Episodes
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Chapter 10, Nomansan Island
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
The children arrive at their new school with a new mission, a little excited and a lot nervous.
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 26 , Seen and Unforeseen
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
More decrees, more changes, and a growing movement among the students.
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Chapter 9, The Naming of the Crew
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Hmmm...what to name a band of young secret agents.
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 25, The Beetle at Bay
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Harry and Cho's first date!
Monday Jul 27, 2020
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Chapter 8, The Thing to Come
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
What is the terrifying thing that is coming?
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter24, Occlumency
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Private lessons with Professor Snape - what could be more fun than that?
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Chapter 7, Codes and Histories
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
Time to brush up on Morse code!
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
A merry day for Sirius and an illuminating visit to St. Mungo's.
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Chapter 6, The Men in the Maze
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Intruder alert! Intruder alert!
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Dumbledore, Sirius, Tonks and Mad-Eye make sure the Weasleys escape to the hospital to check on Mr. Weasley. And Harry overhears something shocking on the Extendable Ear.
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Chapter 5, The Sender and the Messages
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Mr. Benedict starts to reveal the alarming truth about secret, nefarious messages infiltrating the brains of...everyone.
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 21, The Eye of the Snake
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Confusing first kisses and very scary visions.
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Meet Mr. Benedict and find out what narcolepsy is (it's a real thing).
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 20, Hagrid's Tale
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Welcome back Camilla S, our favorite guest reader direct from London, England! And guess who else is back? Hagrid!
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Chapter 3, Squares and Arrows
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
More mysterious tests and a very odd house.
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
Just when things are looking up, the Slytherins play dirty, and a Quidditch match ends in disaster.
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 18, Dumbledore's Army
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Things are looking up for Harry and his new army of friends.
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Chapter 2, Spectacles and Buckets
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Reynie is not the only student to "pass" the first couple of tests.
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
NEW BOOK STARTS NOW: The Mysterious Benedict Society, by Trenton Lee Stewart
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Students have been recommending this book to me for years! Happy to finally be reading it. Nothing like a good mystery in the middle of summer. Enjoy Chapter 1!
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Umbridge is at it again - this time, outlawing everything fun.
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Jackie & Me, Chapter 16, 17, 18 and 19.
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
The end of the book, the beginning of a movement. Thank you for being an American Hero, Jackie.
Tomorrow: NEW BOOK! Are you ready for a good mystery?
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 16, In the Hog's Head
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Hatching plans at the local pub.
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Jackie & Me, Chapters 14 & 15
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Monday Jul 13, 2020
One of the most exciting World Series ever, and a slightly deranged bat boy named Ant.
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Okay, Professor Umbridge is a horrible person, but doing her voice is loads of fun.
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Jackie & Me, Chapters 12 & 13
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
When Ant starts to suspect that Joe is from somewhere else, Joe runs for his life and makes an unexpected trip.
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 14, Percy and Padfoot
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Oh Percy, Percy, Percy....what has happened to you!
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Jackie & Me, Chapter 11
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
It is hard to imagine the kind of racism that Jackie had to face and endure.
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 13, Detention with Dolores
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Yikes, without doubt the worst detention ever.
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 12, Professor Umbridge
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
There are teachers who change your life, and then, there's Professor Umbridge.
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Jackie & Me, Chapters 7 & 8
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Being a batboy is very hard, but worth the pain and taunting to play catch with Jackie at Ebbets Field.
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 11, The Sorting Hat's New Song
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Welcome back guest reader, Camilla S from London, UK!
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Jackie & Me, Chapters 5 and 6
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Joe meets Jackie, with a surprise or two along the way.
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 10, Luna Lovegood
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Monday Jul 06, 2020
All aboard the Hogwart's Express for another school year, and some unique new friends.
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Jackie & Me, Chapters 3 and 4
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Baseball cards and moms and dads.
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 9, The Woes of Mrs. Weasley
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Ron gets a BIG surprise.
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
NEW BOOK STARTS NOW: Jackie & Me, by Dan Gutman, Introduction and Chapters 1-2
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
One of my all-time faves, Jackie & Me is part fantasy, part historical fiction, part love letter to baseball, and an all-out tribute to the courage of American hero, Jackie Robinson. Enjoy!
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 8, The Hearing
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Harry gets his day in court. Will he be expelled? or worse?
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Unbound, Episode 13 - FINAL EPISODE and Authors Notes
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Freedom and family. The end of Grace's story as a slave, but the beginning of a new life free of the chains of human bondage. To learn more about the thousands of escaped slaves who made a new life in the Great Dismal Swamp, go here: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/great-dismal-swamp/
Coming up tomorrow, a new novel, in honor of baseball (I miss it so much) and the one and only Jackie Robinson!
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 7, The Ministry of Magic
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Inside the hallowed halls of the Ministry, Harry must face Fudge and his cronies at last.
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Unbound, Episode 12
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Deep, deep in the swamp, after days and nights of dangerous travel...a new home.
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Sirius has some serious-ly interesting relatives!