The Yarn
By Travis Jonker and Colby Sharp
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Subscribers: 27
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Episodes: 211
Dec 20, 2018
If you love children's literature, this podcast is the best!
Description
The Yarn takes listeners behind the scenes of children's literature. Each episode features an author or illustrator talking about how they create books for young readers.
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#211 Kate Messner - THE KIDS IN MRS. Z'S CLASS Unraveled
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Apr 27, 2024 |
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#210 John Schu - LOUDER THAN HUNGER Unraveled LIVE!
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Apr 13, 2024 |
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#209 Amy Noelle Parks - AVERIL OFFLINE Unraveled
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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#208 Emily Calandrelli - STAY CURIOUS AND KEEP EXPLORING Unraveled
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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#207 Jesús Trejo - PAPÁ'S MAGICAL WATER-JUG CLOCK Unraveled
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Feb 25, 2024 |
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#206 Ruth Behar - ACROSS SO MANY SEAS Unraveled
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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#205 Abby Hanlon - DORY FANTASMAGORY: CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU Unraveled
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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#204 Colby & Travis - 2024 Preview
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Jan 13, 2024 |
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#203 Colby & Travis - 2023 Children's Literature Year in Review
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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#202 Christina Wyman - JAWBREAKER Unraveled
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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#201 Pedro Martín - MEXIKID Unraveled
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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#200 Jessixa & Aaron Bagley - DUEL Unraveled
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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#199 Dashka Slater - ACCOUNTABLE Unraveled
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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#198 Travis Jonker - JUST ONE FLAKE Unraveled
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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#197 Peter Brown - THE WILD ROBOT PROTECTS Unraveled
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Sep 23, 2023 |
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#196 Lane Smith - STICKLER LOVES THE WORLD Unraveled
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Sep 09, 2023 |
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#195 Chris Baron - THE GRAY Unraveled
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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#194 Jarrett Lerner - A WORK IN PROGRESS Unraveled
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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#193 Kate DiCamillo - THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX (Pt. 2)
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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#192 Kate DiCamillo - THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX (Pt. 1)
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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#191 SPEED ROUND! Laurel Snyder, Lauren Castillo, Brad & Kristi Montague, M.T. Anderson
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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#190 Aubrey Hartman - THE LION OF LARK-HAYES MANOR Unraveled
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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#189 SPEED ROUND! Marla Frazee, Doug Salati, Dan Santat, Amina Luqman-Dawson
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May 28, 2023 |
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#188 Laurel Snyder - THE WITCH OF WOODLAND Unraveled
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May 14, 2023 |
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#187 Jon Agee - MY DAD IS A TREE Unraveled
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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#186 Brad & Kristi Montague - THE FANTASTIC BUREAU OF IMAGINATION Unraveled
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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#185 Jarrett & Jerome Pumphrey - LINK & HUD Unraveled
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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#184 Amina Luqman-Dawson - FREEWATER Unraveled
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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#183 Dan Santat - A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING Unraveled
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Feb 25, 2023 |
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#182 Doug Salati - HOT DOG Unraveled
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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#181 Marla Frazee - IN EVERY LIFE Unraveled
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Jan 29, 2023 |
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#180 Colby & Travis - 2023 Preview
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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#179 Colby & Travis - 2022 Children's Literature Year in Review
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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#178 Michaela Goade - BERRY SONG (+ WE ARE WATER PROTECTORS) Unraveled
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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#177 Donalyn Miller - Making a Reading Plan
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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#176 Kyle Lukoff - TOO BRIGHT TO SEE Unraveled
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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#175 R.L. Stine (Pt. II) STINETINGLERS Unraveled
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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#174 R.L. Stine (Pt. I) STINETINGLERS Unraveled
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Oct 09, 2022 |
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#173 Derrick Barnes - VICTORY. STAND! Unraveled
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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#172 Katherine Applegate - ODDER Unraveled
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Sep 11, 2022 |
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#171 Amy Sarig King - ATTACK OF THE BLACK RECTANGLES Unraveled
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Aug 20, 2022 |
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#170 Meg Medina & Christina Soontornvat - What's New, Newbery Authors? (Pt. 2)
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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#169 Meg Medina & Christina Soontornvat - What's New, Newbery Authors? (Pt. 1)
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Jul 31, 2022 |
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#168 Sophie Blackall - FARMHOUSE Unraveled
