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Extra Credit: YA for Tweens and Younger Teens

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Kelly and guest author Tiffany Schmidt talk about Cynthia Leitich Smith’s recently re-released book Rain Is Not My Indian Name and dig into where the YA for younger YA readers is.

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Show Notes

Get a Clue by Tiffany Schmidt

Rain Is Not My Indian Name by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler