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009 A Conversation with J.A. Sommer- Author of Zao's Tales
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009 A Conversation with J.A. Sommer- Author of Zao's Tales

A chat on dyslexia, middle grade fantasy, living in West Africa, and a Charlotte Mason dad's CM experience

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(In this episode Ambre mistakenly uses the word “cliché” while describing the quotability of the text of Zao’s Tales when “maxim” would have been more accurate.)

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