Episode 281: A Journey to the New World (Dear America)

A Journey to the New World (Dear America)

Timed appropriately (and accidentally) with the 4th of July holiday, Episode 281 is a return to the beloved Dear America series! This time, Alli and her guest tag along on a frankly miserable journey on the Mayflower with Remember Patience Whipple in 1620. The book is A Journey to the New World and it was written by Kathryn Lasky and published in 1996. Former Scholastic book fair fans will especially enjoy this walk (cruise?) down memory lane in spite of its many sad moments.

TW: suicide, depression, grief, loss of a parent

Olivia Muenter is a writer, reader, and a co-host of the Bad on Paper podcast. Her first novel Such a Bad Influence is available wherever books are sold. In her free time, you can find her working on her old house in the Hudson Valley, where she lives with her husband and her dog. Follow her on Instagram @oliviamuenter.

CHECK OUT OUR OTHER DEAR AMERICA EPISODES:
Episode 96: Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie (with Jimalion Perry)
Episode 196: Voyage on the Great Titanic (with Kelsey McKinney)

CHECK OUT OLIVIA’S NOVEL SUCH A BAD INFLUENCE HERE!

CHECK OUT OLIVIA’S BOOK RECOMMENDATION:

Long Bright River by Liz Moore

MORE READING:

“A Journey to the New World” (Kirkus, 1996)

“A Journey to the New World” (Publishers Weekly, 1996)

“What the ‘Dear America’ Series Taught Me” (National Review, 2022)

“Dear America: Reading Through History” (The Atlantic, 2016)

“Ranking All 43 ‘Dear America’ Books” (Geeks)

“Remembering and Revisiting the DEAR AMERICA and ROYAL DIARIES Series” (Book Riot, 2019)

“7 Times The ‘Dear America’ Books Ruined Your Life” (Bustle, 2016)

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