All I'd ever wanted was to forget. but even when I thought I had, piec…

Sarah Dessen
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All I'd ever wanted was to forget. but even when I thought I had, pieces had kept emerging, like bits of wood floating up to the surface that only hint at the shipwreck below. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2006). Just Listen: A Novel, Viking Childrens Books
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All I'd ever wanted was to forget. but even when I thought I had, pieces had kept emerging, like bits of wood floating up to the surface that only hint at the shipwreck below. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2006). Just Listen: A Novel, Viking Childrens Books

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