Although aiming for a cute Rom-Com, and weaving in a love letter to New York City, the Netflix adaptation of Dash & Lily includes some questionable decisions about and by the characters which leaves us wondering if this is really right for teens.

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BONUS! Episode with audiobook narrator Nichole James!

Nichole talks about how she got into audio books, the benefits for young readers, what her recording process is like, and more! MOST important and MOST impressive, Nichole is the narrator of the End of Ever After: A Cinderella Retelling audio book!

Find out more about Nichole James at https://linktr.ee/readbynicholejames.

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Stephen Sondheim was a legendary lyricist and composer, a part of the Broadway scene almost from the beginning. His work left an indelible mark on American musicals, and some that he worked on are considered by many to be among the greatest.

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BONUS! Episode featuring cartoonist Leigh Rubin!

Leigh shares a glimpse into the "wonderful world of Rubes," with some thoughts on writing comedy daily, finding the humor angle, and more! Find out more about Leigh Rubin at https://www.rubescartoons.com.

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We can't say too much about this episode, because, well it's a secret. All we can say is that this very secret episode discusses a very secret Middle Grade book which has different kinds of secrets--and maybe even secretly done things--inside. You'll have to listen to find out the rest!

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Overall, we're fans of musical adaptations to film, but then again, we're never quite sure what we're gonna get. Which is why we were so pleasantly surprised with the Netflix adaptation of Jonathan Larson's tick, tick...BOOM! Particularly notable is the tight focus on Larson's story, and keeping commentary from modern times out. Even more, the adaptation was thisclose to being entirely clean!

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BONUS! Episode featuring author Gina Damico!

Gina shares her writer origin story, her penchant for writing dark but humorous, story endings, and more!

Find out more about Gina Damico at https://ginadami.co.

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Catchy music, upbeat lyrics, does this a good musical make? Or do we need to examine what it's actually saying, whether or not it means to be sending a message? We take a look at the musical Grease to find out!

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BONUS! Episode featuring award winning and NYT bestselling author Jonathan Maberry!

Jonathan shares about getting into writing, taking a wider perspective on dystopian and horror stories, spreading positivity, and so much more! Find out more about Jonathan Maberry at www.jonathanmaberry.com.

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Sometimes a good book makes a good film, and sometimes a good film can have a star-studded cast and not incapacitate our pearl clutching scale! (Well, almost.) Moneyball, based on the book by Michael Lewis, is the story of one baseball manager making good--and until then, unusual--use of baseball's myriad statistics to put together a winning team.

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