Using tongs, Jim Moran sticks a long, thin piece of wire into the small but very hot fire of the blacksmith’s forge.
When he removes the metal, the tip is white hot.
Popular children’s books like “Harry Potter” and “Nate The Great” transport kids to a world of magic wizards and pint-sized super heroes, and two Shenendehowa boys are hoping the literary characters will bring comfort to other children battling disease.
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