{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 201: Isle of Ever w Jen Calonita","description":"Isle of Ever is Jen Calonita\u2019s newest middle grade novel, a story grounded in the history of Long Island\u2019s North Fork. On today\u2019s episode, Jen discusses growing up on Long Island and spending many summers at her grandparents\u2019 house in Mattituck. It was here, in between trips to Greenport, that she first heard tell of Captain Kidd\u2019s lost treasure. She tried digging up the local beach, came up empty, but the idea buried itself in Jen\u2019s mind. Now she has worked her experiences into the tale of Benny Benedict, a young girl caught up in a race to solve a puzzle and claim an inheritance. The plot and the clues to the mystery are tied up in Greenport\u2019s history. Jen walks us through the Greenport locales and local legends that made it into the book in one form or another. We also talk about her love of reading and of middle grade and young adult fiction. Further Resources Jen Calonita Isle of Ever (Sourcebooks) Long Beach Bar \u2018Bug\u2019 Light  Preston\u2019s  Greenport Carousel (temporarily closed) Sweet Valley High (Good Reads) Steven Kellogg Music: Intro music: https:\/\/homegrownstringband.com\/ Outro music: Capering by Blue Dot Sessions CC BY-NC 4.0 ","author_name":"The Long Island History Project","author_url":"http:\/\/longislandhistoryproject.org","html":"