114: Read Alike Ideas and Lit Circles - I Think the Risk Is Worth the Reward
In this episode, we're discussing the benefits of using Read Alikes within book clubs and within the classroom. We touch on some of our...
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Welcome to Unabridged! Ashley and Jen (shown left to right in the photo) talk books, share recommendations, and celebrate all things bookish. On our blog (see our posts below!) we share bookish faves, pub day shout-outs, show notes, and book reviews.
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- Feb 19, 2020
- 2 min
113: Why Teach YA? - There's Nothing I Want More than for Kids to Love What We're Doing
In this episode, we focus on classroom teachers and talk directly about how and why we incorporated Young Adult literature into our...
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- Nov 13, 2019
- 1 min
99: Debate - Classics or Not?: I Just Skipped the Scenery...and the Descriptions
What do you think of the classics? And, for that matter, how do you define classics? We take on these issues and more in today's episode,...
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- Oct 23, 2019
- 1 min
96: Update on Our Recommendations to Each Other: A Love Story . . . and Also Not
Well, we have failed at reading all of our recommendations for each other, but we had a good time with some confessions, some reflection,...
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- Aug 21, 2019
- 1 min
87: Get to Know the Hosts - A Great Story of Friendship
There's a little bit about books and a whole lot about us in this Unabridged Short episode. Learn what books we loved to teach, what...
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- Jun 26, 2019
- 1 min
79: Our Recommendations to Each Other - I Just Love This Book
The Unabridged crew took time in our most recent short episode (#unabridgedshorts) to recommend books to each other, which was fun . . ....
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- Jun 19, 2019
- 1 min
78: Laurie Halse Anderson Highlight - It Is Okay to Fight
For our last Unabridged Highlight episode of season 2, we're discussing the influence of one of our favorite YA authors, Laurie Halse...
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- Jun 5, 2019
- 2 min
76: Bryan Stevenson's JUST MERCY - A Must Read for All Human Beings
In this #unabridgedbookclub episode, we discuss Bryan Stevenson's nonfiction book Just Mercy. Stevenson discusses his work as an...
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- Feb 20, 2019
- 1 min
61: Ibi Zoboi's PRIDE and AMERICAN STREET - Cherishing Culture
In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we discuss Ibi Zoboi's YA Lit books, Pride: A Pride and Prejudice Remix and American Street. Pride...
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- Feb 13, 2019
- 1 min
60: Love Is in the Air - Romantic Books to Read in February
In this Unabridged Shorts podcast episode, we discuss our favorite love stories within novels. Some of our favorite authors who write...
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- Jan 30, 2019
- 1 min
58: Isabel Quintero's GABI, A GIRL IN PIECES - You Have the Power; Discussion with College Students
"People are who they are no matter how much you want them to be somebody else, Gabi. And we have two choices: love and accept them with...
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- Jan 2, 2019
- 1 min
54: Confessing Our Literary Sins - Not Guilty Enough
- Alternate Titles - A financial goal which I will not confess here OR I'm not ready to confess that much OR I don't wanna climb the...
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- Nov 21, 2018
- 1 min
48: Graphic Novels and Comic Collections - Stay the Course and Go for It
It's fear that makes us lose our conscience. It's also what transforms us into cowards.” ― Marjane Satrapi, The Complete Persepolis Works...
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- Oct 24, 2018
- 1 min
44 - A Chill Up the Back of Your Neck: Spooky Reads
-Alternative Titles- It is one of those books that is perfectly concise. OR Sounds like it will get your attention. OR It's a good mark...
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- Oct 10, 2018
- 1 min
42 - Our Children Making Their Rounds: Bring Your Own Book Game #2
-Alternate Titles- There was a lot of this type of laughter. OR When you giggle before you start, I feel trepidation. OR I feel like the...
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- Oct 3, 2018
- 1 min
41 - Every Time I've Read It I've Found Something New to Love: Angie Thomas's THE HATE U GIVE
People like us in situations like this become hashtags, but they rarely get justice. I think we all wait for that one time though, that...
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- Aug 22, 2018
- 1 min
35 - Who Has the Right to Judge?: Books We Don't Necessarily Recommend But Are Dying to Discuss
-Alternate Titles- It is not happy, beach reading. OR I just want to write it down. OR I am NOT recommending it. OR I did suck both of...
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