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I think the complaint that I hear most often from kids, even kids who like to write is that don't know what to write about. A journal is a great source of story starters.

Ann M. Martin

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Ann M. Martin
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: August 12
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Princeton
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Ann Matthews Martin
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