Books In the Middle Podcast
Looking for booktalks for middle school students? Look no farther than this podcast. Browse through the many titles in all different genres for just the right title to get your students inspired, excited and racing to the library for a copy of the book. Looking for written reviews for more titles? Check out the blog Booksinthemiddle.Wordpress.com to expand your own library and give students more options. New episodes typically release every Monday unless it is a holiday, however during the summer months, they will release every other week or so. Enjoy!
Podcasting since 2018 • 347 episodes
Books In the Middle Podcast
Latest Episodes
The Color of a Lie by Kim Johnson (Historical Fiction)
The Color of a Lie by Kim JohnsonWhen Calvin and his parents move to a new town in Pennsylvania, he is not pleased. It meant leaving the life he had back in Chicago, but not only that, it means he can never really BE himself...because hi...
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The Right Call by Tommy Greenwald (Sports Fiction)
The Right Call by Tommy GreenwaldCal is a talented pitcher - so talented that he has scouts from colleges that are interested in him and that can mean a lot of pressure - pressure on him and it turns out, on his parents. Cal just ...
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Murder Between Friends by Liz Lawson (Mystery and Contemporary Fiction)
Murder Between Friends by Liz LawsonFor years, Grace, Ally and Henry were all the best of friends, but that all changed when Grace thought she saw Henry's older brother in the backyard of one of their teacher's. A teacher who was later f...
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Will's Race for Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Adventure and Historical Fiction)
Will's Race for Home by Jewell Parker RhodesFor as long as he can remember, Will's father has seemed dissatisfied. Will never knows what it will take to make his father, a sharecropper in Texas, happy. Until, one day he comes back from t...
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Very Bad at Math by Hope Larson (Graphic Novel and Contemporary Fiction)
Very Bad at Math by Hope LarsonVerity, or Very, as everyone calls her, has everything going for her in 8th grade, except for Math. Even though she is the Student Council President and has tons of great ideas and plans, she can't get out ...
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