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Summer Reads | LOC Youth Ambassador | Mac Barnett
Season 2025
Episode 28
Join PBS Books for a joyful, laugh-out-loud, and insightful conversation with Mac Barnett, the 2025–2026 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, as we celebrate the power of storytelling to spark curiosity, build empathy, and nurture lifelong readers.
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