Ernest Cline: Becoming Best Friends with a Bat Colony
In this mostly-true story, Ernest Cline introduces us to Opal, a girl who befriends a colony of bats. When their habitat is destroyed, what will she do to help find a place where they will all be welcomed and protected? Learn all about "The Bridge to Bat City" in this conversation with Cline and Jennifer Harbster at the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. For transcript and more information, visit https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-11555
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