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. 

The entire cast is here for the final Fifth Wave episode! Listen in to hear Jacobi, Julian, Sophie, and Mr. Mattingly's thoughts on the last section of the The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey. 

SPOILER WARNING! This podcast will be best enjoyed if you have recently read this part of the book or have finished the book already. 

Jacobi and Mr. Mattingly discuss their reactions to Ch. 40-59 of The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey. Tune in to hear them discuss predictions, characters, themes, and of course...alien busses. 

SPOILER WARNING! This episode will be most enjoyable if you're currently reading The Fifth Wave up to Chapter 59 or have already read the whole book. 

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Julian, Jacobi, and Mr. Mattingly discuss their reactions to Ch. 25-39 of The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey. Tune in to hear them discuss aliens, space, the meaning of being human, and giant babies, among other things. 

SPOILER WARNING! This episode will be most enjoyable if you're currently reading or have already read The Fifth Wave. 

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Listen to the very first episode of the Middle School Book Club in which Jacobi, Julian, and Mr. Mattingly discuss their reactions to Chapters 1-24 in The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey.

SPOILER WARNING! Also, we suggest that you listen after reading Ch. 1-24; otherwise, our conversation won't make very much sense to you!

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