I would never be popular. I didn't want to be; I liked being shy. I'd …

Laurie Halse Anderson
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I would never be popular. I didn't want to be; I liked being shy. I'd never be the smartest or the hottest or the happiest. By eighth grade you start to figure out your limits. ✨ Laurie Halse Anderson (2014). Wintergirls, p.149, Scholastic UK
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I would never be popular. I didn't want to be; I liked being shy. I'd never be the smartest or the hottest or the happiest. By eighth grade you start to figure out your limits. ✨ Laurie Halse Anderson (2014). Wintergirls, p.149, Scholastic UK

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