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Born Behind Bars

Q&A With Padma Venkatraman, Born Behind Bars

September 7, 2021 by Alaina Lavoie

By Thushanthi Ponweera Today we’re pleased to welcome Padma Venkatraman to the WNDB blog to discuss Born Behind Bars. What did you most enjoy about writing this book? I loved spending time with the characters. Kabir and Rani are such fun kids, and Grandma Knife is just such a cool human … [Read more...] about Q&A With Padma Venkatraman, Born Behind Bars

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