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The Exquisite Corpse

by Library of Congress · 2 episodes

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Ever heard of an Exquisite Corpse? It's not what you might think. An Exquisite Corpse is an old game in which people write a phrase on a sheet of paper, fold it over to conceal part of it and pass it on to the next player to do the same. The game ends when someone finishes the story, which is then read aloud. Our "Exquisite Corpse Adventure" works this way: Jon Scieszka, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, has written the first episode, which is "pieced together out of so many parts that it is not possible to describe...

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  1. Episode 2 - “The Lost Clue”

    Listen to Episode 2 of the Exquisite Corpse Adventure, contributed by Katherine Paterson, illustration by James Ransome.

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  2. Episode 1 - “. . . Just Start Reading”

    Listen to Episode 1 of the Exquisite Corpse Adventure, contributed by Jon Scieszka, illustration by: Chris Van Dusen.

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