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I read my books out loud to myself because of the demands of the story and demands of language.

Kate DiCamillo

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Kate DiCamillo
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 25
Novelist
Writer
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Katrina Elizabeth DiCamillo
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Stories
Book
Demands
Loud
Demand
Books
Story

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