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Jun 24
18m 58s

The Name of This Book is Secret

Kitty Felde
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Would you like to live forever? When is it okay to lie? How do we prepare for a disaster? These and other big questions are tackled by students at Farmdale Elementary School in Los Angeles as they discuss The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch. Actress Satomi Hofmann is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.

Our producer Chad Francis picked this episode as his favorite!

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