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I agree that a love of reading is a great gift for a parent to pass on to his or her child.

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Ann Brashares
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: July 30
Film Writer
Novelist
Writer
City of Alexandria
Virginia
Agree
Parent
Child
Reading
Children
Great
Love
Pass
Gift

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