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Let’s Talk About It: BookTok, Book Hype, and What Kids Are REALLY Being Recommended
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-wznda-1b47b18 In this episode of Read-y or Not?, we’re diving into BookTok and social media book communities as part of our Let’s Talk About It series. Online…
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Dolly Parton: The Book Lady Who Changed the World
In this special bonus episode of Read-y or Not?, Tracy and Becka celebrate the remarkable legacy of Dolly Parton—not only as a music icon,…
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Verity: Manuscripts, Mind Games, and Major Red Flags
In this episode of Read-y or Not?, we’re diving into Colleen Hoover’s Verity as part of our Readiness Check: Modern series. This psychological thriller…
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Everything Your HS Teacher Didn’t Tell You About Othello: Jealousy, Lies, and One Very Toxic Wingman
In this episode of Read-y or Not?, we’re diving into Shakespeare’s Othello as part of our mini-series Everything Your HS Teacher Didn’t Tell You About Shakespeare. This tragedy…
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The Odyssey — Ten Years, One Boat, Zero Directions
In this episode of Read-y or Not?, we’re setting sail with Homer’s The Odyssey as part of our Readiness Check: Classics series. From cyclopes and sirens to gods, monsters,…
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Let’s Talk About It: The Difference Between Decoding Words and Handling Stories
In this episode of Read-y or Not?, we’re diving into one of the biggest questions parents and educators face when helping kids choose books: what’s…