My dad was a janitor for U.S. Radium Corporation, and he stayed there …

Walter Dean Myers
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My dad was a janitor for U.S. Radium Corporation, and he stayed there for 37 years. So he didn't read. ✨ To Do Well In Life, You Have To 'Read Well'. Morning Edition with David Greene, www.npr.org. January 10, 2012.
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My dad was a janitor for U.S. Radium Corporation, and he stayed there for 37 years. So he didn't read. ✨ To Do Well In Life, You Have To 'Read Well'. Morning Edition with David Greene, www.npr.org. January 10, 2012.

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