.
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14: Ribsy
Henry Huggins’s dog Ribsy was a plain ordinary city dog, the kind of dog that strangers usually called Mutt or Pooch. The always called him this in a friendly way, because he was a friendly dog. Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy.
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13: Sister of the Bride
I guess this is just one of those days, thought Barbara MacLane on her way home from school one bright afternoon late in April. She was not alone. She was walking beside a boy, a very tall boy, but their thoughts were like those famous parallel lines that lie in the same plane but never meet.…
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12: Henry and the Clubhouse
Henry Huggins had a lot of good ideas that fall when he first had his paper route, but somehow his ideas had a way of not turning out as he had planned. Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy.
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11: Emily's Runaway Imagination
The things that happened to Emily Bartlett that year! It seemed to Emily that it all began one bright spring day, a day meant for adventure. Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy.
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10: Jean and Johnny
“I have the funniest feeling,” remarked Jean Jarrett, who was drying the supper dishes while her older sister, Sue, washed them. “I keep feeling as if something nice is going to happen.” Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy.
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9: The Luckiest Girl
One Saturday morning early in September Shelley Latham sat at the breakfast table with her mother and father. Her mother was reading the women’s page of the morning paper while her father read the editorial section. Host Phil Gonzales.
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8: Henry and the Paper Route
One Friday afternoon Henry Huggins sat on the front steps of his white house on Klickitat Street, with his dog Ribsy at his feet. He was busy trying to pick the cover off an old golf ball to see what was inside. Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy.
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7: Fifteen
Today I’m going to meet a boy, Jane Purdy told herself, as she walked up Blossom Street toward her babysitting job. Today I’m going to meet a boy. Guest host: Elana Gravitz, reader: Shannon Campe Host Phil Gonzales.
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6: Beezus and Ramona
Beatrice Quimby’s biggest problem was her little sister Ramona. Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy.
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5: Henry and Ribsy
One warm Saturday morning in August, Henry Huggins and his mother and father were eating breakfast in their square white house on Klickitat Street. Henry’s dog Ribsy sat close to Henry’s chair, hoping for a handout. Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy.
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4: Otis Spofford
There was nothing Otis Spofford liked better than stirring up a little excitement. Otis was a medium-sized boy with reddish-brown hair, freckles, and ears that stuck out. He often wore a leather jacket with a rabbit’s foot tied to the zipper, and he always laced his shoes with the kind of laces...
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3: Henry and Beezus
Henry Huggins stood by the front window of his square white house on Klickitat Street and wondered why Sunday afternoon seemed so much longer than any other part of the week. Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy.
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2: Ellen Tebbits
Ellen Tebbits was in a hurry. As she ran down Tillamook Street with her ballet slippers tucked under her arm, she did not even stop to scuff through the autumn leaves on the sidewalk. Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy.
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1: Henry Huggins
Henry Huggins was in the third grade. His hair looked like a scrubbing brush and most of his grown-up front teeth were in. He lived with his mother and father in a square white house on Klickitat Street. Hosts Phil Gonzales and John McCoy.
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