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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Unabridged Podcast
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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Mar 20, 20204 min read
Rainbow Rowell's CARRY ON- Harry Potter Fans Take Note--Sara's Review
Let’s talk YA fantasy today. I recently finished a YA backlist title, Carry On by Rainbow Rowell. This came highly recommended to me by...
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Mar 9, 20202 min read
Nine Great Audiobooks for Your Ear Enjoyment
In this bookish fave, we're talking all things audiobooks! These are some amazing audiobooks that I (Ashley) thoroughly enjoyed. Taylor...
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Feb 26, 20202 min read
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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Feb 19, 20202 min read
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 12, 20202 min read
112: 2020 Love Is in the Air - The Protagonist's Name is in the Title
In our 2020 Love Is in the Air episode, we're talking all things romance. In this episode, we discuss some of our favorite romance...
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Feb 3, 20201 min read
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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Jan 29, 20201 min read
110: Winter Books - If I Read a Good Thriller, I'm Thrilled
In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we are sharing about a favorite topic of ours, seasonal reads. We discuss some favorite reads that...
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Jan 24, 20202 min read
Tomi Adeyemi's CHILDREN OF VIRTUE AND VENGEANCE: High Tensions and Hard Choices - Ashley's Review
Title and Author: Tomi Adeyemi's Children of Virtue and Vengeance Overall Impression: I loved Children of Blood and Bone and couldn't...
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Jan 3, 20203 min read
Roshani Chokshi's THE GILDED WOLVES, Jen's Review
Check out this book review discussing Roshani Chokshi's The Guilded Wolves. I love a heist. Whether it’s cinematic—like Ocean’s Eleven...
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Dec 30, 20193 min read
Top 10 YA Books You Need to Read Now
These are the Top 10 YA books you need to read right now.
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Dec 27, 20192 min read
Cynthia Leitich Smith's Hearts Unbroken - Sara's Book Review
Thank you to Candlewick Press for my free review copy of Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith. This book released on October 9th,...
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Dec 20, 20193 min read
Kelly deVos's DAY ZERO -- Jen's Review
Thanks to Partner NetGalley for the egalley of Kelly deVos’s Day Zero in exchange for an honest review. The book released on November 12....
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Dec 6, 20193 min read
Shea Ernshaw's WINTERWOOD -- Jen's Review
Thanks to partner NetGalley for the digital ARC of Shea Ernshaw’s Winterwood in exchange for an honest review. The book released Tuesday,...
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Dec 2, 20191 min read
Some Favorite YA Books to Teach(Put them in your Classroom now!)
A. S. King's Everybody Sees the Ants Lesléa Newman's October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard Jason Reynolds's Long Way Down Gary D....
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Nov 27, 20192 min read
101: Human Trafficking Awareness with RuthAnn Deveney, Dressember Advocate - Fresh-Squeezed Freedom
The three of us had an amazing conversation with Ruth Ann Deveney about ways that everyone can combat human trafficking every day. We...
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Nov 15, 20192 min read
Brittney Morris's SLAY -- Jen's Review
Thanks to Partner NetGalley for the digital ARC of Brittney Morris’s SLAY in exchange for an honest review. The book released Tuesday,...
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Nov 1, 20193 min read
Annie Sullivan's TIGER QUEEN -- Jen's Review
Thanks to Partner NetGalley for the digital ARC of Annie Sullivan’s Tiger Queen in exchange for an honest review. The book released...
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Oct 25, 20191 min read
Rainbow Rowell's PUMPKINHEADS, illustrated by Faith Erin Hicks -- Jen's Review
Thanks to Partner NetGalley for the egalley chapter sampler of Rainbow Rowell's Pumpkinheads! Rainbow Rowell is one of my favorite...
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Oct 23, 20191 min read
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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