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    Teri Mark­son

    Teri Mark­son has been a children’s librar­i­an for over 18 years. She is cur­rent­ly the act­ing senior librar­i­an at the Val­ley Plaza Branch Library in North Hol­ly­wood, CA.
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    Interview

    Inter­view: Adam Gid­witz and Hatem Aly

    with Teri Mark­sonAdam Gid­witz and Hatem Aly’s new book The Inquisitor’s Tale recent­ly won The Syd­ney Tay­lor Award in the Old­er Read­ers Cat­e­go­ry and was named…
    Teri Mark­son
    February 8, 2017

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