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February 23, 2020 by Travis Jonker

Shannon and Dean Hale: The Origin Story of The Princess in Black

February 23, 2020 by Travis Jonker   Leave a Comment

Travis: The Princess in Black series began in 2014 and is still going strong. I talked with Shannon & Dean Hale about the origins of the series back at ALA Annual in Washington D.C. It was a good time.

Mentioned in the episode: Shannon’s tumblr, Piggyback Writer.

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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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