Mac Barnett, Part 1 – “The Golden Ticket” – TWP032

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01/31/19 • 38 min

As a child, Mac desperately wanted to believe that there was a magical world in which anything was possible. Later, when he began working with children, he began to realize that world was real, and that he could help to shape it. Join us as we venture deep into the heart of The Chocolate Factory.

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