Savannah, Hazel, and Tim are joined by new book club member Vivi! They are also joined by Tim's 8-month old daughter Dani (who honestly does not have a ton of insightful comments on the book, but she does like to babble occasionally). The group discusses Part One of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson. Check out the podcast to hear Savannah, Vivi, and Hazel's theories on who the culprit was and what might happen next in the novel!

Tim, Savannah, and Hazel discuss the final third of the book 'The Eyes and the Impossible' by Dave Eggers. What were its most surprising moments? How did Johannes change throughout the book? What does that last sentence mean? If you've read the book and want to hear some great commentary, give us a listen!

Savannah, Hazel, and Tim discuss Chapters 16-26 of 'The Eyes and the Impossible' by Dave Eggers. Listen to them discuss the destruction of Johannes's home, his new friendship with Helene, Bertrand's possible jealousy, and the various ways Johannes is starting to see things differently. Enjoy!

Join Savannah, Hazel, and Tim as they discuss the first fifteen chapters of The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers, a middle grade novel and winner of the 2024 Newbery Medal. 

Sophia, Jacobi, and Mr. Mattingly discuss their questions, predictions, and hopes after reading Ch. 8-12 in Amari & the Night Brothers. This episode is best enjoyed if you've been reading along and have also just finished these chapters!

SPOILER ALERT! Do not listen to this episode if you haven't already read these chapters or the whole book!

Julian, Sophia, Jacobi, and Mr. Mattingly discuss their burning questions and wildest predictions after reading Ch. 1-7 in B.B. Alston's middle grade fantasy novel Amari & the Night Brothers. If you've just read these chapters, tune in and listen!

SPOILER ALERT! This episode is best enjoyed after reading Ch. 1-7 or if you've already read the entire book!

Butterflies! Nuclear bombs! Eating paper! Tune in to hear Julian, Jacobi, Sophia, and Mr. Mattingly discuss all of these topics and more as they share their thoughts on the ending to The City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau. 

SPOILER ALERT! This episode is most enjoyable if you've recently finished The City of Ember or have already read it. 

Sophia, Julian, Jacobi, and Mr. Mattingly have just read Chapters 7-13 in The City of Ember and they get together to discuss their thoughts and analysis. They talk about Lina's altruism, Doon's slight selfishness, the mayor's greediness, and the novel's various themes of hope, separation, and secrecy. Also, is the city underground?? Or is Mr. Mattingly losing his mind? Tune in to hear all of those topics and more!

SPOILER WARNING! This episode is best enjoyed if you've recently read this section of The City of Ember or have already read the whole novel. 

Julian, Sophia, and Mr. Mattingly discuss their thoughts on Chapters 2-6 in The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau. They discuss Lina and Doon's core character traits, guesses as to what is going on, and predictions about where the story might be headed. 

SPOILER ALERT! This episode is best enjoyed if you have recently read this section of the book or have already read the entire story. 

Julian, Jacobi, Sophia, and Mr. Mattingly have just started reading The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau. In this episode of The Middle School Book Club, they discuss their thoughts on the novel's prologue and first chapter.