{"id":1828,"date":"2025-02-24T05:50:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T13:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/?p=1828"},"modified":"2025-02-23T11:20:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T19:20:43","slug":"janie-writes-a-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/janie-writes-a-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Janie Writes a Play"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Janie Writes a Play: Jane Yolen’s First Great Story<\/em>
\nby Heidi E. Y. Stemple (Author) and Madelyn Goodnight (Illustrator)
\n@ Amazon<\/a> | Bookshop<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> Janie Yolen loves to read, write, dance, and sing. So when her teacher announces Janie’s elementary class will perform a play, Janie is thrilled. There’s just one problem . . . the play is boring. With the support of her teacher and classmates, Janie rewrites the play, resulting in a hit class musical. <\/p>\n

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Copyright \u00a9 2025 Anastasia Suen<\/a> All Rights Reserved. (*bookstore affiliate<\/em>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Janie Writes a Play: Jane Yolen’s First Great Story by Heidi E. Y. Stemple (Author) and Madelyn Goodnight (Illustrator) @ Amazon | Bookshop Booktalk: Janie Yolen loves to read, write, dance, and sing. So when her teacher announces Janie’s elementary class will perform a play, Janie is thrilled. There’s just one problem . . . … <\/p>\n

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