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My own hobbies are rather quiet. I like to read and do needlework, and I love animals.

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Betsy Byars
Age: 91 †
Born: 1928
Born: August 7
Died: 2020
Died: February 26
Author
Novelist
Writer
Charlotte
North Carolina
Betsy Cromer Byars
Quiet
Animal
Rather
Read
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Needlework
Hobbies
Animals

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