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Action News Throwback: Swarthmore girl gets her own Viking ship

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Friday, July 17, 2015
Action News Throwback: Swarthmore girl gets her own Viking ship

In this Action News Throwback from 1992, Dann Cuellar shares the story of a little girl whose dream of having her very own Viking ship actually came true.

Fast forward 23, years and the story, the subject of a best-selling children's book, has now been turned into a musical.

Back in 1992, Action News told the story of a little girl whose love for Vikings got her a Viking ship delivered to her backyard. Now fast-forward 23 years and that story, already the subject of a best-selling book, is now a play.

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