Read great books and stories, with Mrs. Michalowski and SJC teachers and students.
Episodes
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Sometimes the world needs a happy ending : )
Tomorrow, a new book - stay tuned for updates!
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Woohoo - on to our next GREAT book. This time, it's Echo, a book that is a whopping 585 pages long BUT flies by. The characters in this book will warm and break your heart - they will stay with you long after we finish reading. Get ready for an epic saga that takes place around the world and in the beginning at least, in a fairy tale world somewhere in a forest in Germany...I love this book and can't wait to read it with you. Enjoy!
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Friedrich works and learns at the factory, but not everyone is on his side.
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Harry gets an incredible, and possibly dangerous, gift from Fred and George.
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Friedrich discovers a...ghost? And learns something disturbing about his beloved sister.
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Our favorite guest reader, Camilla S, direct from London, UK. Thank you as always Camilla!
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
The terrifying reality of life under Hitler is starting to hit home for Friedrich and his father.
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Friedrich and his family have much to fear. But reader, don't forget the midwife's prophecy from the fairy tale at the beginning of the book: "Your fate is not yet sealed. Even in the darkest night, a star will shine, a bell will chime, a path will be revealed."
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Welcome back guest reader from Seattle, Washington: the incomparable Laura Z!
Too bad we all can't watch Quidditch matches -- especially ones like this -- on ESPN.
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
What do you all think of Severus Snape? I think he's just misunderstood...
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
It's hard to stop reading - want so much to find out what happens next.
Friday May 01, 2020
Friday May 01, 2020
Friday May 01, 2020
This is the harrowing, final section of Part 1 of Echo. But it is not the end of Friedrich's tale, I promise.
Saturday May 02, 2020
Saturday May 02, 2020
Saturday May 02, 2020
1935, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Meet Mike Flannery: a talented piano player and a very tall orphan.
Sunday May 03, 2020
Sunday May 03, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Wednesday May 06, 2020
Wednesday May 06, 2020
Welcome back guest reader and my favorite children's librarian, Uma N, from Willowbrook, Illinois!
Wednesday May 06, 2020
Wednesday May 06, 2020
A very special harmonica appears in Mike's path...could it be Friedrich's?
Thursday May 07, 2020
Thursday May 07, 2020
We finally find out what Hermione's been up to all year in this action-packed chapter.
Thursday May 07, 2020
Friday May 08, 2020
Friday May 08, 2020
The FINAL chapter of the book! What a wild ride. Sirius turns out to be a pretty excellent chap. I'll see you in a day or two when I will start recording the next book: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire!
THANKS FOR LISTENING!
Friday May 08, 2020
Sunday May 10, 2020
Sunday May 10, 2020
Welcome to the 4th book: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Away we go!
Sunday May 10, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
The FINAL chapters of Part II. Mike and Frankie risk it all!
Get ready for a whole new story tomorrow - but are they connected? Hmmm...
Tuesday May 12, 2020
Tuesday May 12, 2020
Tuesday May 12, 2020
Still living at the Dursleys, Harry sees a way to escape and enjoy some pro Quidditch action!
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Friday May 15, 2020
Friday May 15, 2020
Friday May 15, 2020
New house, new friends, new ways that World War II changed lives, even in southern California.
Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
The first day at a new school has some unpleasant and unsettling surprises for Ivy.
Monday May 18, 2020