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Wendelin VanDraanen & Tara Sands

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On today's episode, Jill and Adam chat with both Wendelin VanDraanen, author of the wildly popular Sammy Keyes series, and Tara Sands who does all the narration for the audiobooks! This was a unique chance to dive into the creative process of how audiobooks are made. We learn how Wendelin came up with all the wonderful characters and stories and Tara goes through her career as an actress voicing some of our childhood's most recognizable anime characters!

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