Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers

Susan Stoderl

5 days ago
1 min

Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers

Middle-Grade Time Travel Book | Reading Chapter 12 of Mission 2: Unexpected Visitors

Two enslaved children set out on the Maritime Underground Railroad in 1832, but end up in New York City in 2019.

Magical Realism Enlightens Middle-Grade Book Series, Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers

Susan Stoderl

Sep 22
2 min

Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers

Magical Realism Enlightens Middle-Grade Book Series, Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers

During my book launch on September 12, my co-host Jess Kotzer asked me what drew me to the magical realism genre. In magical realism,...

Meet the Characters from the Middle-Grade Fiction Book, Mission 1: All in a Day's Work

Susan Stoderl

Sep 1
2 min

Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers

Meet the Characters from the Middle-Grade Fiction Book, Mission 1: All in a Day's Work

THE SUPER SLEUTHS Sophia MacGregor and her BFF and co-conspirator, Pedro Gonzalez, form a dynamic duo to detect, protect, and rescue....

Susan Stoderl

Aug 25
1 min

Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers

Reading of Chapter 1 of the Prequel, Sophia Meets Pedro, Middle-Grade Fiction

The prequel to Mission 1, All in a Day's Work, fills in the backstory of how Sophia and Pedro met, the death of Sophia's grandmother, and...

Susan Stoderl

Aug 18
1 min

Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers

Middle-Grade Detective Book | Mission 1: All in a Day's Work

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Susan Stoderl

Aug 4
1 min

Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers

Middle-Grade Fiction | Excerpt Mission 1: All in a Day's Work

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Susan Stoderl

Jul 28
1 min

Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers

Middle-Grade Fiction | Sophia Meets Pedro, Prequel to Mission 1: All in a Day's Work by Indie Author

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Middle-Grade Fiction Prequel to Literacy Podcast | What Does the Future Offer?

Susan Stoderl

Jul 21
1 min

Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers

Middle-Grade Fiction Prequel to Literacy Podcast | What Does the Future Offer?

It’s a busy time in this writer’s life. I just finished a prequel to Mission 1: All in a Day’s Work. It is now in an eBook format...

Susan Stoderl

Jul 7
1 min

Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers

Mission 1: All in a Day's Work | Chapter 14 Excerpt, Middle-Grade Fiction Ages 8-12

Chapter 14: Thursday Night Meet-Up Zelda Screech Cat taunts her bona fides while at home with her nemesis and reluctant owner, Sophia...

Middle-Grade Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers Detective Series | How Sophia Came About

Susan Stoderl

Jun 30
1 min

Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers

Middle-Grade Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers Detective Series | How Sophia Came About

The main character in my Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers series is a rambunctious, precocious ten-year-old girl going on forty. The...

Susan Stoderl

May 12
1 min

Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers

Announcing Upcoming Attractions | A Prequel, Audiobook, and Literacy Podcast

#SophiaoftheBrightRedSneakersSeries, #Prequel, #Literacypodcast, #middlegradefiction, #bookcommunity #booksofinstagram #readingcorner...

Writing Children’s Fiction Ages 8-12 | Letting Children Know They Are Not Alone

Susan Stoderl

Apr 18
1 min

Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers

Writing Children’s Fiction Ages 8-12 | Letting Children Know They Are Not Alone

Children want to know how to cope with situations that seem overwhelming, that they feel are beyond their years and ability to cope....

Middle-Grade Detective Book Excerpt | Mission 2: Unexpected Visitors

Susan Stoderl

Apr 14
2 min

Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers

Middle-Grade Detective Book Excerpt | Mission 2: Unexpected Visitors

Chapter 1. Apartment 4B—with a Capital “B” for Bo-o-oring! A cloud of doom hovered over the MacGregor household. Sophia propped her...

Middle-Grade Prequel to Mission 1: All in a Day's Work | Excerpt

Susan Stoderl

Apr 7
2 min

Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers

Middle-Grade Prequel to Mission 1: All in a Day's Work | Excerpt

From Chapter 1: Boys, Dragons, and Golden Fleece In this excerpt, the classroom teacher, Bartholomew Smythe, lectures on Jason and Medea...

A Middle-Grade Indie Author’s Life | To-Do List v. Completed List

Susan Stoderl

Apr 4
1 min

Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers

A Middle-Grade Indie Author’s Life | To-Do List v. Completed List

To-Do on the Business End of Writing Read all those emails from the writers and entrepreneurs that already know what I need to know. Make...

Writer’s Life | Self-Promotion—Only One Word For It

Susan Stoderl

Mar 10
2 min

Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers

Writer’s Life | Self-Promotion—Only One Word For It

YIKES! (That’s the nicest word I could think of.) Are you telling me I have to get out there and talk to people and collaborate with...

Sophia and Pedro Cook | Super-Sleuths Chili, a Middle-Grade Detective Recipe

Susan Stoderl

Mar 3
1 min

Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers

Sophia and Pedro Cook | Super-Sleuths Chili, a Middle-Grade Detective Recipe

As you know, Sophia and Pedro like to cook. Here is one of their "No Bunnies, Moo-Cows, or Chicks" recipes. 1 tbsp. olive oil 1 yellow...

Mission 1: All in a Day's Work | A Middle-Grade Detective Book

Susan Stoderl

Feb 24
1 min

Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers

Mission 1: All in a Day's Work | A Middle-Grade Detective Book

The occupant of apartment 4A, Sean O’Donoghue, otherwise known as Mr. O’D, followed a specific routine every morning. He put on his...

Mission 1: All in a Day's Work | Wahoo's "Working" Relationship with Christie's Auction House

Susan Stoderl

Feb 10
2 min

Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers

Mission 1: All in a Day's Work | Wahoo's "Working" Relationship with Christie's Auction House

Wahoo is an arctic raven who is quite a dapper dude with thoughts only of others, such as helping Christie’s Auction House with their...

Mission 1: All in a Day's Work | Suzy Snodgrass Gives Mdm. le Diable Effects

Susan Stoderl

Feb 3
2 min

Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers

Mission 1: All in a Day's Work | Suzy Snodgrass Gives Mdm. le Diable Effects

Sophia and Pedro are in history class with the Cru Crew, the fashionistas and bullies of JSCA. Today’s lesson in New York City history is...

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Prequel to Mission 1: All in a Day's Work, a middle-grade detective book for ages 8-12.