Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we delve into books outside our comfort zone. This week we wrapped up Em’s unit on books where the animal dies with The Guest Cat. This book was not exactly what we planned on reading, and not a lot happened in it, but Anna was surprisingly successful with her choice. Join us next week for another Morph Monday episode! A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtu...
Aug 17, 2020•51 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another Morph Monday episode of Shelf Aware! This week, we’re discussing the third and final book in the David Trilogy: The Solution, a book that Anna has declared her favorite of the Animorphs series (so far). How do the Bandalites decide to deal with David once and for all? And do they remember that the President’s freedom is at stake? And how many bugs will they have to morph into along the way? Join us next week for the last book in Em’s dead animals unit!...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we delve into books outside of our comfort zone. This week we're wrapping up Anna's unit on cross-class royal romances with one of Em's favorite books. Did Anna enjoy it as well? Also included: very important Garbage Boy classification and if we can feel ok with our ships. Join us next week for another Morph Monday! A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube....
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 21 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we gush about our favorite middle grade sci-fi series: Animorphs! This week, we’re discussing the second book in the David Trilogy. What is David’s secret? What kind of name is Saddler? And will the Animorphs be able to save the president? The importance of some of these questions may surprise you. Join us next week as we wrap up Anna’s unit on royal romances. A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme ...
Jul 27, 2020•58 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we delve into books outside our comfort zone. This week, we're reading another of those sad sack books where the animal dies, and this time it's a big yellow dog. We're reading the classic, Old Yeller, a book that made us question the existence of The Yearling fanfiction. Join us next week for another Morph Monday. A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.c...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we gush about our favorite middle grade sci-fi series: Animorphs! This week we've got a Marco POV and… a new morph??! Tune in to hear about all of the discoveries we discovered in The Discovery. Join us next week for another sad sack book where an animal dies. A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnote...
Jul 13, 2020•52 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we delve into books outside our comfort zone. This week we're reading the second book in Anna's unit involving royal romances. Will this more traditional example of the trope make Anna feel justified in her hatred? If this isn't your first time here, I'm sure you can guess how it'll turn out. Join us next week for another Morph Monday. A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTu...
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we gush about our favorite middle-grade sci-fi series: Animorphs! This week we read a Cassie POV that dealt a lot with the morality of the war against the Yeerks and dropped some lore bombs on us. And then ended in a completely ridiculous way. Typical. Join us next week for the next book in Anna’s royal romance unit! A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube...
Jun 29, 2020•50 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we delve into books outside our comfort zone. This week, we’re starting Em’s new sadsack unit on the most depressing trope ever: The One Where the Animal Dies. We’re kicking off the unit by discussing the classic bestseller, The Yearling, by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. Getting real Little House flashbacks with this one. Join us next week for another Morph Monday! Recommended Reading: The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang B...
Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we gush about the best middle-grade sci-fi series ever: Animorphs! This week, we’re traveling back 65 million years to the time of dinosaurs… and also aliens? Join us next week for the first book in Em’s new unit! A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Email: shelfawarecast @ gmail Instagram: @...
Jun 15, 2020•57 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we delve into books outside our comfort zone. This week we’re starting a new unit on a trope that Anna dislikes, but we’re giving it a new twist. We’re starting with the one example of it that Anna actually loves. Can Em find more books with this trope that Anna can appreciate? Recommended Reading: On the Edge by Ilona Andrews Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins Join us next week for another Morph Monday! A ve...
Jun 08, 2020•1 hr 18 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we gush about the best middle-grade sci-fi series ever: Animorphs! This week brings us our first Ax POV in a long time and a ton of lore to go with it! Too bad they had to go and ruin it all with another freaking bug morph. Join us next week for the start of a brand new unit! A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @a...
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we delve into books outside our comfort zone. This week, we’re wrapping up our listener slubmitted unit (thanks, Elliot!) with an absolutely befuddling book. We’ve got time travel, the most bonkers student-directed play, and so, so many assumptions made about everyone’s sexuality. It’d been a while since we read a stinker, so I guess we should have seen this one coming. Recommended Reading: The Henna Wars by Ad...
May 25, 2020•1 hr 22 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we gush about the best middle-grade sci-fi series ever: Animorphs! This week, Rachel gets shafted with this completely nonsensical tale of the power of oatmeal. We’ve also got some carefully non-Monty Python facts about what birds can carry. And do tarantulas eat bananas? Join us next week for the last book in our listener slubmitted unit! A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his Y...
May 18, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we delve into books outside our comfort zone. This week, we’re wrapping up Em’s magical realism unit with a book involving death gods and the jazz age. Some could argue that maybe this book doesn’t quite fit all the qualifications, but a good book is a good book, right? Join us next week for another Morph Monday! Recommended Reading: Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller Percy Jackson… ...
