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It's such a wonderful feeling to watch a child discover that reading is a marvelous adventure rather than a chore.

Zilpha Keatley Snyder

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Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Age: 87 †
Born: 1927
Born: May 11
Died: 2014
Died: October 7
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California
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