Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading Sweet Valley High: Fight Fire With Fire! Our SVH gang deals with the aftermath of a rapist exploding himself in the gym. Book's fucked up, guys! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton, and today's guest is John Walker!…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Sweet Valley High: Fight Fire With Fire! Steven and Lila confront each other during the big game and hatch a sinister plan, but they don't get to do much once John Pheifer shows up! Also Devon gets some snacks! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and B…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Sweet Valley High: Fight Fire With Fire! Elizabeth gets herself into hot water with Todd while Jessica continues to scheme how to destroy her brother's relationship. Meanwhile, Devon Whiteclaw makes a shocking and emotional discovery!! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Ea…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Sweet Valley High: Fight Fire With Fire! Steven and Lila test out their soda throwing skills, Jessica and Elizabeth switch off on which one is going to be a shitty person, and Devon finally meets his long lost Nana! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, …

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Sweet Valley High: Fight Fire With Fire! Devon slowly makes his way to Sweet Valley, Lila gets her priorities in order after getting out of jail, and Jessica is back on her bullshit! Will Steven get his internship at the DA's office back, or will HE become a criminal!? Below Gr…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we begin reading Sweet Valley High: Fight Fire With Fire! Lila Fowler has been arrested for arson, and it's up to Steven Wakefield, everyone's hottest brother, to prove her innocence! Did Lila burn her house down? Will Steven keep his internship at the DA's office? Are Elizabeth and Jessica side c…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading Master of Murder by Christopher Pike. Well everything seems to turn out ok for Marvin, after he gets away from Shelly and Triad (hell yeah) with his life and his bike. What follows is a riveting finale at a school assembly and an even more riveting and explanatory epilogue that c…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Master of Murder by Christopher Pike. After deciding to commit murder in less than, I don't know, 6 hours, Marvin heads to the bridge to hatch his plan! You know, the plan that already killed the last person to try it. What could go wrong!? Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonath…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Master of Murder by Christopher Pike. Oh Marvin. Oh god, Marvin. What are you doing? You were a normal child prodigy author and now you've fully lost your entire mind. Find out how our hero becomes the villain on this episode! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chri…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Master of Murder by Christopher Pike. Marvin investigates Harry's supposed murder by doing a bunch of teenage sleuthing! Rope burns? Oil slicks? Young hot moms and their dead son's jackets? This book has got it all! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, …

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Master of Murder by Christopher Pike. Marvin and Shelly go on a dinner and movie date, which starts off boring, then gets real weird on a bridge, then gets downright DIRTY in a hot tub! Get ready for the worst teenage flirting you've ever heard in your life. Below Grade Level i…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we begin reading Master of Murder by Christopher Pike. Marvin is a mild mannered high schooler who's also a secret best selling murder mystery novelist, who has a crush on a girl who's ex boyfriend killed himself in a lake? Is it all connected?! Probably! Strap in cause every C-Pike book we read i…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy by R.L. Stine. Kris and Lindy battle for their very lives after Mr. Wood goes full on psycho dummy! This book ended way sooner than we thought, so as a bonus we dig into a choose your own adventure style Give Yourself Goosebumps, where a birt…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy by R.L. Stine. After Lindy admits to being a sociopath and faking all the dummy shenanigans, Kris finds an old piece of paper in Mr. Wood's pocket with strange words on them. Maybe she reads them out loud! Nothing bad has ever happened read…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Goosebumps: Night of the Living Dummy by R.L. Stine. Kris and Lindy continue their sibling/ventriloquist rivalry with their dummies Slappy and Mr. Wood! But Mr. Wood starts acting weird, calling Kris names, stealing clothes, and more weird behavior you usually don't see in an i…

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 …

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…

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…

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 hous…

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…

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.…

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.…

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. …

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 Leve…

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 Jo…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading Sweet Valley High: Playing with Fire by Francine Pascal! Jessica and Bruce's tumultuous relationship comes to a crashing conclusion! Don't worry, the book might be boring but we make it fun. Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton, and this e…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Sweet Valley High: Playing with Fire by Francine Pascal! Not a hell of a lot happens on this episode outside of some band drama! Honestly, at this point, I'd rather read a whole book about that band. 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 Sweet Valley High: Playing with Fire by Francine Pascal! After her run in with Jessica and Bruce Patman in the woods, Elizabeth struggles with how to control her insane sister. Jessica, meanwhile, stews in a hell of her own making. Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton,…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we begin reading Sweet Valley High: Playing with Fire by Francine Pascal! Elizabeth and Jessica are back to their old light-hearted hijinks in a wacky edition of Sweet Valley High! Just kidding, it's incredibly dark and troubling, like always. Wheee! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, …

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading Goosebumps: Let's Get Invisible by R.L. Stine! Max and his friends KEEP GETTING INVISIBLE. THAT'S ALL THESE KIDS CARE ABOUT. Lot's of kids get and stay invisible on this thrilling conclusion to the book that delivers on its title: Let's Get Invisible! Below Grade Level is hosted …

