Susan Stoderl
- Jan 19
- 2 min
Mission 2: Unexpected Visitors | Intrigue on the Dismal Swamp Canal
Mission 2: Unexpected Visitors, volume 2 of the Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers series is a time travel historical middle-grade book....
Susan Stoderl
- Dec 8, 2023
- 1 min
Chapter 5. Cat Fits and the Third Degree | Quote
Sophia shows Zelda in her apartment to Pedro on her KittyCam while they are at school. Zelda is up to no good....
Susan Stoderl
- Nov 17, 2023
- 2 min
Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers | Asthma + Piano Lessons = Multicultural Middle-Grade Books
At four years old, I began piano lessons with my mother, mostly to get her attention. I lived with my grandmother while my mother worked....
Susan Stoderl
- Nov 3, 2023
- 1 min
Middle-Grade Books | Magical Realism | Listening to the Wisdom of Telepathic Animals
Why does the Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers series include a telepathic raven, polar bear, and cat? They came to me as spirit animals...
Susan Stoderl
- Aug 18, 2023
- 1 min
Middle-Grade Detective Book | Mission 1: All in a Day's Work
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Susan Stoderl
- Jul 7, 2023
- 1 min
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...