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“Hey, Kiddo” comes to life in the new audiobook

Local hero from Florence, Jarret J. Krosoczka has already has an award winning graphic memoir. Now it’s an incredible audiobook with music, sound effects and 40 or so voices including Jarret’s own family, National Book Award winner Jeanne Birdsall and a few Belmontes. Hear Monte’s conversation with Jarret and Zoe Krosoczka, Jeanne Birdsall and Jayden Meltzer about the “Hey, Kiddo” audiobook.

https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/hey-kiddo-the-audio-book

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