The Middle School Book Club

It's Fall Break at The Project School! Before heading home, TPS Middle Schoolers shared what they're most excited about for Fall Break and the fall season in general. 

Join Fatimah, Mena, Aspen, and Lily as they discuss their thoughts, reactions, and questions regarding Lois Lowry's classic dystopian novel The Giver . SPOILER ALERT: This was their final discussion on the book after having finished it, so it's best if you listen after having finished the book yourself!

7th grader Blythe reads the opening chapters of an original novel called Lost in the Forest . 

Winnie, Audrey, Ruby, Linny, and Margaret finished reading  A Monster Calls  by Patrick Ness and discuss their thoughts on the end of the book and the story overall. If you've recently read the book and want to hear some really insightful commentary and discussion about the story's events, characters, and themes, give this episode a listen!

Vivi, Savannah, Hazel, and Tim discuss pgs. 100-200 of  A Good Girl's Guide to Murder . What's the deal with Howie? And Stanley? And Max? Is Pip crossing a line in her attempts to uncover the truth? Listen to all of these topics and more!

Savannah, Hazel, and Tim are joined by new book club member Vivi! They are also joined by Tim's 8-month old daughter Dani (who honestly does not have a ton of insightful comments on the book, but she does like to babble occasionally). The group discusses Part One of  A Good Girl's Guide to Murder  by Holly Jackson. Check out the podcast to hear Savannah, Vivi, and Hazel's theories o...

Tim, Savannah, and Hazel discuss the final third of the book 'The Eyes and the Impossible' by Dave Eggers. What were its most surprising moments? How did Johannes change throughout the book? What does that last sentence mean? If you've read the book and want to hear some great commentary, give us a listen!

Savannah, Hazel, and Tim discuss Chapters 16-26 of 'The Eyes and the Impossible' by Dave Eggers. Listen to them discuss the destruction of Johannes's home, his new friendship with Helene, Bertrand's possible jealousy, and the various ways Johannes is starting to see things differently. Enjoy!

Join Savannah, Hazel, and Tim as they discuss the first fifteen chapters of The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers, a middle grade novel and winner of the 2024 Newbery Medal. 

Julian, Sophia, Jacobi, and Mr. Mattingly discuss their burning questions and wildest predictions after reading Ch. 1-7 in B.B. Alston's middle grade fantasy novel Amari & the Night Brothers . If you've just read these chapters, tune in and listen! SPOILER ALERT! This episode is best enjoyed after reading Ch. 1-7 or if you've already read the entire book!

Sophia, Jacobi, and Mr. Mattingly discuss their questions, predictions, and hopes after reading Ch. 8-12 in  Amari & the Night Brothers . This episode is best enjoyed if you've been reading along and have also just finished these chapters! SPOILER ALERT! Do not listen to this episode if you haven't already read these chapters or the whole book!

Butterflies! Nuclear bombs! Eating paper! Tune in to hear Julian, Jacobi, Sophia, and Mr. Mattingly discuss all of these topics and more as they share their thoughts on the ending to The City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau.  SPOILER ALERT! This episode is most enjoyable if you've recently finished  The City of Ember  or have already read it. 

Sophia, Julian, Jacobi, and Mr. Mattingly have just read Chapters 7-13 in  The City of Ember and they get together to discuss their thoughts and analysis. They talk about Lina's altruism, Doon's slight selfishness, the mayor's greediness, and the novel's various themes of hope, separation, and secrecy. Also, is the city underground?? Or is Mr. Mattingly losing his mind? Tune in...

Julian, Sophia, and Mr. Mattingly discuss their thoughts on Chapters 2-6 in  The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau. They discuss Lina and Doon's core character traits, guesses as to what is going on, and predictions about where the story might be headed.  SPOILER ALERT! This episode is best enjoyed if you have recently read this section of the book or have already read the entire story. 

Julian, Jacobi, Sophia, and Mr. Mattingly have just started reading The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau. In this episode of The Middle School Book Club , they discuss their thoughts on the novel's prologue and first chapter. 

The entire cast is here for the final Fifth Wave episode! Listen in to hear Jacobi, Julian, Sophie, and Mr. Mattingly's thoughts on the last section of the The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey.  SPOILER WARNING! This podcast will be best enjoyed if you have recently read this part of the book or have finished the book already. 

Jacobi and Mr. Mattingly discuss their reactions to Ch. 40-59 of The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey. Tune in to hear them discuss predictions, characters, themes, and of course...alien busses.  SPOILER WARNING! This episode will be most enjoyable if you're currently reading The Fifth Wave  up to Chapter 59 or have already read the whole book.  Thoughts, comments or suggestions? Send an email to th...

Julian, Jacobi, and Mr. Mattingly discuss their reactions to Ch. 25-39 of The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey. Tune in to hear them discuss aliens, space, the meaning of being human, and giant babies, among other things.  SPOILER WARNING! This episode will be most enjoyable if you're currently reading or have already read The Fifth Wave .  Comments or suggestions? Send an email to themiddleschoolbo...

Listen to the very first episode of the Middle School Book Club in which Jacobi, Julian, and Mr. Mattingly discuss their reactions to Chapters 1-24 in The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey. SPOILER WARNING! Also, we suggest that you listen after reading Ch. 1-24; otherwise, our conversation won't make very much sense to you! If you have any comments or suggestions, send an email to themiddleschoolboo...