...those of us who write for children are called, not to do something …

Katherine Paterson
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...those of us who write for children are called, not to do something to a child, but be someone for a child. ✨ Katherine Paterson (2011). Read for Your Life #18, p.22, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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...those of us who write for children are called, not to do something to a child, but be someone for a child. ✨ Katherine Paterson (2011). Read for Your Life #18, p.22, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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