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Join us Thursday mornings at 8:20 for Minnesota Reads on Northland Morning, featuring Minnesota authors talking about their work. Funding provided in part by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund

MN Reads: "Line Leads the Way" by Laura Purdie Salas

Cover of the book "Line Leads the Way" by Laura Purdie Sala, illustrated by Alice Caldarella; colorful, anthropomorphized shapes scattered about
Alice Caldarella

The newly posted position of 'Treasure Keeper' has all the shapes excited. Each has unique qualifications and reasons for thinking they'd be the best fit.

Except for Line.

"Most of the shapes feel quite confident that they are perfectly perfect... Line is literally imperfect. He is chipped and broken," says Line Leads the Way author Laura Purdie Salas. Along with a plot centering around Line's challenges, the story also highlights a variety of shapes that are brought to life with unique dispositions. "It was really fun to think about wordplay and how the shapes would influence their personality."

With themes about being yourself and supporting others, Purdie Salas also wants readers to find the value in one community resource in particular. "Libraries are lifesavers and we need to take care of them."

Line Leads the Way can be purchased at various bookstores, including at Zenith Bookstore in Duluth and online through Capstone Publishing.

Minnesota Reads is produced at The North 103.3 with funding provided in part by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Luke Moravec is the host for Northland Morning on The North 103.3. He’s also a local actor, musician and writer. He loves puzzles, riddles and fun mysteries.
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