Long-time listeners of The SSR Podcast will hardly be surprised to discover that Alli is not the biggest fan of survival stories, but on Episode 95, she and her guest revisit Jean Craighead George’s Newbery Honor-winning novel My Side of the Mountain. After all, it is a classic! Tune in to find out if this is the book to change Alli’s mind about the survival genre and to hear her frustrations about its lack of character context and backstory. How old is the main character? Why did he run away? Why do his parents seem so unconcerned? Episode 95 covers it all. Guest Akemi Dawn Bowman is the author of Starfish, Summer Bird Blue, and Harley in the Sky. Her upcoming sci-fi series The Infinity Courts is set to release in 2021. Follow Akemi on Instagram (@akemidawnbowman) and Twitter (@akemidawn).