I was good at digging holes. It was the rest of life I sucked at. ✨ La…

Laurie Halse Anderson
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I was good at digging holes. It was the rest of life I sucked at. ✨ Laurie Halse Anderson (2014). Twisted, p.31, Scholastic UK
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Don't expect to make a difference unless you speak up for yourself. ✨ Laurie Halse Anderson (2011). Speak, p.159, Macmillan
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I was good at digging holes. It was the rest of life I sucked at. ✨ Laurie Halse Anderson (2014). Twisted, p.31, Scholastic UK

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