Unabridged: A Book Podcast

2021 Reading Challenges and Our Mid-Year Check-In

In this Unabridged podcast episode, Ashley, Jen, and Sara share about our reading challenges. We each talk about where we are with the Unabridged Reading Challenge, and then we give updates on where we are with our individual challenges including the Uncorked Challenge, the Beyond the Bookends Challenge, the #21backlistin2021 Challenge, and the Tournament of Books. In case you missed it, we first shared about our picks in Episode 162, so check that out to learn more about our picks!
 
Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode.
 
Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.
 
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Book-to-Screen Adaptation - Discussion of the Pilot Episode of The 100

In this Unabridged episode, Jen and Sara share their thoughts about the pilot episode of the CW series The 100, which is now available on Netflix. Ashley joins Sara and Jen for the Bookish Check-In and the Give Me One.
 
Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode.
 
Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.
 
Want to support Unabridged?
Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter. | Join our Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge. | Visit our curated list of books at Bookshop.org. | Become a patron on Patreon. | Check out our Merch Store. | Visit the resources available in our Teachers Pay Teachers store.

Get to Know the Unabridged Hosts, Season 4 (Part 2)

In this episode, we answer more questions from listeners. If you missed our first episode back in February, you can listen to those responses as well from episode 166! We talk about some bookish things, but many of the questions are outside of the bookish realm. We hope that you enjoy this peek into our lives outside of reading!
 
Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode.
 
Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.
 
Want to support Unabridged?
Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter. | Join our Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge. | Visit our curated list of books at Bookshop.org. | Become a patron on Patreon. | Check out our Merch Store. | Visit the resources available in our Teachers Pay Teachers store.

Laura Taylor Namey's A CUBAN GIRL'S GUIDE TO TEA AND TOMORROW - May 2021 Book Club

In this Unabridged Book Club episode, we talk about Laura Taylor Namey's young adult romance novel, A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow. After our discussion (spoiler alert: this one was a big hit for all of us!), we share our pairings including Stephanie Perkins’s Anna and the French Kiss, Amy Spalding’s We Used to Be Friends, and Elizabeth Acevedo’s With the Fire on High.
 
Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode.
 
Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.
 
Want to support Unabridged?
Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter. | Join our Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge. | Visit our curated list of books at Bookshop.org. | Become a patron on Patreon. | Check out our Merch Store. | Visit the resources available in our Teachers Pay Teachers store.

Teaching Tidbits 18: Sara with Using Flipgrid for Reflection

In this Unabridged Episode, Sara talks about Flipgrid, a versatile tool that can be used in the classroom. Flipgrid allows students to record video responses and view each other's responses. Listen to the episode for ideas on how to use this awesome (FREE!) tool in the classroom!
 
Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode.
 
Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.
 
Want to support Unabridged?
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Book-to-Screen Adaptation - Jennifer Matthieu's MOXIE

In this Unabridged Podcast episode, we discuss the Netflix screen adaptation of Jennifer Mathieu's Moxie. In the episode, we discuss the book and the adaptation and what we thought of each, so check out the adaptation, and then give this discussion a listen! We also share our Bookish Check-ins and, in our Give Me One, talk about a thing we each like to do by on our own. Let us know on social media: What is something you enjoy doing by yourself?
 
Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode.
 
Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.
 
Want to support Unabridged?
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Find More Amazing Middle-Grade Books with These Recommendations

In this Unabridged episode, we have several amazing middle-grade book recommendations for you all. We share about Jewell Parker Rhodes’s Ghost Boys, Alex Gino’s George, and Dusti Bowling’s Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus as our featured recommendations, and then we each mention a couple of other personal favorites from our recent middle-grade reads.
 
Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode.
 
Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.
 
Want to support Unabridged?
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Teaching Tidbits 17: Reflecting on the Year with Students

In this Unabridged Episode, Jen discusses the process of reflecting on the school year with your students. She talks about different methods of reflection, types of feedback she has received, and changes she hopes to make on the basis of her conversations with students.
 
Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode.
 
Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.
 
Want to support Unabridged?
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Dive into Fairy Tale Retellings with These Unabridged Recommendations

In this Unabridged episode, we discuss a favorite genre that is also a category on the Unabridged Reading Challenge 2021 list—fairy tale retellings. We recommend a few favorites including Marissa Meyer’s Cinder, Brigid Kemmerer’s A Curse So Dark and Lonely, and Erin A. Craig’s House of Salt and Sorrows.
 
Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode.
 
Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.
 
Want to support Unabridged?
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Ocean Vuong's ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS - May 2021 Book Club

In this Unabridged episode, we discuss our May book club pick, Ocean Vuong's novel On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous. We discuss the powerful, heartbreaking, lyrical novel, and then we share our pairings, including Kiese Laymon’s Heavy, Lisa Ko’s The Leavers, and Mira T. Lee’s Everything Here Is Beautiful.
 
Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode.
 
Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.
 
Want to support Unabridged?
Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter. | Join our Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge. | Visit our curated list of books at Bookshop.org. | Become a patron on Patreon. | Check out our Merch Store. | Visit the resources available in our Teachers Pay Teachers store.