{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/670d24d5cf7ee45f9e24c55e/67d43172b3ef7ea3527630fb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 317: Absolutely Normal Chaos (with Rebecca Fishbein)","description":"<p>For the last-<em>ever</em> guest episode of SSR, Alli is thrilled to revisit a book by one of her personal favorites, Sharon Creech. The book is <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/20867/9780064406321\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Absolutely Normal Chaos</em></a>, a diary-style read from the '90s that serves as a fascinating entry point to grief and loss for young readers. Tune in for a discussion about the emotional roller coaster of the book, but also for some comparing and contrasting with Creech's other work, reflections on friendship and early relationships, and more.</p><p><br></p><p>Rebecca Fishbein is the author of <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/20867/9780062889980\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Good Things Happen to People You Hate</em></a> and <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/20867/9781797231020\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Floral Estrangements</em></a>. Follow her on Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bfishbfish/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@bfishbfish</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>CHECK OUT REBECCA'S PREVIOUS APPEARANCE ON SSR </strong><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ssr-podcast/id1399330153?i=1000446244637\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HERE</strong></a><strong>!</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>CHECK OUT REBECCA'S BOOKS: </strong></p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/20867/9781797231020\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Floral Estrangements</em></a></p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/20867/9780062889980\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Good Things Happen to People You Hate</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>CHECK OUT REBECCA'S BOOK RECOMMENDATION: </strong></p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/20867/9780593801307\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Good Material</em></a><em> </em>by Dolly Alderton</p><p><br></p><p><strong>MORE READING: </strong></p><p>\"<em>Absolutely Normal Chaos</em>\" (<a href=\"https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/sharon-creech/absolutely-normal-chaos/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kirkus</a>, 1995)</p>","author_name":"Alli Hoff Kosik"}