We hear about One Thousand Pieces of You (the famous sequel to 999 Pieces of You), and listen for the audible gasps from some of the revelations in Legend.

Episode 12: The Son of Neptune and Lies

November 27, 2017 00:00 - 8 minutes - 7.78 MB

Join us, won't you, as we talk mythology and post-apocalyptic earths in The Son of Neptune and Lies.

Episode 11: Inkheart and The Murder Complex

November 23, 2017 00:00 - 11 minutes - 9.55 MB

It's double podcast Thursday! Another helping of podcast brings us Inkheart and The Murder Complex.

Episode 10: It's Kind of a Funny Story and Kingdom Hearts

November 23, 2017 00:00 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MB

The volume on this one is kind of funny, but you can still catch up on It's Kind of a Funny Story and the Kingdom Hearts series (minus volume 3).

Episode 9: Warcross and A Thousand Pieces of You

November 13, 2017 00:00 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MB

A great emotional reaction to one of these novels greets you in Episode 9 of Booktalking!

Episode 8: The Kill Order and Don't Look Back

November 09, 2017 00:00 - 14 minutes - 12 MB

50% of the giggling was cut out, but we're still left with an ample amount when these students discuss The Kill Order and Don't Look Back.

Episode 7: Power Play and The Collected Works of Sherlock Holmes Volume 1

November 01, 2017 00:00 - 9 minutes - 8.35 MB

In an extra spoooooky and extra delaaaayed episode, two students have a discussion on Halloween about the two books that they are reading. One of them is dressed as the Joker!

Episode 5: My Sister's Keeper and The One

October 27, 2017 00:00 - 5 minutes - 4.14 MB

Who is the sister's keeper? Who will become The One? What is leukemia? All these questions and more in this episode of Booktalking!

Episode 6: Matched and Mortal Danger

October 27, 2017 00:00 - 11 minutes - 9.51 MB

Listen closely, and you'll hear a genuine text-to-text connection in this here podcast. In this episode, we discuss Matched and Mortal Danger.

Episode 4: Kuroko's Basketball and Gang Tackle

October 24, 2017 00:00 - 4 minutes - 4 MB

Kuroko's Basketball, our second manga in a row, is discussed as is Gang Tackle, a book about a football team dealing with a big problem.

Episode 3: Boxers and Son of Neptune

October 13, 2017 00:00 - 8 minutes - 7.7 MB

Even though one of our hosts has mistakenly been referring to his book as "Gene Luen Yang," he's actually reading the book "Boxers" (by Gene Yang!) while our other host has read Son of Neptune.

Episode 2: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth

October 13, 2017 00:00 - 8 minutes - 7.4 MB

Two students who are both reading the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series sit down to talk about the volumes they are both finishing.

Episode 1: Doctor Sleep and Flowers in the Attic

October 10, 2017 00:00 - 18 minutes - 15.4 MB

Two students discuss Stephen King and VC Andrews, but the biggest question remains: why was mom calling in the middle of the podcast??

Episode 00! Podcast Introduction!

September 19, 2017 00:00 - 1 minute - 1.43 MB

In this episode, I introduce the concept of the podcast - that we read books and then talk about them. Its...pretty self-explanatory? The rationale behind podcasting our talks is that when we have authentic ways of demonstrating our learning, it makes the learning itself more authentic. Students are having great discussions about their books now, but this is a way to really showcase that learning that is more authentic than just talking in class. Additionally, we're working on our skills i...

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