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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#167 Bob Shea & Brian Won - ADURABLE Unraveled
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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#166 Donalyn Miller - THE JOY OF READING Unraveled
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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#165 Ben Zhu - DESSERT ISLAND Unraveled (+ Gallery Nucleus)
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May 30, 2022 |
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#164 Rebekah Lowell - THE ROAD TO AFTER Unraveled
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May 22, 2022 |
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#163 Grant Snider - ONE BOY WATCHING Unraveled
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May 02, 2022 |
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#162 Lucy Knisley
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Apr 16, 2022 |
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#161 Aron Nels Steinke - MR. WOLF'S CLASS Unraveled
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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#160 Remembering Gary Paulsen with Agent Jennifer Flannery
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Mar 19, 2022 |
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#159 Gordon Korman
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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#158 Lisa Fipps - STARFISH Unraveled
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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#157 Colby & Travis - 2022 Youth Media Awards
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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#156 Colby & Travis - 2022 Preview
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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#155 Colby & Travis - 2021 Children's Literature Year in Review
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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#154 James Ponti - CITY SPIES Unraveled
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Dec 18, 2021 |
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#153 Amy Timberlake - EGG MARKS THE SPOT Unraveled
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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#152 Betsy Bird - LONG ROAD TO THE CIRCUS Unraveled
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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#151 Gary Paulsen Remembered with Editor Wesley Adams
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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#150 R.J. Palacio - PONY Unraveled
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Oct 10, 2021 |
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#149 Erin & Philip Stead (Pt. II) AMOS MCGEE MISSES THE BUS
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Sep 26, 2021 |
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#148 Erin & Philip Stead (Pt. I) A SICK DAY FOR AMOS MCGEE
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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#147 Sara Pennypacker - PAX, JOURNEY HOME Unraveled
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Aug 29, 2021 |
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#146 Pernille Ripp - The Global Read Aloud
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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#145 Karyn Parsons - HOW HIGH THE MOON Unraveled
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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#144 Jon Klassen - THE ROCK FROM THE SKY Unraveled
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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#143 David LaRochelle & Mike Wohnoutka - SEE THE CAT Unraveled
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Jun 19, 2021 |
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#142 Kate Messner - DR. FAUCI Unraveled
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Jun 06, 2021 |
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#141 Donalyn Miller - #BOOKADAY
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May 29, 2021 |
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#140 Jordan Scott & Sydney Smith - I TALK LIKE A RIVER Unraveled
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May 08, 2021 |
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#139 Jason Chin - WATERCRESS Unraveled (Pt. 2)
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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#138 Andrea Wang - WATERCRESS Unraveled (Pt. 1)
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Apr 24, 2021 |
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#137 Travis Jonker - BLUE FLOATS AWAY Unraveled
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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#136 Rajani LaRocca - RED, WHITE, AND WHOLE Unraveled
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Mar 27, 2021 |
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#135 Tae Keller - WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER Unraveled
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Feb 27, 2021 |
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#134 Gary Paulsen
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Feb 13, 2021 |
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#133 Christina Soontornvat - ALL THIRTEEN Unraveled
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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#132 Colby & Travis - 2021 Preview
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Jan 23, 2021 |
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#131 Colby & Travis - 2020 Year in Review
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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#130 Mike Curato - FLAMER Unraveled
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Dec 13, 2020 |
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#129 Christopher Paul Curtis - THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM Turns 25!
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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#128 Matthew Cordell - HELLO, NEIGHBOR Unraveled
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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#127 Kimberly Brubaker Bradley - FIGHTING WORDS Unraveled
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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#126 Grace Lin - A BIG MOONCAKE FOR LITTLE STAR Unraveled
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Oct 18, 2020 |
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#125 Abby Wambach - WOLFPACK Unraveled
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Sep 26, 2020 |
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#124 Oge Mora (Pt. 2) - SATURDAY Unraveled
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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#123 The Yarn Turns Five
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Aug 29, 2020 |
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#122 Oge Mora (Pt. 1) - THANK YOU, OMU! Unraveled
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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#121 Jeff Kinney - DIARY OF A WIMPY KID (and More)
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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#120 What is Bookshop?
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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#119 Gordon C. James & Derrick Barnes - I AM EVERY GOOD THING Unraveled
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Jun 21, 2020 |
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#118 James Preller & Mary GrandPré - ALL WELCOME HERE Unraveled
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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#117 Jason Reynolds (Re-Release)
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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#116 An Indie Bookstore During a Pandemic w/ Joanna Parzakonis
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May 23, 2020 |
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#115 Mitali Perkins - BETWEEN US AND ABUELA Unraveled
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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#114 Donalyn Miller & Colby - Book Access
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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#113 Eoin Colfer - ARTEMIS FOWL
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Mar 31, 2020 |
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#112 Sandra Neil Wallace - BETWEEN THE LINES Unraveled
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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#111 Shannon & Dean Hale - THE PRINCESS IN BLACK
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Feb 22, 2020 |
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#110 A.S. King - DIG Unraveled
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Feb 09, 2020 |
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#109 Kate DiCamillo - WINN-DIXIE Turns 20
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Jan 22, 2020 |
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#108 Colby & Travis - 2020 Preview
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Jan 05, 2020 |
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#107 Colby & Travis - 2019 Year in Review
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Dec 24, 2019 |
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#106 Andrew Clements (Re-Release)
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Dec 03, 2019 |
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#105 Alicia D. Williams - Path to Publication, Part IV: An Agent, An Auction, A Book Deal
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Nov 24, 2019 |
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#104 Dave Eggers - ABNER & IAN GET RIGHT-SIDE UP Unraveled
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Nov 10, 2019 |
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#103 Alicia D. Williams - Path to Publication, Part III: What's Your Process?
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Oct 26, 2019 |
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#102 Bob Shea - UNICORN Books Unraveled
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Oct 06, 2019 |
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#101 Alicia D. Williams - Path to Publication, Part II: Hopes and Fears at 3 a.m.
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Sep 24, 2019 |
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#100 Colby and Travis - The Yarn Unraveled
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Sep 07, 2019 |
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#99 Alicia D. Williams - Path to Publication, Part I: Book Deal and Social Media
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Aug 24, 2019 |
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#98 Dan Santat - HAROLD & HOG: PRETEND FOR REAL Unraveled
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Aug 03, 2019 |
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#97 Adam Gidwitz How Adam Gidwitz Went From Being A Bad Teacher to a Great Author
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Jul 27, 2019 |
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#96 Meg Medina - MERCI SUÁREZ CHANGES GEARS Unraveled LIVE
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Jun 29, 2019 |
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#95 Todd Parr - THE DON'T WORRY BOOK Unraveled
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Jun 14, 2019 |
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#94 Jason Chin - GRAND CANYON Unraveled
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Jun 02, 2019 |
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#93 Ashley Herring Blake - THE MIGHTY HEART OF SUNNY ST. JAMES Unraveled
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May 20, 2019 |
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#92 Minh Lê - DRAWN TOGETHER Unraveled
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Apr 29, 2019 |
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#91 Jess Keating - THE WORLD OF WEIRD ANIMALS: The Series
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Apr 21, 2019 |
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#90 Molly Idle - PEARL Unraveled
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Mar 24, 2019 |
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#89 Laurie Halse Anderson - SHOUT Unraveled
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Mar 17, 2019 |
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#88 LeUyen Pham - THE ITCHY BOOK! Unraveled
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Feb 24, 2019 |
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#87 Aisha Saeed - AMAL UNBOUND Unraveled
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Feb 13, 2019 |
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#86 Ekua Holmes - THE STUFF OF STARS Unraveled
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Jan 28, 2019 |
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#85 Jonathan Auxier - SWEEP Unraveled
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Jan 12, 2019 |
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#84 Colby & Travis - 2018 Year In Review
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Dec 24, 2018 |
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#83 Abby Hanlon - DORY FANTASMAGORY Unraveled
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Dec 16, 2018 |
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#82 Derrick Barnes - CROWN Unraveled
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Nov 20, 2018 |
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#81 Kate DiCamillo - LOUISIANA'S WAY HOME Unraveled
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Nov 04, 2018 |
