Some of Ashley's Favorite Reads of 2020 (So Far)
by Ashley Dickson-Ellison (@teachingtheapocalypse) Oh my goodness, I'm already having A LOT of trouble choosing only five books, which is...
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Welcome to Unabridged! Ashley Dickson-Ellison and Jen Moyers (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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- Jul 8, 2020
- 34 min
133 - Underrated Books and Authors with Mariely Sylvette Martinez of PodQueens Latinas
In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we have so much fun talking with Mariely Sylvette Martinez of PodQueens Latinas about underrated...
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- Jun 17, 2020
- 39 min
130: Great Books for the Classroom by Black Authors
In this Unabridged Podcast discussion, we recommend some books by Black authors that we think would be a great fit in the classroom. We...
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- Jun 15, 2020
- 2 min
Middle-Grade Books We Love by Black Authors
by Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) We at Unabridged stand with the Black Lives Matter movement. There are SO many books that we love by...
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- Jun 13, 2020
- 32 min
Bonus: Re-release of Jason Reynolds Highlight with LONG WAY DOWN, GHOST, and WHEN I WAS THE GREATEST
In this bonus episode, we wanted to share a re-release of an episode highlighting three novels by Jason Reynolds, one of our favorite...
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- May 25, 2020
- 2 min
Building on the Classics: Middle-Grade Reads to Add to Your Shelves
by Jen Moyers (@jen.loves.books) We recently had the chance to chat with Jill Hames, director of the James L. Hamner Public Library and...
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- May 19, 2020
- 4 min
Pub Day Shout-Outs! May 19, 2019 featuring Collins, Henry, Santos
By Sara Voigt (@meaningfulmadness) Suzanne Collins's The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: A Hunger Games Novel Description from Publisher:...
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- Apr 29, 2020
- 42 min
123 - How to Help Young People Keep Reading when School Is Out
This week, we're talking about all of the things that work for us and that have worked for our students to keep the reading momentum...
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- Apr 10, 2020
- 3 min
Jason Reynolds's WHEN I WAS THE GREATEST- Pardon Me While I Fangirl--Sara's Review
I am SO excited to write today, because I have an amazing book to talk to you about for the young people in your life! Full disclaimer, I...
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- Apr 7, 2020
- 3 min
Pub Day Shout-Outs! April 7, 2020 - Alvarez, Carr, War
I (Jen) had a really hard time narrowing my choices today to just three--so if you scroll down, you'll find that I cheated and recommend...
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- Mar 30, 2020
- 1 min
Roots of INTERNMENT: Perspectives on Internment during World War II
Samira Ahmed's Internment was our Unabridged Buddy Read for March and Book Club Pick for April. Our episode releases this Wednesday,...
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- Mar 25, 2020
- 2 min
118: Hopeful Books to Engage Students - What Can I Recommend to Students Right Now?
In this episode, we consider books that we'd recommend to students as great choices to read independently. As the world around us has...
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- Mar 23, 2020
- 2 min
Hopeful Books to Engage Your Students -- The Long List
In Wednesday's episode, we're discussing books we think would make great recommendations for the students and young people in our lives....
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- Mar 4, 2020
- 1 min
115: Kevin Wilson's NOTHING TO SEE HERE - Learning by Fire
For our March Unabridged Book Club discussion, we're focusing on Kevin Wilson's excellent Nothing to See Here (which was also a Book of...
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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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- Feb 3, 2020
- 1 min
Best Reads of 2019 - Jen's Picks
Oh, friends. I gave 51 books five stars in 2019, so this was tough for me! Ultimately, I settled--somewhat arbitrarily--on a top 15,...
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- Sep 25, 2019
- 1 min
92: All about the Journey - Bump It Up on the List
For this short episode of Unabridged, we thought about journeys. Nearly every book contains some sort of journey--emotional, moral,...
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- Sep 6, 2019
- 3 min
Aisha Saeed's ALADDIN: FAR FROM AGRABAH - Jen's Review
Thanks to Partner NetGalley for the digital ARC of Aisha Saeed’s Aladdin: Far from Agrabah in exchange for an honest review. I requested...
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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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- Aug 7, 2019
- 1 min
85: Global Read Aloud 2019 - I just have to read this quotation
For the second year, we are excited to explore three of the Global Read Aloud books. (You can find out more information about the Global...
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