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Recap Book Chat

Recap Book Chat

If you are looking for a place to dive into great books, unpack big ideas, and connect with a community of readers, you made it! My mom, Sheila Barnes has taught and inspired young minds as an elementary teacher for 40+ years. Her passion is reading and it is contagious. My name is Kate Matthews and I am an artist, seeker of wisdom and lifelong student. We decided to start a book club a couple of years ago which has impacted and grown us tremendously. We hope you will join in on the fun and get lost

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00:32:23

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear

Recap Book Chat ·

2023/05/09

Utterly charming and captivating, Maisie Dobbs will forever have a place in our hearts. Jacqueline Winspear does and excellent job of melding historical fiction and mystery. Maisie Dobbs is set post WWI in London England, but has flash backs before the war and during the war where we get to see pivotal moments of her childhood and youth and young adulthood. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/recapbookchat/message

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00:43:24

21 Reading Challenges and Our Awesome List of Picks

Recap Book Chat ·

2023/05/02

In this episode we throw out a reading challenge to you, literary warrior. We go over our list and share books we have read from each category. Enjoy this free printable from our website to help you stay on track and keep track of your reading goals. I also provided links to the versions of each book we recommend and the link to the episode if we have reviewed it on the show. You are welcome, that was a chore! Ha! Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky are our favorite Russian translators. Be sure

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00:32:15

The Great Alone By Kristin Hannah

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2023/04/18

A beautiful, intense and thought provoking novel from Kristin Hannah left our tissue boxes empty but our hearts full. The Great Alone set in Americas last frontier, follows a girl named Leni who is 13 at the beginning of the book. We get a look into her tumultuous childhood and her transition into womanhood amid the beautiful yet brutal Alaskan landscape. Leni's dad came back from the Vietnam war a forever changed and volatile man. Upon receiving land in Alaska from a fallen solder buddy, Leni,

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00:41:12

The Blackout Book Club by Amy Lynn Green

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2023/04/11

The Blackout Book Club is a unique WWII story set on the coast of Maine that highlights the power of books and the importance of connections. The story follows five main characters who are all dealing with secret issues that are all brought to light. Amy Lynn Green beautifully weaves their lives together and shows how we all need community to thrive. This is our first Amy Lynn Green novel but for sure not our last. We loved learning new historical facts about the Hooligan Army and the what life

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00:42:14

Goliath Must Fall By Louie Giglio

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2023/04/04

Well all have giants in our lives that taunt us and try to crush us. Some mock us or pretend to be our friend yet all of these giants ultimately want our destruction. Louie Giglio does an excellent job in Goliath Must Fall of bringing an awareness to these giants and a strategy to not let them have a place at our table. Fear, rejection, addiction, anger and comfort are the giants that are discussed in the book. We look at these giants and share the ones we struggle with in our own lives. We

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00:28:00

The Trifecta of Reading Strategies-Strengthen Your...

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2023/03/29

Reading takes time so why not get the most bang for your buck and the greatest return on your investment. Today we discuss three different ways to do that with reading strategies. These strategies help strengthen our connection to the text and have a more impactful reading experience. 1. Upside down Triangle -student preferred strategy 2. CSI - Color, Symbol, Image 3. SPW- Sentence, Phrase, Word Sheila has used these strategies frequently in her classroom and ministry and has seen great results

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00:41:12

The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas -Part Two

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2023/03/21

Today we wrap up the epic classic, The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. The link to the book is the exact version and translation we read and thoroughly enjoyed. We discuss some new characters that show up in the second half of the book and talk about our favorite quotes. Also discussed are themes of betrayal, vengeance, retribution, wealth and power. Although this novel was completed in 1844, it still brings impactful and relevant messages for us today. Dumas shows us how vengeance is

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00:44:13

5 Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman & Ross...

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2023/02/28

A must read for parents, grandparents, teachers and anyone else with children in their life. The 5 Love Languages of Children is full of insightful and uber beneficial information that helps us connect and love our kids to the max. In this episode we give real life examples of the benefits of understanding love languages and learning to speak our children's primary language. We discuss ways to help our kids take more responsibility for their homework, chores, and after school activities. The website

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00:13:00

Kid Lit Locker- No Other Story by Dr. Cuthbert Soup

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2023/02/23

We opened up our kid lit locker today and discussed the final book in the Whole Nother Story series. Such an adventurous, fun and intriguing book. It wrapped up all of our unanswered questions very nicely. Our two kid consultants joined us in talking about our favorite parts and in singing the Fighting Paper Clip anthem. No Other Story begins in “some times” a time were all of history is occurring at the same time. This setting leads the Cheeseman family into crazy circumstances that had us on the

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00:47:42

Part 1 -The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

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2023/02/14

Written 180 years ago we step back in time through the pages of the classic novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. This is such a hefty book and contains so much we wanted to talk about we decided to break it up into two parts. We are really enjoying our Penguin Classics version of the book that features the A Storm with Smuggler's Landing on the cover. The artwork was done by Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740-1812) In part one we try to give an overview of the story and lay the

