Katherine Applegate stops by The Yarn to talk about Odder

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src="https://theyarn.slj.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/odder-381x550.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-45134" srcset="https://theyarn.slj.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/odder-381x550.jpeg 381w, https://theyarn.slj.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/odder-208x300.jpeg 208w, https://theyarn.slj.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/odder-768x1108.jpeg 768w, https://theyarn.slj.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/odder-1065x1536.jpeg 1065w, https://theyarn.slj.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/odder-1420x2048.jpeg 1420w, https://theyarn.slj.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/odder.jpeg 1612w" sizes="(max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px" data-mwl-img-id="45134" /></figure></div> <p>COLBY: I had a lot of fun chatting with Katherine Applegate about her new book Odder. The interview took place a couple of weeks ago, and I wasn’t able to get my hands on a copy of the book beforehand, so this might be the only interview I have ever done for The Yarn without reading the book. It was a fun challenge. </p> <p>I have since read Odder, and I am a big fan of this novel in verse. I think kids are going to love it, too!</p> <div class='code-block code-block-3' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'> <div class="inline_ad2">  <a href="https://storeapi.libraryjournal.com/magento2-slj/customform/form.php?name=SLJnewsletters" target="_blank"><img src="https://theyarn.slj.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sljnewslettercta.png"></a> </div></div> <p>Below you can will find my conversation with Katherine. 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