

Middle-Grade Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers Detective Series | How Sophia Came About
The main character in my Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers series is a rambunctious, precocious ten-year-old girl going on forty. The...

Susan Stoderl
Jun 30, 20231 min read


A Sophia & Pedro Short-Short Story | The Case of the Golden Gate Ghost Busters
Sophia and Pedro are waiting at the Union Square stop for the Ghost Tour bus with their pink-haired author friend. "My guidebook claims...

Susan Stoderl
Jan 13, 20232 min read


A Family by Choice — Not Blood
One of the major themes of Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers series is the creation of her own unique family as an orphan. This would...

Susan Stoderl
Jul 27, 20221 min read


Meet Zelda Screech Cat
Meet Zelda Screech Cat

Susan Stoderl
Jul 22, 20221 min read


Today Meet Wahoo the Raven, a very Dapper Dude
From Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers Series | Mission 1: All in a Day's Work He looked around his home with pride. “My, my, my, I have...

Susan Stoderl
Jul 15, 20221 min read


Introducing the Cru Crew
From Sophia and the Bright Red Sneakers, Mission 1: All in a Day's Work. Meet Ella Cru "As if to remind Sophia of her status, standing in...

Susan Stoderl
Jul 8, 20221 min read


Meet Pedro Gonzalez
Pedro Gonzalez is Sophia’s best friend and co-conspirator in sleuthing and improving the world one mission at a time. He is ten years...

Susan Stoderl
Jul 1, 20222 min read


Meet Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers
Sophia MacGregor, a.k.a., Boss-In-Chief, is a precocious ten-year-old who is in the eighth-grade honors class at the posh James Samuel...

Susan Stoderl
Jun 24, 20222 min read