Marissa chats with Jennifer A. Nielsen about her new middle grade historical novel - RESCUE - as well as how historical fiction is a great tool for showing kids and teens how exciting history actually is; the fascinating neuroscience that reveals how reading in elementary and middle school is intrinsically different than reading as an adult; how a character's voice can be uncovered by letting them "speak" to us; and some nerding out over codes and cryptology (which might become Marissa's new hobby).

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