Shout Out to the Phone Book

After Janine wins an academic achievement award, Claudia can’t shake the feeling that she is fundamentally different from her family members. Inspired by Kristy’s new sister Emily Michelle, Claudia convinces herself that she is adopted, setting off a wild goose chase for her family of origin. Join us as we follow Claudia’s leap off a logic cliff and subsequent plunge through libraries, phone books, and cold calls (with some “help” from Stacey), in Claudia and the Great Search.

Lois Lowry Reading List

Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye

Number the Stars

The Giver

Thoughts on the origins of Ring A Ring o’ Roses/Ring Around the Rosie: https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2014/07/ring-around-the-rosie-metafolklore-rhyme-and-reason/

Re-release date for Claudia and the Great Search: December 2025