Sophomore Lit

141: Carrie's War

Apr 3, 2023

37:54

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The History of the Second World War

4min

The Loss of Innocence

3min

The Backwoods in the Popular Imagination

2min

The Memory of Carrie

2min

The Importance of Framing

4min

The Wise Woman in a Children's Book

2min

The Goethebeds: A Children's Book of Trauma

3min

The Importance of a Will

2min

10.

The Screaming Skull

2min

11.

The Mystic Magic of Hepsuban

3min

12.

The Importance of Reading

3min

13.

The Tale of a Child Taken Away From Home

4min

14.

The L Service

2min

Ross Cleaver discusses Carrie’s War (what is it good for?), Nina Bawdwin’s 1973 children’s book about evacuations, skulls, and grumpy Welshmen.

John McCoy with Ross Cleaver

Show Notes & Links

BBC School Radio: Carrie's War

The BBC school radio site with teaching guides and a complete recording of the book.

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