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It is always hardest for me to write a book that has kids in it close to my kids' ages. It is always hardest for me to write a book that has kids in it close to my kids' ages.

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Jodi Picoult
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: May 19
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Jodi Lynn Picoult
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