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00:35:01

Keeper of the Doves By Betsy Byars

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2023/02/07

Today we discuss a small yet impactful book called Keeper of the Doves. This book was written by Betsy Byars a prolific children’s author, winner of the Newbery Medal and National Book Award and many others. Betsy Byars passed away at the age of 91 in February of 2020, however her lifetime of work lives on. We were grateful to experience her writing in Keeper of the Doves. The novel follows Amen McBee, the youngest of 5 sisters who is a deep thinker, a poet, a lover of words and seeing beauty where

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00:43:43

People Fuel by Dr. John Townsend

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2023/01/24

Come check out our recap of People Fuel by Dr. John Townsend! It was an invigorating and grounding read. People Fuel helped me acknowledge and appreciate my need for people and how to better relate and maintain relationships. Townsend talks about how when we receive the right nutrients we are able to produce good fruit in our life. The opposite is also true, if we are missing one of the key nutrients our quality of fruit will be affected. On Dr. John Townsend's website he provides free relational

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00:27:34

Kid Lit Locker- InvestiGators By John Patrick Green

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2023/01/18

Today we dive into our Kid Lit Locker and explore the InvestiGators series by John Patrick Green. We have two special kid guest on the show to get their opinion of the series from a kids perspective. John Patrick Green is a brilliant wordsmith who creates witty and engaging stories and pictures in this graphic novel series. The InvestiGators is full of fun word play, witty phrases and unexpected plot twist. It is a great series for young and older readers alike. These books started as great read

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00:47:26

Unoffendable By Brant Hansen

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2023/01/12

An epic read of how a simple mindset change has a major life impact! Unoffendable is a witty, insightful, life changing beautiful book! We highly recommend it to everyone. It is in my “read once a year” list. We can’t wait to read more of Brant’s novels. Brant is a raw and authentic author as well as a nationally syndicated radio host and lover of toast. I love the way he breaks down misconceptions and inspires change in a beautiful and memorable way. Additionally Brant talks about how much more

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00:38:11

The Bible: The Best Selling Book of All Time

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2023/01/11

So excited to recap The Bible today! My mom and me did The Bible Recap chronological reading of the Bible in 2022 and today we talk about what we learned and how we liked the reading guide. We used a mix of the bible app, physical ESV Bible, and The Bible Recap podcast. Below are links if your interested in joining us this year as we go through the Bible again with Tara Lee Coble and the The Bible Recap team. * The Bible Recap website * Link to Bible app * Link to The Bible Recap podcast * Link to

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00:30:41

Words on Fire by Jennifer A. Nielsen

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2023/01/03

Happy 2023! We ended 2022 reading this book and started 2023 by recapping it! Words on Fire is a historical fiction novel written by Jennifer. A. Nielsen. The story takes place in the 1800's during Russia's occupation of Lithuania. In order to help Lithuania assimilate, Russia has insisted every Lithuanian become Russian. They have banned their language, religion, culture and their books. The story follows Audra, a 12 year old girl whose parents were arrested for distributing illegal Lithuanian

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00:36:23

Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah

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2022/12/29

We end 2022 with a great book from Kristin Hannah called the Winter Garden. Kristin Hannah is also the author of the The Nightingale and The Four Winds. The Winter Garden takes place during modern times with flash backs to Russia during WWII. Hannah does a superb job of bringing to life the generational affects of war and the family dysfunction that is born from lack of communication. This story is weaved between sisters and their mother and the converging of each of their lives. The grit and

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01:17:47

Nothing to Fear by Jackie French Koller

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2022/12/20

Published in 1991 but set during the great depression, this novel shows that even in the worst times our best selves can be found. Nothing to Fear The story which was inspired by Koller's family history follows Danny, a thirteen year old boy and his journey of self discovery and survival. This book gives us a picture of growing up in the mist of great difficulty. We felt like this novel was the male version of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. There were a lot of similarities with both stories and gave us

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00:29:47

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life and...

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2022/12/15

A great read to jump start the new year by understanding habits! Charles Duhigg breaks down the mechanics of habits and explains the process of creating, changing and tweaking them. An overarching theme of the book is intentionally. Charles explains why our brain is constantly trying to make habits and how we have to be intentional to develop the habits we want. Duhigg uses many stories and examples from real life to explain and inspire the reader to take action. In the podcast we cover so of his

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00:26:50

The Perilous Road by William O. Steele

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2022/12/06

Set in the mountains of Tennessee, William Steele paints us a picture of what life would of been like for those caught in the middle during the civil war. This was a quick, historical accurate, powerful read. With deep relatable themes and a timely message for our current society, this novel is an adventurous book not to miss. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/recapbookchat/message

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