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What do cancer and the SARS-CoV-2 virus have in common?
According to pediatric oncologist John Maris, "in many ways cancer behaves like a virus." Maris and his colleagues at The Children's...

The Friendly Hamster
Jun 8, 20201 min read
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Way To Go, Justin!
Justin attended St. James School – the school Audrey helped to found in North Philadelphia. In the fall he will move on to Ursinus...

The Friendly Hamster
May 28, 20203 min read
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"None of it stopped her"
They worked in completely different fields, but based on this report by ESPN, it sounds as though Audrey Evans and Phyllis George had a...

The Friendly Hamster
May 17, 20201 min read
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Celebrate Children's Book Week
Enjoy this special reading of a story about a child who grew up to do important things. The 15-minute video was recorded by the author ...

The Friendly Hamster
May 5, 20201 min read
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Real Life Superheroes
Health care workers have hard jobs, not just in times of pandemic. Even before COVID-19 made their work more stressful and dangerous,...

The Friendly Hamster
Apr 15, 20201 min read
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Check Out Today's Google Doodle
Today's Google Doodle honors Dame Annie Jean Macnamara, a medical pioneer whose career parallels Dr. Evans' in some interesting ways. You...

The Friendly Hamster
Apr 1, 20201 min read
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Worried About COVID-19?
In the midst of these scary and unsettling times, children (and adults, too) can learn from Audrey. This is her first pandemic, but she...

The Friendly Hamster
Mar 19, 20201 min read
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Audrey on CBS3
As promised, here she is! Reporter Chandler Lutz does a beautiful job showing Audrey's humor and heart in this 3-minute news story. ...

The Friendly Hamster
Mar 12, 20201 min read
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Audrey on TV
Tune in to CBS3 at 6:15 a.m. or 5:45 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday, March 12) to see what Audrey shared with Chandler Lutz.

The Friendly Hamster
Mar 11, 20201 min read
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A Tweet from Across the Pond
What a lovely tweet and video clip about Audrey from the country of her birth. https://www.trendsmap.com/twitter/tweet/1236564651430813696

The Friendly Hamster
Mar 9, 20201 min read
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The Secret's Out
Who invented the Shamrock Shake? The little known fact has been revealed by the Enterprise Ledger in Enterprise, Alabama. Without those...

The Friendly Hamster
Mar 8, 20201 min read
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The Story Behind the Book
Hear Heidi Bright Butler describe how she found out about Dr. Evans and why she decided to write a book about her in an interview with...

The Friendly Hamster
Mar 6, 20201 min read
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Paying It Forward
Encouraging reading? Encouraging caring? Encouraging persistence? The Alumni Association at Northampton Community College did all...

The Friendly Hamster
Mar 5, 20201 min read
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Slipping the Surly Bonds of Earth
Katherine Johnson had two strikes against her when she went to work for the space administration in 1958. She wasn't white and she...

The Friendly Hamster
Feb 24, 20201 min read
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"I'm Famous!"
It's been an exciting week for me, the friendly hamster who writes this blog. You may have wondered why my picture is on the cover of...

The Friendly Hamster
Feb 21, 20201 min read
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What Makes February 19 Special?
Shamrock Shakes become available at McDonald's. You can only get the famous green shakes through March 20, so hurry! What do milkshakes...

The Friendly Hamster
Feb 19, 20201 min read
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Welcome back, Christina Koch
Someday an inspirational children's book may be written about Christina Koch, an astronaut who just returned to Earth after traveling 139...

The Friendly Hamster
Feb 14, 20201 min read
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#Homeschoolers
Thank you to the CHASE Home School Group for a fun afternoon. I'm glad you liked learning about Audrey Evans. Here's where your parents...

The Friendly Hamster
Jan 30, 20201 min read
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Sometimes Love is a Book
What better time than Valentine's Day Weekend to give a child a book that is both funny and inspirational? Swing by Barnes & Noble in...

The Friendly Hamster
Jan 27, 20201 min read
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How Cozy is This?
8-year-old Abigail looks engrossed in the book she received for Christmas. Who cares how cold it is outside? Thanks to Emily Bright...

The Friendly Hamster
Jan 9, 20201 min read
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