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This week we read the most recent piece of fiction yet! With the plot hinging on 9/11, we read Jonathan Foer’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. We cover this non-traditional narrative and get to the bottom of a key in a vase.  We thank you for following us! In an effort to Read more…

This week on Required Reading, we learn the answer to life, the universe, and everything. We read The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Join us, won’t you? And don’t forget to bring a towel. If you want to read along with us, consider purchasing the book through Read more…

As we return, in triumph, to season three, we begin with an American Classic, and my vote for the greatest American Novel. We talk To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and shoot all the bluejays we want. Something new this year! First, we will be telling you about the Read more…

Hello! Time for something a bit more unsettling. Every term three, we cover a graphic novel where students in group pick and discuss. For the past two years, one of our most popular is My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf, a cartoonist who went to school with Jeffery Dahmer. Since the Read more…

After promising months ago, issues with hackers, and AP Exams, I have returned, battered, but not beaten with The Lord of the Rings – The Fellowship of the Ring: Book 2. Mike, Mike, and Robert are back with me as  Gandalf and Boromir die and a Hobbit shows incredible bravery.  I Read more…

This week, we follow Tim O’Brien into the dark of Vietnam. I have included a reading from the chapter “How to Tell a War Story,” and hope you appreciate the first guest spot filled by David Negus, the person who taught me parts of the book as a student. Enjoy.  Read more…

This week we get mildly depressed talking about The Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. A book about having all the wrong dreams, insurance, and how to handle produce. Panel: Dr. Nic Hoffmann, Mike Burns, and Principal Kevin Mullaly. If you want to hear Nic talk about this on Read more…

This week on Required Reading, we encounter pure evil and fix-to-make a stupid decision. We talk No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy with Matt Romano. Since it is Academy Awards Month, we beg the question, is there a hero here and is this one of the best book Read more…

This week on Required Reading, in honor of the upcoming Academy Awards, we are covering another book! Well, this one was adapted into a movie that won Best Picture and was a fairly accurate version of the text, so there! The full episode will drop on the 15th, but to Read more…