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FEARS OF THE EIGHTH GRADE by TOI DERRICOTTE

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First Line: WHEN I ASK WHAT THINGS THEY FEAR
Last Line: The dead rising from the boiling seas
Subject(s): EDUCATION; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;
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https://www.google.com/books/edition/Learning_by_Heart/OUPh2C8hzk4C?q=derricotte+WHEN+I+ASK+WHAT+THINGS+THEY+FEAR&gbpv=1#f=false


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