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Sometimes I feel like she deserves a best friend who is just a little more special.

Lauren Oliver

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Lauren Oliver
Age: 41
Born: 1982
Born: November 8
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Westchester County
New York
Feels
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Special
Littles
Best
Little
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Deserves

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