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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Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading Midnight Place: Death Cycle by Simon Lake! After figuring out that the motorcycle ghost is the weird spirit of Bart, who's still alive, Ros and the gang decide to weapon up and kill it! John Walker, the closer, joins Jonathan, Chris, and Bekah to read this nonsense!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Midnight Place: Death Cycle by Simon Lake! After the black-clad motorcycle ghost (?) kills one of her classmates, Kyle tells Ros what the whole deal about this guy probably definitely is, and it's supernatural! Nobody joins Jonathan, Chris, and Bekah to read this nonsense!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Midnight Place: Death Cycle by Simon Lake! Ros realizes all her friends have also seen the black rider. Then, the motorcycle person starts to hunt them down! Kelly Fuller joins Jonathan, Chris, and Bekah to read this nonsense!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we begin reading Midnight Place: Death Cycle by Simon Lake! Rosalind sees a mysterious motorcycle rider dressed in all black, then whines about her shitty boyfriend who moved away! Bob Rose joins Jonathan, Chris, and Bekah to read this nonsense!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading The Hardy Boys: The Secret of the Old Mill by Franklin W. Dixon! Frank and Joe have finally realized that the counterfeiting is happening in the goddamn old mill from the book title, and decide to do something about it! John Walker, the closer, joins Jonathan, Chris, and Bekah to finish this adventure!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading The Hardy Boys: The Secret of the Old Mill by Franklin W. Dixon! We pump the brakes on the counterfeiting story to hear all about some expensive rug that Mrs. Hardy absolutely hates! Jo Marshall and Brian Wade join Jonathan, Chris, and Bekah to continue this adventure!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading The Hardy Boys: The Secret of the Old Mill by Franklin W. Dixon! The counterfeiting just doesn't end, even after the Hardy Boys catch Paul Blum in a boat A SECOND TIME. Then, we hear the tragic story of Lester, the abused precious boy! Kata Kane joins Jonathan, Chris, and Bekah to continue this adventure!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading The Hardy Boys: The Secret of the Old Mill by Franklin W. Dixon! Now that the book has reverted to the original printing, it's also a lot longer, so strap in. Paul Blum makes a daring escape from jail after the best chapter imaginable in which a cop is made a fool! Nobody joins Jonathan, Chris, and Bekah to continue this adventure!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading The Hardy Boys: The Secret of the Old Mill by Franklin W. Dixon! As if sent through a time vortex, the book edition suddenly jumps back in time to the original 1927 version! The girls are gone! The boys have multiplied! The language is GREAT and not outdated! Is there even still a counterfeit money ring?! Jimmy Reed joins Jonathan, Chris, and Bekah to continue this adventure!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading The Hardy Boys: The Secret of the Old Mill by Franklin W. Dixon! Frank and Joe spend a lot of time talking about a Belgian bike pedal and then go on a group date. Get ready, this book about to get turned upside down! John Nagle joins Jonathan, Chris, and Bekah to continue this adventure!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we begin reading The Hardy Boys: The Secret of the Old Mill by Franklin W. Dixon! Meet Frank and Joe Hardy, named after the guys from Basement Yard. They're boy detectives! Frank and Joe hang out with their cool friend Chet and start investigating a counterfeit money ring! Matt Bacher joins Jonathan, Chris, and Bekah to begin this adventure!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading The Babysitters Club: Boy Crazy Stacy by Ann M. Martin! Stacy is over Scott, but she can't shake the boy crazies just yet, as she finds a more age appropriate love interest! John Walker joins Jonathan, Chris, and Bekah to close this installment!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading The Babysitters Club: Boy Crazy Stacy by Ann M. Martin! We get a classic meanwhile of Kristy dealing with a bleeding dog and a fucked up car wash. Then, Stacy and Mary-Anne head to the boardwalk and make a horrible discovery!. Angela Montgomery joins Jonathan, Chris, and Bekah in this nonsense!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading The Babysitters Club: Boy Crazy Stacy by Ann M. Martin! Mary-Anne gets a sunburn, the kids play mini golf, and a shark attacks in this NAIL-BITING EPISODE!. Jonathan, Chris, and Bekah go at this alone!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading The Babysitters Club: Boy Crazy Stacy by Ann M. Martin! Stacy goes full-on boy crazy when she meets Scott, the super hot lifeguard who is way, WAY too old for her. Stacy, please make better choices!. Jamie Noguchi joins Jonathan, Chris, and Bekah in another thrilling installment!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we begin reading The Babysitters Club: Boy Crazy Stacy by Ann M. Martin! Stacy and Mary-Anne are off to Sea City on the Jersey Shore to babysit EIGHT CHILDREN for 2 weeks, holy crap. Kelly Fuller joins Jonathan, Chris, and Bekah in another thrilling installment!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading Chain Letter by Christopher Pike! After Neil is revealed to be the Caretaker, it's up to Allison and Tony to save the day. But why? Why did any of this happen? And will all these children get away with literal murder? John Walker joins Jonathan, Bekah, and Chris in this exciting conclusion!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Chain Letter by Christopher Pike! We get into the endgame with the Chain Gang! After Kipp's disappearance, Branda and Joanne get their next assignments, before some crazy shit happens with Neil! Then, Allison rents Emmanuelle to watch with her gal pals! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Chain Letter by Christopher Pike! Things start heating up for The Chain Gang! Allison and Fran have a fractious conversation, and then The Chain Gang meets on a playground to figure out what to do next! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton with special guest Annamarie Damron!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Chain Letter by Christopher Pike! The Chain Gang continues through their list of tortuous tasks. Neil and Joan have to humiliate themselves first, but it's Tony and Allison who really have to deal with embarrassing shit. Also, drive through dairies! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton with special guest Jimmy Reed!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Chain Letter by Christopher Pike! The Chain Gang starts completing their tasks to keep the Caretaker at bay, and Tony and Allison go on a really weird date! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton with special guest Huey Hesson!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Chain Letter by Christopher Pike! It's a flashback episode, where we find out what happened to Allison and her friends that fateful summer night after they saw the Beach Boys! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton with special guest Jo Marshall!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we begin reading Chain Letter by Christopher Pike! Have you seen I Know What You Did Last Summer? Great! You'll have no problem with Chain Letter. Come meet all 7 main characters and read the titular letter with us! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton with special guest Jo Marshall!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask by R.L. Stine! Carly Beth, now with the titular mask stuck to her face, must find a way to get it off before it's too late. Plus, we watch the very first episode of the 1995 Goosebumps show that adapted this book, and we talk about it! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton with special guest John Walker!
Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask by R.L. Stine! Carly Beth continues her Halloween night rampage, scaring everyone she can with her mask, before she makes an awful and predictable discovery about the cursed thing she bought! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton with special guest Clint McElroy!
