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After 15 Years, Jerry Spinelli Returns to the Schoolyard with Fifth Grade Top Dogs — And Reveals Why He Still Writes What He Cares About Most

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Interview by Paul Salfen, Text by Christine Thompson for AMFM Magazine  Imagine writing more than 30 novels for young readers over four decades, winning the Newbery Medal, and then—after a 15-year break—returning to a beloved series that began with a simple schoolyard chant. That’s exactly what Newbery Medal-winning author Jerry Spinelli has done with Fifth
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From “Werewolf” Sideburns to Graphic Novel Stardom: Iranian-Colombian Actress Sara Amini’s MIXED FEELINGS Is the Hilarious Middle School Story Kids Need Now

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In an exclusive interview with AMFM Magazine, actress and author Sara Amini reveals how she transformed a decade of personal essays into Mixed Feelings, her breakout semi-autobiographical graphic novel that’s earning raves from Booklist, Kirkus, and Publishers Weekly. Born to an Iranian immigrant father and a Colombian immigrant mother in Houston, Texas, Amini has turned
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