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#80 Angela Dominguez - STELLA DIAZ HAS SOMETHING TO SAY Unraveled
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Oct 20, 2018 |
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#79 Travis Jonker - THE VERY LAST CASTLE Unraveled
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Oct 14, 2018 |
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#78 Jarrett J. Krosoczka - HEY, KIDDO Unraveled
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Sep 23, 2018 |
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#77 2018 Pura Belpré Panel LIVE - Behar, Cartaya, Pérez, Martinez-Neal
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Sep 09, 2018 |
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#76 Kazu Kibuishi - AMULET: The Series
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Aug 25, 2018 |
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#75 Cynthia Leitich Smith - HEARTS UNBROKEN Unraveled
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Aug 11, 2018 |
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#74 Laurel Snyder - ORPHAN ISLAND Unraveled
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Jul 29, 2018 |
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#73 Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen - Collaborators
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Jul 01, 2018 |
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#72 Katherine Applegate - WISHTREE Unraveled
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Jun 16, 2018 |
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#71 Kat Yeh - THE WAY TO BEA Unraveled
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May 28, 2018 |
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#70 Kate Messner - BREAKOUT Unraveled
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May 16, 2018 |
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#69 Brendan Wenzel - THEY ALL SAW A CAT Unraveled
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Apr 28, 2018 |
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#68 Victoria Jamieson - ALL'S FAIRE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL Unravelled
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Apr 15, 2018 |
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#67 Greg Pizzoli - GOOD NIGHT OWL Unraveled
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Mar 30, 2018 |
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#66 Candace Fleming - BEN FRANKLIN'S IN MY BATHROOM! Unraveled
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Mar 14, 2018 |
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#65 Irene Latham & Charles Waters - CAN I TOUCH YOUR HAIR Unraveled
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Feb 25, 2018 |
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#64 Andrew Clements - THE LOSERS CLUB Unraveled
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Feb 11, 2018 |
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#63 Brian Selznick & Laura Amy Schlitz - The 2008 Newbery and Caldecott Medals
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Jan 28, 2018 |
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#62 Kamilla Benko - THE UNICORN QUEST Unraveled
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Jan 14, 2018 |
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#61 Gene Luen Yang - A Chat With The Ambassador
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Dec 17, 2017 |
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#60 Yuyi Morales (Pt. 2) - The Path to Picture Books
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Dec 10, 2017 |
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#59 Yuyi Morales (Pt. 1) - RUDAS Unraveled
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Dec 02, 2017 |
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#58 Jack Gantos - WRITING RADAR Unraveled
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Nov 22, 2017 |
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#57 Tom Angleberger Talks About The Origami Yoda Series
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Nov 05, 2017 |
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#56 Angie Thomas - THE HATE U GIVE Unraveled
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Oct 22, 2017 |
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#55 Ryan T. Higgins - BE QUIET Unraveled
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Oct 15, 2017 |
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#54 Kuo, Cordell, Pizzoli, Santat, Collier - Picture Book Panel LIVE
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Sep 24, 2017 |
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#53 Ruth Behar - LUCKY BROKEN GIRL Unraveled
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Sep 10, 2017 |
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#52 Allen Say - SILENT DAYS, SILENT DREAMS Unraveled
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Aug 20, 2017 |
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#51 Nora Raleigh Baskin - NINE, TEN: A SEPTEMBER 11 STORY Unraveled
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Aug 10, 2017 |
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#50 Aaron Zenz - Anatomy of an Author Visit
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Jul 26, 2017 |
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#49 Donna Gephart - LILY AND DUNKIN Unraveled
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Jul 09, 2017 |
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#48 Melissa Sweet - SOME WRITER! Unraveled
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Jun 25, 2017 |
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#47 Mike Lowery - DOODLE ADVENTURES Unraveled
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Jun 11, 2017 |
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#46 Betsy Bird - FUNNY GIRL Unraveled
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May 21, 2017 |
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#45 Margarita Engle - LION ISLAND Unraveled
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May 07, 2017 |
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#44 Jon Klassen (Pt. III) WE FOUND A HAT
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Apr 16, 2017 |
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#43 Jon Klassen (Pt. II) THIS IS NOT MY HAT
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Apr 01, 2017 |
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#42 Jon Klassen (Pt. I) I WANT MY HAT BACK
