Stella Daniels & The Guardians of Light: Recent Episodes
Jennifer Cross
The first middle-grade fantasy fiction book to drop in podcast serial form!Join Stella, her best friend Madrid, and Stella's little brother, Archer on a journey of a lifetime. Stella Daniels feels like her world has fallen out from under her. A pandemic, the loss of her mom, and now, her lead role as a dancer was given to her best friend-now former best friend, Madi. But when the children take a real fall that puts Archer's life in danger, Stella realizes that she needs to find the power to fight the darkness that threatens her family and the world. This 20-minute episode serial podcast introduces children to the world of literary fantasy fiction in bite-sized amounts perfect for a carpool ride. Each episode includes conversation-starting questions based on the novel's characters and themes. Written by a former 8th grade English teacher and published author, Stella Daniels is a full-length novel that will drop in book form at the end of each episode season.
Do you believe in imaginary creatures? Do you think they could exist somewhere?
Stella is joined by someone she knows in this strange new world. As they learn more about Titania, and its pandemic, they meet some surprising new friends-a dwarf and two fairies, Vera and Fiona.
Stella is still concerned about escaping, but she is growing to like Miss Lyra. And she is learning that Titania has a lot of things that Earth has like yoga and believe it or not, baseball!
Post Reading Questions:
Are things always as they seem? Do you think Stella should try to escape or should she listen to Miss Lyra? What secrets do you think Titania holds?
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Stella begins to understand the seriousness of her situation. She is in this strange land, Titania, who is at war. She can't call her dad or get back home.
Pre-Reading Questions:
What are you afraid of?
What would do if you found yourself trapped in a strange land?
Post Reading Questions:
Do you think Stella will find a way to escape?
Who do you think is knocking on the wall?
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If you would like to support Stella, we have a Patreon page! This page will have additional questions, bonus episodes, and eventually supplemental teacher materials for using Stella in the classroom!
All links can be found here!
https://linktr.ee/StellaDanielsBookandPodcast
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=65797475)
Chapter Two of Stella Daniels and The Guardians of Light.
Stella finds herself in a strange new land of Titania where horses fly, and nothing is as it seems. She is surprised to learn that they are battling their own pandemic that isn't anything like Covid. Will Stella be able to get back home?
Pre-Reading Questions:
Have you ever gone to a place where you didn't know anyone?
Do you think it's possible there are other worlds out there?
Post Reading Questions:
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Why does Stella act so nervous when she first meets Gikandi?
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Do you think that Ms. Lyra means well?
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Can you imagine a place that doesn't use phones?
Parents-Follow Stella Daniels on Instagram and Facebook!
If you would like to support Stella, we have a Patreon page! This page will have additional questions, bonus episodes, and eventually supplemental teacher materials for using Stella in the classroom!
All links can be found here!
https://linktr.ee/StellaDanielsBookandPodcast
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=65797475)
Welcome to Chapter One of the novel, Stella Daniels and The Guardians of Light! Today we start our adventure of Stella, Madi, Archer, and the friends they meet in Titania. Be ready to meet some mythical creatures and discover a strange pandemic threatening not just Titania but Earth as we know it!
Pre-Reading Questions:
Have you ever lost something important?
Who was there for you when you were sad?
Have you ever gotten mad at a friend for something that wasn't their fault?
After the episode, talk about your answers to the questions above as well as these questions!
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Who is your favorite character so far? What makes you like them? Do they remind them of some you know or maybe yourself?
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What do you think will happen next?
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What do you think happened to Orion?
Parents-Follow Stella Daniels on Instagram and Facebook!
If you would like to support Stella, we have a patreon page! This page will have additional questions, bonus episodes, and eventually supplemental teacher materials for using Stella in the classroom!
All links can be found here!
https://linktr.ee/StellaDanielsBookandPodcast
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=65797475)
What would you do if you found yourself in a strange land at war? What if you found out that the only way home was to stay and fight for your life?
A world full of darkness in a land far from home, Stella Daniels is determined to escape Titania, a land at war with itself. The Guardians have warned her that returning to Earth is too dangerous, and she must wait. But Stella has already lost too much in life, and she is ready to go home. Ready until she discovers that leaving would mean leaving something very important behind.
Now staying to fight is her only choice and a matter of life and death, but as the darkness descends, Stella wonders will she ever make it back home to the light?
Stella Daniels and The Guardians of Light is a full length fantasy novel by Jennifer Cross. Each week, Jen reads a new chapter for your listening pleasure. At the end of each episode are questions to get you thinking and talking about Stella, her journey, and how we all can find light in the darkness.To learn more about Stella and get access to early episodes and bonus episodes, join the Stella Patreon Club here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=65797475 To Follow Stella on Socials and to Connect with the Author go here: https://linktr.ee/StellaDanielsBookandPodcast
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