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An eleven-year-old girl is many things, but she is not stupid.

Markus Zusak

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Markus Zusak
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Years
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Eleven
Stupid
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Girl
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