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Holly, I understand that you are upset because Gemma pulled down your ants, but why did you think pouring motor oil inside her backpack is the way to solve the problem?

Wendelin Van Draanen

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Wendelin Van Draanen
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 6
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Novelist
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Chicago
Illinois
Upset
Backpack
Solve
Hollies
Inside
Holly
Understand
Ants
Problem
Pouring
Way
Motor
Think
Pulled
Thinking
Oil
Gemma

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