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Truth From Fiction: Adam Gidwitz on Plato, the Devil, and the BFG

Adam Gidwitz (A Tale Dark and Grimm, The Inquisitor's Tale) talks about his journey to finding truth through literature and how he found his own voice to tell the truths he's learned.

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  Tiny Spaces: Mac Barnett on Why Kids Are Better Than Adults at Reading Pic…

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  Keep Me Out of It: Eliot Schrefer on the Costs and Benefits of Self-Erasure

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  A Quiet House: Katherine Marsh on Why We Need to Turn Down the Noise

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  Rebel With Claws: Zoraida Córdova on the Pleasures of Nonconformity

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  Always in the Room: Elizabeth Acevedo on Ancestors, Neighbors, and Secret …

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  Worthy of Protecting: Ari Tison Faces Down Monsters With Words

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  Surreal Talk: A.S. King on Validating Teen Trauma

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  Natural Resources: Katherine Applegate on the Wisdom and Solace of Animals

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  Revisit - Mixed Feelings: Matt de la Peña on Balancing Being Stoic and Sen…

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  Revisit - Ignorance Isn’t Bliss: Sabaa Tahir on the Need to Bear Witness

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  You Are Flawed, You Are Messy, You Are Loved: Shannon Hale on Hope and Her…

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  Unstoppable Force, Movable Object: Dhonielle Clayton on Levering Children'…

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  Summon the Tiger: Minh Lê Blurs the Boundaries

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  Twilight Zone: Julie Murphy on Self-Doubt and Self-Love

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  Filling in the Blanks: Cece Bell on the Comedy of the Absurd

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  Hero of the Anti-Heroes: Gregory Maguire on the Value of Second Chances