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Andrea davis pinkney is a new york times bestselling and awardwinning author of numerous. The son of jerry and gloria jean pinkney, brian pinkney was born in boston in 1961. In this episode, im joined by author, vice president, and editoratlarge at scholastic, andrea davis pinkney. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Andrea davis pinkney is the new york times bestselling author of several books for young readers, including the novel bird in a box, a today show al roker book club for kids pick, and hand in hand.
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