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SANIBEL Randy Wayne White talks about his first YA novel ‘Fins,’ sharks and why he won’t swim parts of the Caloosahatchee.
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BY CHARLES RUNNELLS andy Wayne White sails into uncharted waters with his latest novel, “Fins.” It’s his first young adult book — something the bestselling author says he’s wanted to do for years. Randy remembers how much books meant to him as a kid. Now he hopes to bring some of that joy to today’s children, too. “Growing up in rural areas, I came to fall in love with books,” he says. “And I came to think, hope or wish that if I could write a book, maybe I could become a part of the magic that I found in books. “But particularly at that age — the middle-grade age, young adult reading age — those books really struck a chord.”
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