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Ellen had said that her mother was afraid of the ocean, that it was too cold and too big. The sky was, too, thought Annemarie. The whole world was: too cold, too big. And too cruel.
Lois Lowry
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Lois Lowry
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: March 20
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Lois Ann Hammersberg
Lois James Worthy Johnson
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