I knew how much it hurt to be the daughter of people who can't see you…

Laurie Halse Anderson
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I knew how much it hurt to be the daughter of people who can't see you, not even if you are standing in front of them stomping your feet. ✨ Laurie Halse Anderson (2014). Wintergirls, p.19, Scholastic UK
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I knew how much it hurt to be the daughter of people who can't see you, not even if you are standing in front of them stomping your feet. ✨ Laurie Halse Anderson (2014). Wintergirls, p.19, Scholastic UK

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