BookHuddle with Readgab

31: Being a Good Friend While Being Yourself - Interview with Author Kevin Garone


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Two of the major themes of Kevin Garone's I Know What UFO Did Last Summer are friendship and being true to who you are. Sometimes it can feel difficult to accomplish both, but his main characters show us that this is possible. 

Find middle grade author, Kevin Garone
https://www.kevingarone.com/
www.facebook.com/kevingaroneauthor
www.instagram.com/kevingaroneauthor 

I Know What UFO Did Last Summer by Kevin Garone https://www.amazon.com/Know-Summer-Alien-Survival-Guide/dp/B0DJWMS2XY/
It's Watching by Lindsey Currie https://www.amazon.com/Its-Watching-Lindsay-Currie/dp/0593811631/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0

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A Podcast About Authors of Children's Books

Chapters
00:00 Author Icebreaker, meet Kevin Garone
04:07 What is I Know What UFO Did Last Summer about?
06:47 Creating the characters
09:47 The Alien Guidebook
13:02 Friendship
14:46 Creating the title
16:21 What was Kevin’s biggest takeaway in his book?
17:53 If Kevin wrote a letter to his teenage self what would he say?
20:10 Kevin’s book recommendation
23:34 What’s next for Kevin?

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