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Author Vince Vawter on His Novel 'Paperboy,' and the Lived Experience of Stuttering

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Author Vince Vawter on His Novel 'Paperboy,' and the Lived Experience of Stuttering
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Ten years after “Paperboy,” the story of a boy who stutters, resonated with audiences and won the Newbery Medal, its author Vince Vawter joins the podcast to discuss it. In the novel, protagonist "Little Man" takes over a paper route and finds empowerment, gaining confidence in himself and in his ability to communicate....

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