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From Dodgeball To Double Dutch: Classic Games For Players Of Today

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue
Published April 4, 2016 at 11:12 AM EDT
Book Cover - Recess

  Ben Applebaum and Dan DiSorbo have coauthored several humorous pop culture books together. Their latest is Recess: From Dodgeball to Double Dutch: Classic Games for Players of Today , an illustrated guide to the best games of the playground, for inside and outside.

Ben Applebaum joins us to tell us more.
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