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Goosebumps: Let's Get Invisible by R.L. Stine! Max and his friends continue to get invisible, as much as they can, as hard as they can. Grandparents eat soup! MIRROR WHISPERS! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton.…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we start reading Goosebumps: Let's Get Invisible by R.L. Stine! Meet Max, the vain birthday boy with the weird magic mirror in his attic that turns you invisible! Do you wonder if people get invisible in this book? Spoiler: THEY DO! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading the 3rd Babysitters Club book, The Truth About Stacey, by Ann M. Martin! The Babysitters Club and rival Babysitters Agency face off in a thrilling showdown! Meanwhile, Stacey goes to New York City to settle an old score! Also, we all learn a lot about tampons and pads! Below Grad…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading the 3rd Babysitters Club book, The Truth About Stacey, by Ann M. Martin! While the babysitters try to figure out really complicated ways of handling with their new rival babysitters, the AGENCY, Stacey finds out she has to go to some quack experimental doctor! British stuff, sw…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we begin reading the 3rd Babysitters Club book, The Truth About Stacey, by Ann M. Martin! We all know what Stacey's secret is thanks to the previous books, but now we're gonna find out her truth? Or something. So far this book seems mostly to be about a rival babysitting organization than diabetes…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finsh reading Halloween Night, by R.L. Stine, thank god! This almost acts as an epilogue to Halloween Night because the chapters are so short and nothing really important happens. That's not totally true, we DO find out who's been behind all of Brenda's suffering. Who was it? LISTEN AND FIND OU…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Halloween Night, by R.L. Stine! Come with us on a magical journey through Brenda's slow mental breakdown, where she, and also we, can't figure out if what's written is a dream or actually happening! Also, how to cope with your friends when they want to plot an actual, real life…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Halloween Night, by R.L. Stine! Brenda's descent into madness quickens as Halley continues her warpath through other people's boyfriends. More spooky messages and threats, some ice cream and steak, poop in a pumpkin, and kids in a trench coat and more on this episode! Below Gra…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we begin reading Halloween Night, by R.L. Stine! Brenda hates her cousin Halley, who seems hell-bent on stealing everyone's boyfriends. Brenda and her friends Tracey and Dina decide to "kill" Halley in their...class writing assignment? You know, just listen because we don't know either! Below Grad…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading Goosebumps #5, The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, by R.L. Stine! After getting cornered in a pyramid by a man with a gun, Gabe and Sari have to rely on their wits and maybe a little bit of mummy luck to get out of that sticky situation! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, …

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Goosebumps #5, The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, by R.L. Stine! After the pyramid shenanigans, Gabe and Sari get up to some museum shenanigans, and nobody knows the word "sarcophagus" in Egypt! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton.…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we begin reading Goosebumps #5, The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, by R.L. Stine! Gabe travels to Egypt to stay with his uncle and cousin, Sari, whom he hates! They get into all sorts of Egypt-related mischief, lots of pyramids, maybe not a lot of mummies. Find out! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jona…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading Sweet Valley High #2: Secrets, by Francine Pascal! After Elizabeth (finally) figures out that her evil twin Jessica is to blame for blowing up Enid and Ronnie's relationship, she goes on a bloodthirsty quest for revenge and will stop at nothing until Jessica has been defeated! Te…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Sweet Valley High #2: Secrets, by Francine Pascal! Enid's mad at Elizabeth, Jessica hatches multiple schemes, Winston drove his car the wrong way down a street! Will the truth behind the secrets come out?! Will Jessica ever stop being a sociopath!? FIND OUT. Below Grade Level i…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we start reading Sweet Valley High #2: Secrets, by Francine Pascal! Welcome back to the world of Wakefield twins, and this book really wastes no time in reminding you which one is good and which one is awful. Wanna know what the secret is? It's not what you think it'll be! Below Grade Level is hos…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading My Teacher is an Alien by Bruce Coville! Susan, Peter, and bad boy idiot Duncan team up to take down their evil alien teacher, but will they succeed, or will children get abducted for who knows what kind of experiments?! Don't miss this piccolo-powered finale! Below Grade Level i…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading My Teacher is an Alien by Bruce Coville! After finding out her teacher is an alien (spoiler alert: it's in the title), Susan has to convince Peter that there's an intergalactic plot to kidnap 6th graders or something! Will Peter believe her? Will Susan get her humdinger note ba…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we begin reading My Teacher is an Alien by Bruce Coville! Meet Susan, Peter, and their new teacher Mr. Smith, definitely a human man and not an alien! Tagents galore as we discuss everything from dittos to slate boards to a mysterious commercial jingle that nobody can place (we figured it out afte…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we finish reading Goosebumps #4, Say Cheese and Die, by R.L. Stine! Will Greg learn his lesson and stop using a haunted camera? Or will he continue to take pictures of everyone he loves until they're all dead?! Or did a dog do it the whole time?! FIND OUT. Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan E…

Welcome back to Below Grade Level! On this episode, we continue reading Goosebumps #4, Say Cheese and Die, by R.L. Stine, where more spooky pictures are taken at a baseball game and a birthday party! Watch out, Greg! Below Grade Level is hosted by Jonathan Eaton, Chris Zaleski, and Bekah Eaton.Kirjoittanut Jon, Chris, and Bekah