The Podcast Project
DHS students review books
The Dodgeville High School Computer Apps class has partnered with the Dodgeville Public Library to bring you podcast reviews of books that may be interesting to other young adults. Here you will find honest reviews and other interesting information regarding books of their choice.
Visit the class web page to subscribe to the podcasts and visit the archives.
Devil's Footsteps by E. E. Richardson
All young children learn songs and rhymes as they are growing up. Some of them are playful, others more serious. In Devil's Footsteps, young children explore the gruesome possibility that a particularly unnerving rhyme may be true.
Reviewed by T. Rideout
Austenland by Shannon Hale
Have an obsession with Mr, Darcy from Pride and Prejudice? Well, take a trip to Austenland and take a step back in time to Regency, England, where you're sure to find the ideal Austen man for you.
Reviewed by L. Hawkinson
A Season on the Brink: a year with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers by John Feinstein
Well known sports author John Feinstein follows Bobby Knight's Indiana Hoosiers through the 1985-1986 basketball season. What makes this book fantastic is the up close view the reader gets of Bobby Knight, the man and the coach. Learn how Knight reacts when things don't go as planned.
Reviewed by T. Husom
Flight #116 Is Down by Caroline B. Cooney
What would be going through your mind if you were in an airplane that was about to crash? Flight #116 Is Down goes into the minds of a number of different characters and explores how they react to the crash. So if you like drama and suspense, try Flight #116 Is Down by Caroline B. Cooney.
Reviewed by K. Hanson
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
You may have seen the movie starring Tom Hanks, but have you read the book that inspired it? Blending history, suspense, and religious intrigue, The Da Vinci Code keeps the reader turning pages at break-neck speed.
Reviewed by W. Bakker
Ranger's Apprentice: The Burning Bridge by John Flanagan
The world is in turmoil once again, can the Rangers defeat the evil forces once and for all? Ranger's Apprentice: The Burning Bridge is an action packed fantasy based on the mysterious Ranger Corps. How will it all end?
Reviewed by C. Freeman