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Emile

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6. It is difficult to pick the best narrators. The ones who can bring a book to life

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Sun Mar 29, 2026, 10:40 AM

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can be either male or female. Myself I like the ones who can change their voice for different characters.

My sixth grade teacher Mr. Norris was good at that. He would sit on a stool in front of the class and read. His voice would change for different characters, and his facial expressions had the whole class attention.

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