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A podcast where a high school English teacher and others discuss the books we are reading, the books we want to read, and even the books we’re forced to read.

Adam Johnson


    • May 28, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 16m AVG DURATION
    • 5 EPISODES


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    Episode 4: Mrs. Rachel Lawley!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 12:54


    In Episode 4, I talk with West Hall HS Librarian Rachel Lawley! We talk a good bit about forced reading and some of the good that can come of that. We get into e-reader use and these books and authors, which might make you feel feelings as a reader: The Last Romantics, Tara Conklin The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas Lisa Jewell, author Disruptive Thinking, Kylene Beers (a teacher/librarian book) The Girl in the Blue Coat, Monica Hesse The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner

    Episode 3: Alicia Leo!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 19:35


    In Episode 3, I talk with former student Alicia Leo (West Hall Class of 2018, SCAD Class of 2022)! We talk for a bit at the beginning about what she's studying at SCAD and then get into all the kinds of reading she does from fantasy to digital textbooks. The books and authors we discussed: The World of Myth by David A. Leeming Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman Crescent City Sarah J. Maas Other Sarah J. Maas books Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare Marie Lu (author) Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

    Episode 2: Reed All About It!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 27:44


    On this week's episode, I'm joined by Mr. Shannon Reed, the Audio/Video teacher at West Hall High School in Oakwood, GA, to discuss books and reading! Links to Books We Discuss: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton The Foxfire Series The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway Why Dylan Matters by Richard F. Thomas Textbooks for IB Film (ask Mr. Reed!) Moby Dick by Herman Melville Music by Katherine Burchfield (West Hall High School Class of 2018, Yale University Class of 2022) Recording Support provided by Shannon Reed of the Spartan News Network at West Hall High School

    BONUS: Spartan Summer Reading!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2020 11:11


    In this bonus episode, West Hall High School Librarian extraordinaire Mrs. Rachel Lawley joins me to discuss the Summer Reading together she's masterminded for Sparta! More information can be at tinyurl.com/whsummerreading2020!

    Episode 1: Bring in Mrs. King!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2020 12:46


    On the inaugural episode, I'm joined by Mrs. Debbie King, the Health Care Science teacher at West Hall High School in Oakwood, GA, to discuss books and reading! Books We Discuss: 11/22/63 by Stephen King The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Misery by Stephen King It by Stephen King The Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini The APA Style Manual Music by Katherine Burchfield (West Hall High School Class of 2018, Yale University Class of 2022) Recording Support provided by Shannon Reed of the Spartan News Network at West Hall High School

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