Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry with Angie Thomas

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In episode two, Angie Thomas joins me to talk about Mildred D. Taylor's 1977 children's classic, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Angie is the author of publishing sensation The Hate U Give, her debut YA novel inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement which was later adapted into a film starring Amandla Stenberg. As well as other YA books she's the author of new children's fantasy series, Nic Blake and the Remarkables. We chat about how Roll of Thunder helped her find her voice, book bans and what to do about them, as well as the importance of magical transportation systems when writing fantasy. You can find the books we discussed here where you can get free shipping with the code BOOKWANDERER: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/bookwandering-the-podcast-s2Next week's episode features Eliza Clark on Truckers by Terry Pratchett. The podcast is produced by Adam Collier with artwork by Hester Kitchen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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