Reading Chats
By Jessie
Discussion guides to children’s literature.
Reading. Children. Literature. Education. Fun. Learning.
Reading. Children. Literature. Education. Fun. Learning.
Reading Chats Mar 30, 2023
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15:41
The Star that Always Stays by Anna Rose Johnson
Discussion of this sweet book that explores resilience and a teen finding her way in Michigan during the early 1900s. Setting, themes, characters, plot.
Mar 30, 202315:41
Christmas: Learn to Give
Christmas story about the joy that come from sharing.
Dec 19, 202203:20
Christmas Agnes
Sharing with others and blessings.
Dec 16, 202204:48
Christmas Wally
Uplifting Christmas story
Dec 16, 202205:44
A Brother
Cute. Uplifting story for Christmas.
Dec 16, 202203:44
Granted All In One
Discussion of the book Granted by John David Anderson. We cover the plot summary, characters, and theme all in one episode. #perseverance
Nov 02, 202114:03
The Girl Who Drank the Moon: Theme
Focus on the Good Triumph over Evil theme. Mention a couple of other themes for this story. #youngreaders.
Oct 14, 202108:21
The Girl Who Drank the Moon: Plot
An outline summary of the Plot. Two story lines that converge. Nice resolution. #youngreaders #enmagicked
Oct 13, 202116:44
The Girl Who Drank the Moon: Characters
Overview of book characters. Identify antagonist and protagonist.
Oct 12, 202109:31
Esperanza Rising Theme
Main themes from the book and how Esperanza is an example of these themes. #young readers #Persevere #Hope
Oct 01, 202106:11
Esperanza Rising Characters
Discussion of the main characters of this novel. #young readers #youth stories
Oct 01, 202111:06
Esperanza Rising Plot/Setting
Opening overview of Esperanza Rising. Outline of the plot. Mention of most main characters.
Oct 01, 202108:06
A Snicker of Magic Theme
In the third episode of this serious we focus on the theme of this book. I mention several possible themes, and I’m sure there are more. But my top theme for this book is Acceptance.
Sep 28, 202109:22
A Snicker of Magic Characters
We focus on the two main characters of A Snicker of Magic. Overview their strengths and growth.
Sep 28, 202107:12
A Snicker of Magic Setting/Plot
We start discussing “A Snicker of Magic” by Natalie Lloyd. This is a great, positive, hopeful book. We keep this episode brief and look ahead to the next episode where we will dive more into the main characters.
Sep 28, 202106:25
The War that Saved My Life: Theme(s)
This time we are discussing the themes we find in the novel. Debbi shares hers and I share mine. We hope you found a theme and maybe it’s different than ours.
Feb 27, 202115:53
The War that Saved My Life: Characters (Part 2)
In this episode we discuss the rest of the characters in the novel The War that Saved My Life. Our Literature expert, Debbi, joins us.
Feb 24, 202127:42
The War that Saved My Life: Characters: Ada
Our guest host, Debbi, helps us delve further into character analysis. This episode focuses on Ada.
Feb 20, 202125:12
The War that Saved My Life: Plot
This episode outlines the plot through a brief outline of the development of the actions that take place. We have former Literature teacher with us again for this discussion.
Feb 13, 202134:57
The War that Saved My Life: Setting
In this episode, we introduce the book and discuss the setting. We have former teacher, Debbi, joining us for all of our episodes about this book.
Feb 10, 202114:19
The Chocolate Touch Themes
We discuss the themes seen in this novel: greed, selfishness, and coming of age. Concludes season 1.
Jan 26, 202107:02
Chocolate Touch Characters
This episodes discusses each of the characters in the story, the Chocolate Touch by Catlin. Which was your favorite? Who did you relate to the most?
Jan 21, 202105:59
First one: The a chocolate Touch
In this first episode of our children’s literature discussion, we summarize the plot events from The Chocolate Touch. Our next episodes will go further in depth into literary elements of this story, characters, and themes.
Each season will be a different book. We are open to suggestions! Let us know what you’d love to hear discussed.
Jan 18, 202115:11