Elizabeth KnoxBooks can be the people we never get to meet, ancestors or far neighbors.
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Books are a great way to learn about the world. They can tell us about places we may never get to see or people we never get to meet. They can also be an ancestor or a far neighbor. The people in books are real people who have real lives.
Source: The Vintners Luck
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