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Sarah McLean

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Sarah McLean is an award-winning writer, actor and hall of fame athlete whose work can be seen on NBC, Peacock, Apple TV+, and Amazon. When not writing or on set, she can be found with either a camera or bowl of ice cream in her hand. Sometimes both. She’s an avid hiker, having scaled Yosemite’s Half Dome, twice.

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An Interview with Leah Is A Dragonfly Now author, Sarah McLean.

Why did you decide to write Leah Is A Dragonfly Now?

Funny enough, it was only after the movie had come out that it dawned on me that one of the instructions I had given the animators was to make it “feel like a children’s picture book”. It was at that point I decided I should probably turn it into an actual picture book. But as for telling this story in particular, it was so amazing and unbelievab Read more of this blog post »
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Published on August 16, 2025 16:35 Tags: author-interview, grief, loss, middle-grade, picture-books, q-a

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Star Wars Galaxies by Voronica Whitney-Robinson
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Not much in the way of story, takes half the book for events to really begin, but some nice twists and turns that make it worthwhile. An easy read (or skim) that fills in the outer parts of the Star Wars world.
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The Jedi Path by Daniel  Wallace
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A dense, nerdy look if you want to live according to the Jedi code. I'd say the most interesting parts are the annotations and commentary from previous Jedis, especially an on-the-darkside-cusp Anakin. The fun parts for me were the references or exam ...more
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A Spaniard in the Works by John Lennon
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John Lennon at his John Lennon-ist. Wordplay and weirdness. I'm always more fascinated by the drawings. Has anyone ever psychoanalyzed his (non-lyric) writing? I'd be curious what is made of it, if interpreted both anonymously and knowing he was the ...more
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Picturing Rhode Island by Maureen A. Taylor
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Fun look at Rhode Island and how it changed from the late 19th through the late 20th centuries. Would recommend a magnifying glass to really see the detail of some of the photos.
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Ma Rainey and the classic blues singers by Derrick Stewart-Baxter
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A short yet dense bio of some well-known and forgotten blues singers that created the genre. Not overly interesting a read, but definitely worth it for the comprehensive list of names, albums and songs that will propel you to research further those w ...more
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The Dutch Shoe Mystery by Ellery Queen
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I actually didn't finish. Made it just about half way through before calling it quits.

It was a quick and easy enough read, but I don't think I'm a mystery book person. I learned of Ellery Queen through the television show from the 1970s, and I think
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom by James Kahn
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Fun novelization of the movie. Always interesting to see how authors handle the "in between" moments we don't see in the movie. ...more
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