Jarrett J. Krosoczka, STAR WARS: JEDI ACADEMY

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Zibby Owens

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4.4 • 602 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Zibby's family has long loved Jarrett Krosoczka's New York Times bestselling books, so it was special for Zibby to learn more about Jarrett's life. He shared how his wildly famous TED Talk came to life, how to deal with strangers talking to you about your private life, growing up with parents who are addicts, and the importance of a strong work ethic.

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1:04.7	I have so many amazing things organized by all the things moms don't have time to do.
1:08.9	Like eat, sleep, work out.
1:09.1	I don't know. There are 10 different categories, and they're amazing. And read. There's so many reading gifts and writing gifts. My daughter's here with me today, and I was asking her some of her favorites from my list. What do you think? A hydrofask. And you loved all the sugary treats, right? Oh, yeah. Anything with candy. Like Sugar Wish and Nini's Treats. I love Nini's Treats.
1:10.3	And the function of Beauty Shampoos, I heard about them through you. So Function of Beauty Shampoos, Dylan thing I saw. Dylan's candy bar. Amazing. So go check it out. We have discount codes for almost everything at this point, and some are still pending, but go
1:44.8	to zivioens.com slash gift shop and get some great gifts for the people you love and pick up a few
1:50.4	for yourself. Why not? Stop into the gift shop. Jarrett J. Krasowska is the New York Times bestselling
1:56.4	author and award-winning illustrator of more than 40 books for young readers, including his wildly
2:01.7	popular Lunch Lady graphic novels, select volumes of the Star Wars Jedi Academy series, and
2:07.9	Hey Kiddo, which was a National Book Award finalist. He has been a guest on NPR's Fresh Air,
2:13.1	featured in the New York Times, and a TED Talk speaker. To tackle the pandemic boredom,
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