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October 25, 2024 25 mins

Join the Worlds of Words Center Middle School Reading Ambassadors (MSRAP) as we recap our experience around Miracle by Karen S. Chow.

In this episode, we discuss... 

  • Everyone needs an editor -- and multiple kinds! SO to the copy editor who led Chow to her eventual decision to have the characters play The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild throughout Miracle.
  • Relationships and mind reading and how we can short ourselves and those around us when we start to guess what other people are thinking.
  • And Rebecca gets corrected by Emaline. Chow says, "Oh, yeah, yes, yes, yes, many, many times," when asked if it made her sad writing a book about her father. You can't get anything past these Middle School Reading Ambassadors!

We are grateful to Karen for opening up to us. That was "really cool."

Bonus Book Mention:
Front Desk by Kelly Yang.

This podcast was recorded in the Digital Innovation and Learning Lab (DIALL) in the U of A College of Education with assistance from the U of A COE Tech Team.

Producer/Host: Rebecca Ballenger, Worlds of Words Center Associate Director
Co-host and Lit Discussant: Kait Waterhouse, U of A COE Graduate Assistant
Audio Engineer: Liam Arias, Worlds of Words Student Employee and U of A Radio, TV, Film Major
Audio Engineer In Training: Alexis Mendoza, Worlds of Words Student Employee and U of A First-year Student
Coordinator: Vianey Torres, Worlds of Words Student Employee and U of A Nursing Major

For more information on the Worlds of Words Middle School Reading Ambassadors (MSRAP), visit wowlit.org.

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We Can Promote Global Literature Together!

The Worlds of Words Reading Ambassador program is completely free for participants who receive a book for themselves and a book to share with their school librarian, ELA/English teacher, or other school entity. If you would like to support this program, please make a gift on-line through the University of Arizona Foundation.

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