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Aug 2025
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Top Ten Episodes Number 2 James and the ...

Kitty Felde
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It was our fourth episode and Roald Dahl's first book for children. Number Two on our top ten list is "James and the Giant Peach" with Cash Peters as celebrity reader. Students from LA's Equitas Academy discuss the book with host Kitty Felde.

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