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          Everybody Reads 2024: Gabrielle Zevin
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          2024 Oregon Book Awards Ceremony
          April 18, 2024
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Karl Newsom Edwards

Karl Newsom Edwards

Karl Newsom Edwards began working as an illustrator in 1976 and has published several books for children. Kirkus Reviews said of Fly!, his first book for Alfred A. Knopf, “In fewer than twenty words, Edwards pieces together a story of grand willpower and discovery.” His most recent work is I Got a New Friend. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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