I Am More Playing Devil's Advocate: Siobhan Fallon's CONFUSION OF LANGUAGES (Book Club)

Spoilers are inevitable throughout our discussion, so consider whether or not to listen if you haven't yet read the book!
timeline
*Introduction and Summary of the Book: 0:00-0:57
*Main Discussion: 0:58-29:10
*​Book Pairings: 29:20-38:20
*Classroom Connections: 38:21-44:30
book pairings
*Sara - Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give
*Jenni - Laura Hillenbrand's Unbroken
*Ashley - Brit Bennett's The Mothers
*Jen - Claire Fuller's Swimming Lessons​
other works mentioned
*Alan Gratz's Refugee
*Cynthia Kadohata's Half a World Away
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If I Don't Like It, I Ditch It: Unpopular Opinion Alert (Books Everyone Else Loved, But We Didn't) (Short)

books mentioned
*Jenni - Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
*Sara - Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteridge
*Ashley - E. Lockhart's We Were Liars
*Jen - Elizabeth Wein's Code Name Verity
​other books mentioned
*Elizabeth Strout's My Name Is Lucy Barton​
*J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series
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I Ran Out of Book Darts: Tomi Adeyemi's CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE (YA Book Club)

timeline
*Introduction and Summary of the Book: 0:00-1:39
*Main Discussion: 1:40-42:40
​*Book Pairings: 43:24-50:14
*Classroom Connections: 50:15-53:50
book pairings
*Jen - Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon
*Ashley - Kristin Cashore's Graceling
*Sara - William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer's The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope / Young Reader's Edition / Picture Book
other works mentioned
*William Kamkwamba's TED Talk
*The Atlantic review by Vann R. Newkirk II, "Where Fantasy Meets Black Lives Matter"
*Nic Stone's Dear Martin
*Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give
*Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely's All-American Boys 
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Any Aspiring Authors Out There? There's Your Window!: Favorite Current Reads (Short)

books mentioned
*Jenni - Melissa Hill's Keep You Safe
*Sara - Beth Vrabel's Caleb and Kit
*Ashley - Patricia McCormick's Never Fall Down
*Jen - Robin Sloan's Sourdough
​other books mentioned
*Ishmael Beah's A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
*Robin Sloan's Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
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