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A Christmas Story, brought to life through animatronics and a lot of love

On a recent trip to Indiana, I spent some time in Hammond, the hometown of Jean Shepherd, the writer and narrator of A Christmas Story. The person most responsible for planning my trip is a big fan of the movie. Perhaps the biggest fan ever. This woman likes the movie a lot.  She took me…

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High school students wrote and produced raps based upon one of my books

Students at Gavit High School in Hammond, Indiana read Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend in English class, and a group of them wrote and produced raps about the book. I’ve never been a huge fan of of rap, but these two songs are definitely an exception: http://www.smule.com/p/282065249_78027425 http://www.smule.com/p/282065249_78028372

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