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Mar 18, 2017 |
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#41 Kevin Henkes - WAITING Unraveled
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Mar 05, 2017 |
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#40 Duncan Tonatiuh - FUNNY BONES Unraveled
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Feb 19, 2017 |
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#39 Alvina Ling and Grace Lin
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Feb 05, 2017 |
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#38 Minh Lê - LET ME FINISH! Unraveled
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Jan 25, 2017 |
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#37 Deborah Freedman - SHY Unraveled
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Jan 12, 2017 |
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#36 Mo Willems - Elephant & Piggie: The Series
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Dec 24, 2016 |
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#35 Jason Reynolds - GHOST Unraveled
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Dec 11, 2016 |
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#34 Javaka Steptoe - RADIANT CHILD Unraveled
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Nov 27, 2016 |
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#33 Kate Beasley (S2 E4)
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Nov 15, 2016 |
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#32 Kate & Cassie Beasley (S2 E3)
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Oct 30, 2016 |
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#31 Grace Kendall (S2 E2)
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Oct 16, 2016 |
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#30 Kate Beasley and Jennifer Holm (S2 E1)
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Oct 02, 2016 |
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#29 Alex Gino - GEORGE Unraveled
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Sep 18, 2016 |
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#28 Lauren Castillo - NANA IN THE CITY Unraveled
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Sep 07, 2016 |
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#27 Kate DiCamillo - Raymie Nightingale Unraveled (Pt. 2)
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Aug 17, 2016 |
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#26 Kate DiCamillo - Raymie Nightingale Unraveled (Pt. 1)
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Aug 14, 2016 |
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#25 Dav Pilkey - Captain Underpants: The Series
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Aug 01, 2016 |
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#24 Lynda Mullaly Hunt - ONE FOR THE MURPHYS Unraveled
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Jul 17, 2016 |
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#23 Liesl Shurtliff - RED Unraveled
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Jul 03, 2016 |
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#22 Patrick Ness - A Monster Calls Unraveled
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May 28, 2016 |
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#21 Kelly Barnhill - The Witch's Boy Unraveled
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May 15, 2016 |
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#20 Maris Wicks - Human Body Theater Unraveled
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May 01, 2016 |
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#19 Chris Grabenstein - Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics Unraveled
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Apr 17, 2016 |
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#18 Hervé Tullet - Press Here Unraveled
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Apr 03, 2016 |
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#17 Lindsay Eagar - Hour of the Bees Unravelled
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Mar 20, 2016 |
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#16 Salina Yoon - Be a Friend Unravelled
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Feb 21, 2016 |
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#15 Rebecca Stead - Goodbye Stranger Unravelled
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Feb 14, 2016 |
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#14 Gary D. Schmidt - Orbiting Jupiter Unravelled (Pt. 2)
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Feb 07, 2016 |
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#13 Gary D. Schmidt - Orbiting Jupiter Unravelled (Pt. 1)
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Jan 31, 2016 |
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#12 Matt Tavares - Growing Up Pedro Unravelled
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Dec 20, 2015 |
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#11 Tracey Baptiste: The Jumbies Unravelled
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Dec 14, 2015 |
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#10 Anne Ursu: The Real Boy Unravelled
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Dec 06, 2015 |
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#9 Fact or Fiction w/ Jennifer and Matthew Holm (S1 E9)
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Oct 22, 2015 |
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#8 Jennifer And Matthew Holm (S1 E8)
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Aug 24, 2015 |
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#7 Matthew Holm (S1 E7)
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Aug 23, 2015 |
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#6 Lark Pien (S1 E6)
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Aug 22, 2015 |
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#5 David Saylor (S1 E5)
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Aug 21, 2015 |
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#4 Phil Falco (S1 E4)
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Aug 20, 2015 |
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#2 Raina Telgemeier (S1 E2)
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Aug 18, 2015 |
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#3 David Levithan (S1 E3)
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Aug 15, 2015 |
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#1 Travis And Colby (S1 E1)
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Aug 14, 2015 |