Read the Revolution Speaker Series with Laurie Halse Anderson - Philadelphia Event
Read the Revolution Speaker Series with Laurie Halse Anderson
Thursday, May 14 at 6:30 PM·6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.·Old City·Museum of the American Revolution·101 South Third Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
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Read the Revolution Speaker Series with Laurie Halse Anderson
Thu, May 14 • 6:30 p.m.
Museum of the American Revolution
Old City
Author Laurie Halse Anderson will join the Museum’s Read the Revolution Speaker Series for a lecture and discussion about her process to research and write historical fiction for generations of young readers.
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Author Laurie Halse Anderson will join the Museum’s Read the Revolution Speaker Series for a lecture and discussion about her process to research and write historical fiction for generations of young readers.
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Read the Revolution Speaker Series with Laurie Halse Anderson starts at 6:30 p.m. and ends at 7:30 p.m.
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