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<p>This week’s Story Seeds collaboration brings together 12 year old Irthan and the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Jason Reynolds (poet, storyteller, National Book Award finalist, Newbery Honoree, and New York Times best-selling author.) Jason's latest work is <i>Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, </i>a Remix of the National Book Award-winning book by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi. As National Ambassador, he recently started the Grab the Mic platform which empowers young people to share their own personal stories.</p><p>Jason sat down with 12 year old Irthan at Brooklyn Public Library to grow this story idea: </p><p><i>A worm becomes human at the stroke of midnight. Kind of like werewolves, but the opposite. Why a worm? Because worms are the least popular. Barely anybody talks about worms. A worm would be interesting and it would put them on an equal status with all the other bugs. </i></p><p>Join our host Betsy Bird as she introduces you to Jason and Irthan and sets the ...