PB First Lines

PB First Lines

Deep Dive: Twelve Daring Grays

words by Nora Nickum, art by Elly MacKay

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Sara Kruger
Jun 09, 2026
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Twelve Daring Grays is written by Nora Nickum with art by Elly MacKay. Betsy Bird has a thorough review of this story on her blog, and here is a fun interview excerpt wtih the author and full podcast link.

Today we’ll focus on the first line:

In February, gray whales begin a long, hard, necessary journey.

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