May 11, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we gush about the best middle-grade sci-fi series ever: Animorphs! This week, we get a glimpse into what the World Wide Web was like in the late 90s, the Bandalites learn the dangers of catfishing, and there is another traumatizing bug morph. Will the Bandalites ever learn? Spoiler alert: Probably not. Join us next week for the last book in Em’s magical realism unit. A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our...
May 04, 2020•54 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we delve into books outside our comfort zone. How do you get Anna to love any genre of book out there? Just see if Terry Pratchett has written one. We’re finally wrapping up our Robinsonade unit with an amazing book. Join us next week for another Morph Monday. A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnote...
Apr 27, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we gush about the best middle-grade sci-fi series ever: Animorphs. This week, the Bandalites ruin the reputation of a local business, are reunited with a character we thought would never return, and get their brains drilled by the Yeerks. Join us next week for the final episode in Anna’s Robinsonade unit. A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz...
Apr 20, 2020•52 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we delve into books outside our comfort zone. This week, we read the second book in our listener slubmitted unit on plays coming to life. Anna was pleasantly surprised to find this was a book she massively enjoyed as a child, and unpleasantly surprised about all the sexual tension she picked up on as an adult. Thank you, Elliot, for the suggestion! Just us next week for another Morph Monday. And feel free to se...
Apr 13, 2020•58 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we gush about the best middle-grade sci-fi series ever: Animorphs. This week, we read a book from the spin-off series called The Hork-Bajir Chronicles. Hope you’re in the mood for a little bit of genocide! Join us next week for the next book in our listener slubmission unit, King of Shadows by Susan Cooper! A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretw...
Apr 06, 2020•56 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we delve into books outside our comfort zone. This week, we read the second book in Em’s magical realism unit, Like Water for Chocolate. There’s a lot going on in this book, but the main takeaway is that someone farts themselves to death. Join us next week for another Morph Monday! A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @shelfawareca...
Mar 30, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we gush about the best middle-grade sci-fi series ever: Animorphs. Though, this week, we’re reading the book that Anna considers her least favorite so far. We’ve got a Cassie POV involving racehorses and alien toilets. It’s… an interesting one. Join us next week for the next book in our magical realism unit! A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fret...
Mar 23, 2020•54 min
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe by Anna and Em
Mar 16, 2020•1 hr 7 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we gush about the best middle-grade sci-fi series ever: Animorphs. This week, we’ve got a Tobias POV, and boy is this book a breath of fresh air after some of the clunkers we’ve read. Just us next week for the next book in Em’s Magical Realism unit! A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @shelfawarecast, @amdeebee, @emnoteliza Email:...
Mar 09, 2020•52 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast we delve into books outside our comfort zones. This week we’re reading a slubmission that was a very pleasant surprise! Roadmarks is a very confusing, straightforward book about time travel and dragon puberty, and we are here for it. Thank you, Dan, for the slubmission! Join us next week for another Morph Monday. A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretw...
Mar 02, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we gush about the best middle-grade sci-fi series ever: Animorphs. This week, JTT comes to visit the Bandalites, and our beautiful, brave Rachel doesn’t NOT give birth to an alligator. We also get some insight into Anna and Em’s teenage crushes... Join us next week for a reader slubmission! A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Twitter: @she...
Feb 24, 2020•56 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we delve into books outside our comfort zones. This week we read the first book in Em’s magical realism unit: Skellig by David Almond. Tune in to hear our thoughts on this creepy ass children’s book! Join us next week for another Morph Monday! Reading Recommendations: Fun Home by Alison Bechdel Big Fish by Daniel Wallace Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme ...
Feb 17, 2020•51 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we gush about the best middle-grade sci-fi series ever: Animorphs. This week we read a Jake POV, and it’s full of - you guessed it - bug morphs and terrible leader decisions. Come find out why Em has called this one her least favorite of the series so far! We’ll be back next Monday with the first book in Em’s magical realism unit. A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube ch...
Feb 10, 2020•57 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we delve into books outside our comfort zones. This fortnight, we’re starting a brand new unit on the survival genre. First up: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, a book Anna last read in elementary school. Is it still just as boring as she remembers? We’ll be back next Monday with another Animorphs book! Reading Recommendations: Huntress by Malinda Lo Beauty Queens by Libba Bray A very special thank you to Ben Cope for ...
Feb 03, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Welcome back, Literary Slummers, to another episode of Shelf Aware, the podcast where we gush about the best middle-grade sci-fi series ever, Animorphs. This fortnight, we are treated to the origin story of man’s best friend (they’re aliens, y’all), as well as more bug morphs because Jake is still our glorious leader. Don’t forget to join us next week for the start of a brand new unit! A very special thank you to Ben Cope for our theme song! Check out his YouTube channel: youtube.com/fretwiz. Tw...
Jan 27, 2020•1 hr 2 min
