KidLit Craft Podcast

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KidLit Craft Podcast

At KidLit Craft we look at mentor texts to figure out the mechanics of how writers do what they do so we can improve our own writing. In season one, we do a deep dive into Martine Leavitt’s YA novel Buffalo Flats.

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  1. EPISODE 1

    Thieves' Gambit, Ep. 1: Intro

    Introducing Season 2! We’re taking a deep dive into Kavyion Lewis’s YA thriller THIEVES’ GAMBIT. Find out why we chose it and what we have in store for this season.

    8 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    Thieves' Gambit, Ep. 2: Theme

    Erin and Anne-Marie explore the different strategies Kayvion Lewis uses to explore the theme of TRUST in her YA thriller Thieves’ Gambit through characters, situations, and plot twists that challenge the main character Ross’s view of the world.

    32 min

  3. EPISODE 2

    Thieves' Gambit, Ep. 3: The World As It Is

    The opening of a book establishes The World As It Is, and Kayvion Lewis’s Thieves’ Gambit is no exception. Lewis masterfully establishes Ross Quest’s world of international thievery and how she relates to it, including her desire to escape into something more normal.

    22 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    Thieves' Gambit, Ep. 4: Shifting Desire Lines

    Erin and Anne-Marie dive into Kayvion Lewis’s YA thriller, Thieves’ Gambit, and dig into why it the main character Ross’s shifting desire line works, as she goes from wanting to making friends at a summer gymnastics camp to winning an international thieving competition.

    23 min
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At KidLit Craft we look at mentor texts to figure out the mechanics of how writers do what they do so we can improve our own writing. In season one, we do a deep dive into Martine Leavitt’s YA novel Buffalo Flats.

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  • Creator
    kidlitcraft
  • Episodes
    20
  • Seasons
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2023 All rights reserved.
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    KidLit Craft Podcast

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