5th Grade Book Club
5th Grade Book Club
Abby and Zoë
The comedy podcast for adults who love 5th Grade Literature. We are actual 5th Grade teachers who ask and answer all the questions you've been wondering about these literary classics.
EP 14: The Giving Tree
It takes quite a lot...to dissect all of Shel Silverstein's classic book, The Giving Tree. Listen as we - gasp - retell the classic tale and provide our professional insight, advice we have for both characters, and our marketing strategy for this podcast.
Apr 5, 2017
15 min
EP 13: Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
We were able to sit in on an episode of Lilly Moscovitz's "Lily Tell It Like It Is" with her co-host Mia Thermopolis, the Princess of Genovia. The episode is packed with special guests, as Mia needed a lot of advice from other students at Albert Einstein High School.
Jan 18, 2017
20 min
EP 12: Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
This Halloween, we bring you the tales of a spooky road trip we took to Iowa to uncover what happened to Wilbur the pig, if Wilbur's owner Fern ever tried bacon, and uncover other mysteries from Charlotte's Web by E.B. White. But what may be the most frightening thing about this episode - our fake Iowan accents.
Oct 31, 2016
19 min
EP 11: The BFG by Roald Dahl
In our first episode of SEASON TWO, we break down the BFG. It's a BFD. We cover hip grandpas, talk about our many dreams for the future including cars running on toothpaste, and try some impressions of our favorite celebs.
Sep 29, 2016
19 min
EP 10 - Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
5th Grade Book Club is on summer break...but not without a summer road trip! We celebrate the end of our year with our students by dissecting a potential incoming student, an angsty fourth-grader named Peter Hatcher from the first book in Judy Blume's "fudge" series, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.
Jul 12, 2016
14 min
EP 9 - Frindle
Frindle by Andrew Clements is all about the dictionary, a pen, and those troublemaking Fifth Graders. Otherwise known as what we deal with everyday in Middle School. Listen as we discuss whether Nick Allen deserves detention, whether Merriam Webster was wrong about the bubblegum, and determine the etymology of "fleek." Word up.
Jun 2, 2016
15 min
EP 8 - Ella Enchanted
On this absolutely enchanting episode, we discuss Gail Carson Levine's "behest" novel to date - Ella Enchanted. Just in time for graduation season, Ella provides some real life lessons about love, loss, and what to do if you potentially turn into a squirrel. C'mon, be obedient and listen!
May 18, 2016
21 min
EP 7: Shel Silverstein
Fifth Grade Book Club brings the party as we celebrate our Spring Break by reading three iconic Shel Silverstein poems about the instamatic flu, caked and dry peanut butter, and beards. Party on, listeners.
Apr 19, 2016
17 min
EP 6: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
On this episode, we explore E. L. Konigsburg's novel about Claudia and Jamie exploring the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. We'll discuss how to cheat at card games, wax George Clooney, and answer a question from a very special guest star.
Apr 6, 2016
16 min