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September 7, 2016 by Travis Jonker

#28 Lauren Castillo – NANA IN THE CITY Unraveled

September 7, 2016 by Travis Jonker   Leave a Comment

Nana

Travis: In the latest episode, Lauren Castillo talks about her book Nana in the City. We recorded this interview at Western High School in Parma, Michigan (the site of Nerd Camp) back in July.

Here was the scene:

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This was the first high school classroom I’d seen with a record player:

Prince

(and a fine collection of vinyl)

To the episode!

https://soundcloud.com/colby-sharp-3/28-lauren-castillo-nana-in-the-city-unraveled

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About Travis Jonker

Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.

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