Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we start reading Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy by R.L. Stine. Kris and Lindy are twins who find a discarded ventriloquist dummy in a dumpster which ignites a classic sibling rivalry! It’s a tale as old as time: ventriloquism getting between sisters. Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton, and our guest today is Joanna Marshall Wade!
Podcast: Below Grade Level
Welcome to Below Grade Level, where adults read and destroy the books from their childhood.
Chapter 76 | Animorphs | The Visitor | Chapters 18-END!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading Animorphs #2: The Visitor, by K.A. Applegate. Rachel and Jason as a cat and a flea are taken prisoner by Chapman and Visser Three. Earth movers! Bug fighters! Will the Animorphs get out of this pickle alive?! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton, and our guest today is John Walker!
Chapter 75 | Animorphs | The Visitor | Chapters 13-17
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Animorphs #2: The Visitor, by K.A. Applegate. After a close call with Chapman and Visser Three, Rachel discovers the true reason her friend Melissa has been icing her out, and it’s a tale as old as time: her parents have been replaced by aliens and she subconsciously knows they don’t lover her anymore. Cool! What will happen next?! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton.
Chapter 74 | Animorphs | The Visitor | Chapters 6-12
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Animorphs #2: The Visitor, by K.A. Applegate. Rachel and her morphin’ friends decide to infiltrate the house of their principle, Mr. Chapman, who’s also the dad of her old friend Melissa, and he’s also an alien controller? What’s the best way to break into your ex-friend’s house? Morph into her cat, of course! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton and our guest this episode is Kelly Fuller.
Chapter 73 | Animorphs | The Visitor | Chapters 1-5
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we begin reading Animorphs #2: The Visitor, by K.A. Applegate. Rachel and her morphin’ pals enjoy riding the thermals, stealing guns from teens, body horror, and fighting an intergalactic war! What will they get up to in this nightmare book?! Find out! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton and our guest this episode is Jason Eaton.
Chapter 72 | The Eternal Enemy | Chapter 14 – END!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading The Eternal Enemy by Christopher Pike! After learning her past (future?) life as a normal American girl in the apocalypse/newly made robot girl, Rela has to struggle with the eternal question: do I kill my boyfriend grandfather to save the future? This conclusion is surprisingly…small. But hey it’s also fucking weird, and we have an all-star guest to help us get to the bottom of it. Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton and our guest this episode is John Walker.
Chapter 71 | The Eternal Enemy | Chapter 13
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading The Eternal Enemy by Christopher Pike! Oh god, where to begin? After discovering that she’s a robot, Rela or Sara or whatever her name is takes us on an incredibly long and tedious word journey with her scientist grandpa to explain why and how the fuck any of this is happening. The VCR gets explained! We tried getting several different guests for this episode and I think it was a blessing we had none because this SINGLE CHAPTER was a chore to get through. Enjoy!. Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton.
Chapter 70 | The Eternal Enemy | Chapters 9-12
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading The Eternal Enemy by Christopher Pike! Buckle the absolute FUCK up because in the immortal words of the Bad Boys, shit just got real. Rela uses her magic VCR more and tries to stop horrible things in the future from happening, but them time travel is pretty hard for beginners. A mysterious turtlenecked man enters Rela’s life and I usually don’t care about spoilers in these descriptions but, holy jeez, you should listen to this one. Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton, and this episode’s guest is Christine Schrader.
Chapter 69 | The Eternal Enemy | Chapters 4-8
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading The Eternal Enemy by Christopher Pike! Rela finally figures out what the deal with the book is: her VCR can record the future. So, naturally, after watching Back to the Future II she decides to make some cheddar off her magic machine. Also some kissing happens. Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton, and this episode’s guest is Kelly Fuller.
Chapter 68 | The Eternal Enemy | Chapters 1-3
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we start reading The Eternal Enemy by Christopher Pike! Rela has a crush on Christopher (not Pike) and buys a VCR. She is also a 100% certified psychopath and reads like a noir detective. You know what? Words can barely describe what we go through, so just listen. Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton, and this episode’s guest is John Nagle.