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Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Sweet Valley High: Playing with Fire by Francine Pascal! Not a hell of a lot happens on this episode outside of some band drama! Honestly, at this point, I’d rather read a whole book about that band. Below Grade Level is hosted by … Continue reading Chapter 66 | Sweet Valley High | Playing with Fire | Chapters 8-10

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Sweet Valley High: Playing with Fire by Francine Pascal! After her run in with Jessica and Bruce Patman in the woods, Elizabeth struggles with how to control her insane sister. Jessica, meanwhile, stews in a hell of her own making. Below Grade Level … Continue reading Chapter 65 | Sweet Valley High | Playing with Fire | Chapters 3-7

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we begin reading Sweet Valley High: Playing with Fire by Francine Pascal! Elizabeth and Jessica are back to their old light-hearted hijinks in a wacky edition of Sweet Valley High! Just kidding, it’s incredibly dark and troubling, like always. Wheee! Below Grade Level is hosted by … Continue reading Chapter 64 | Sweet Valley High | Playing with Fire | Chapters 1-2!

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading Goosebumps: Let’s Get Invisible by R.L. Stine! Max and his friends KEEP GETTING INVISIBLE. THAT’S ALL THESE KIDS CARE ABOUT. Lot’s of kids get and stay invisible on this thrilling conclusion to the book that delivers on its title: Let’s Get Invisible! Below … Continue reading Chapter 63 | Goosebumps | Let’s Get Invisible | Chapters 16-END!

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Goosebumps: Let’s Get Invisible by R.L. Stine! Max and his friends continue to get invisible, as much as they can, as hard as they can. Grandparents eat soup! MIRROR WHISPERS! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton.

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we start reading Goosebumps: Let’s Get Invisible by R.L. Stine! Meet Max, the vain birthday boy with the weird magic mirror in his attic that turns you invisible! Do you wonder if people get invisible in this book? Spoiler: THEY DO! Below Grade Level is hosted … Continue reading Chapter 61 | Goosebumps | Let’s Get Invisible | Chapters 1-8

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading the 3rd Babysitters Club book, The Truth About Stacey, by Ann M. Martin! The Babysitters Club and rival Babysitters Agency face off in a thrilling showdown! Meanwhile, Stacey goes to New York City to settle an old score! Also, we all learn a lot about tampons and pads! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton.

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading the 3rd Babysitters Club book, The Truth About Stacey, by Ann M. Martin! While the babysitters try to figure out really complicated ways of handling with their new rival babysitters, the AGENCY, Stacey finds out she has to go to some quack experimental doctor! British stuff, swinger code, and recess are discussed on a very special episode! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton and this week’s guest is Mark Bartlett.

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we begin reading the 3rd Babysitters Club book, The Truth About Stacey, by Ann M. Martin! We all know what Stacey’s secret is thanks to the previous books, but now we’re gonna find out her truth? Or something. So far this book seems mostly to be about a rival babysitting organization than diabetes, but don’t worry, there’s like an entire chapter about diabetes in here! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton. Podcast Episode Details

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finsh reading Halloween Night, by R.L. Stine, thank god! This almost acts as an epilogue to Halloween Night because the chapters are so short and nothing really important happens. That’s not totally true, we DO find out who’s been behind all of Brenda’s suffering. Who was it? LISTEN AND FIND OUT! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton.

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Halloween Night, by R.L. Stine! Come with us on a magical journey through Brenda’s slow mental breakdown, where she, and also we, can’t figure out if what’s written is a dream or actually happening! Also, how to cope with your friends when they want to plot an actual, real life murder! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton.

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Halloween Night, by R.L. Stine! Brenda’s descent into madness quickens as Halley continues her warpath through other people’s boyfriends. More spooky messages and threats, some ice cream and steak, poop in a pumpkin, and kids in a trench coat and more on this episode! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton, and our guests on this episode are Brian Wade and Joanna Marshall. Podcast Episode Details

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we begin reading Halloween Night, by R.L. Stine! Brenda hates her cousin Halley, who seems hell-bent on stealing everyone’s boyfriends. Brenda and her friends Tracey and Dina decide to “kill” Halley in their…class writing assignment? You know, just listen because we don’t know either! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton, and our guest on this episode is Patrick Anderson.

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading Goosebumps #5, The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb, by R.L. Stine! After getting cornered in a pyramid by a man with a gun, Gabe and Sari have to rely on their wits and maybe a little bit of mummy luck to get out of that sticky situation! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton. Podcast Episode Details

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Goosebumps #5, The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb, by R.L. Stine! After the pyramid shenanigans, Gabe and Sari get up to some museum shenanigans, and nobody knows the word “sarcophagus” in Egypt! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton.

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we begin reading Goosebumps #5, The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb, by R.L. Stine! Gabe travels to Egypt to stay with his uncle and cousin, Sari, whom he hates! They get into all sorts of Egypt-related mischief, lots of pyramids, maybe not a lot of mummies. Find out! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton. Podcast Episode Details Toggle

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading Sweet Valley High #2: Secrets, by Francine Pascal! After Elizabeth (finally) figures out that her evil twin Jessica is to blame for blowing up Enid and Ronnie’s relationship, she goes on a bloodthirsty quest for revenge and will stop at nothing until Jessica has been defeated! Technically that’s true! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton, and our guest on this episode is John Walker

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Sweet Valley High #2: Secrets, by Francine Pascal! Enid’s mad at Elizabeth, Jessica hatches multiple schemes, Winston drove his car the wrong way down a street! Will the truth behind the secrets come out?! Will Jessica ever stop being a sociopath!? FIND OUT. Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton, and our guest on this episode is Monica Gallagher

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we start reading Sweet Valley High #2: Secrets, by Francine Pascal! Welcome back to the world of Wakefield twins, and this book really wastes no time in reminding you which one is good and which one is awful. Wanna know what the secret is? It’s not what you think it’ll be! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton.

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading My Teacher is an Alien by Bruce Coville! Susan, Peter, and bad boy idiot Duncan team up to take down their evil alien teacher, but will they succeed, or will children get abducted for who knows what kind of experiments?! Don’t miss this piccolo-powered finale! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton, and our guest on this episode is Barry Alexander “Huey” Hesson.