Below Grade Level

Dec 05 2024 104 ep. 103 mins 12
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Welcome to Below Grade Level, where we read our favorite books from childhood and unnecessarily critique them and make them horrible. Everything from Goosebumps to Babysitter's Club, no book is safe from Below Grade Level.

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Chapter 104 | Scavenger Hunt | Chapters 4-6

Dec 05 2024 126 mins  
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Scavenger Hunt by Christopher Pike! In typical Christopher Pike fashion, this book goes heavily off the rails. Movie references abound in this sibling kissing, lizard stomping, water drenching good time. Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton, and our guest on this episode

Chapter 103 | Scavenger Hunt | Chapters 2-3

Nov 28 2024 104 mins  
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Scavenger Hunt by Christopher Pike! Tracie has a huge crush on Cal, who has a huge crush on Cessy, who probably has a huge crush on her brother Davey, who has a huge crush on himself. Also, there's a scavenger hunt in this book! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton, and

Chapter 102 | Scavenger Hunt | Prologue – Chapter 1

Nov 21 2024 100 mins  
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we begin reading Scavenger Hunt by Christopher Pike! Cal is your typical handy high schooler who works at a gas station. Is he in a ton of trouble with vampires or a murder cult? Is he responsible for his friend Joe's death by dam? Will we always read about naked girls in bodies of water in a Christopher Pike book? Find out on thi

Chapter 101 | Phantom Valley | The Evil One | Chapters 19-END!

Oct 24 2024 101 mins  
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading Phantom Valley: The Evil One by Lynn Beach! Kim tries to help Monica deal with her ghost problem (which is actually a doll problem) but a rift forms between the 2 friends! Will Monica repair her friendship with Kim? Will she defeat the evil doll?! FIND OUT! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zal

Chapter 100 | Phantom Valley | The Evil One | Chapters 12-18

Oct 18 2024 78 mins  
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Phantom Valley: The Evil One by Lynn Beach! Monica spends a lot of time in the library doing research, seeing ghosts, and figuring out that her haunted doll is totally haunted. Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton, and our guest on this episode is Kelly Fuller!

Chapter 99 | Phantom Valley | The Evil One | Chapters 6-11

Oct 11 2024 89 mins  
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Phantom Valley: The Evil One by Lynn Beach! Monica starts to wonder whether the creepy doll with glowing red eyes that she found hidden in the back of her closet in the haunted wing of the boarding school might be cursed!? Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton, and our gu

Chapter 98 | Phantom Valley | The Evil One | Chapters 1-5

Oct 04 2024 95 mins  
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we start reading Phantom Valley: The Evil One by Lynn Beach! Monica arrives at Chilleen Academy and quickly makes new friends, finds a definitely haunted doll, and fulfills Jonathan's lifelong wish of meeting a ghost! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton, and our guest on this episode is Jo

Chapter 97 | The Eyes of Kid Midas | Chapters 14-END!

Sep 19 2024 129 mins  
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading The Eyes of Kid Midas by Neal Shusterman! Josh discovers that Kevin is slowly dying from his use of magic sunglasses, and things spiral pretty hard from there until the ending! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton, and our guest on this episode is John Walker!

Chapter 96 | The Eyes of Kid Midas | Chapters 11-13!

Sep 12 2024 109 mins  
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading The Eyes of Kid Midas by Neal Shusterman! Josh and Mr. Kirkpatrick have a very deep conversation about the end of the world. Meanwhile, Hal steals the magic glasses to go on the his dentist's paranormal investigation show! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton, and our gu

Chapter 95 | The Eyes of Kid Midas | Chapters 7-10!

Sep 06 2024 95 mins  
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading The Eyes of Kid Midas by Neal Shusterman! Kevin Midas continues his descent into power-hungry madness granting wishes left and right before 2 REALLY crazy things happen. Strap in, this one gets dark! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton!