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Nicole can do anything that involves a ball and whistle.

Laurie Halse Anderson

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Laurie Halse Anderson
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: October 23
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Laurie Beth Halse
Hilarious
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Ball
Balls
Anything
Nicole
Whistle

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I stuff my mouth with old fabric and scream until there are no sounds left under my skin.
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