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Book Club 21 | The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

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Join the LTN Book Club crew as they discuss the first prequel book to The Hunger Games series.

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins | Published by Schoolastic Press | 528 Pages



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Madeline Turnipseed
Assignment Editor
Assignment Editor at Love Thy Nerd, Madeline lives in Kansas where she takes care of people, plays games, watches, reads, writes, and makes things.
Jon Campoverde
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Jon Campoverde is a high-school science teacher who spends most of his time reading and playing any game he can with the occasional writing project when he finds the time. Jon lives with his wife Stephanie in North Texas with their daughter, three cats, and one dog. You can find him on Twitter @jcamp_over_day or on Twitch @ twitch.tv/Allention
Erin Warmbier
Erin is a Kentucky homeschool mom. She enjoys introducing her 5 children to her passions in life: being outside, reading, tabletop gaming, conversation, making nerdy family Halloween costumes, and never taking the world too seriously. You can catch Erin laughing about life and losing to her husband at a variety of tabletop games on Love Thy Nerd’s Co-Optional livestream.
Katie Tejedor
Katie Tejedor is a lover of all kinds of nerdy things, but books are her first and deepest passion. She has her Masters in English and loves analyzing literature, culture, and where they intersect. She enjoys story-heavy games with quirky elements and giving her cats lots of attention.

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Bubba Stallcup
CEO + PRESIDENT + FOUNDER
Bubba is the CEO, President and Founder of LTN, host of the Free Play Podcast and the Church Nerds Podcast. He is also a full-time Nerd-Culture Missionary. Bubba, and his wonderful wife Anna, have 4 children who are pretty good most of the time. A communal gamer at heart who loves to get in and play games with other people #gameNightIStheRightNight

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