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“Children know you ought to be fair. Especially fifth graders. I love fifth graders. They know that bullying is wrong. They know that you should praise one another, and that differences make a strong community. So sometimes I feel as though I can't wait for the fifth graders to grow up and rule the world.”

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Jewell Parker Rhodes
Jewell Parker Rhodes

Jewell Parker Rhodes is an American novelist born in 1954. Her works primarily focus on themes of race, identity, and history, known for their profound social insight and rich imagination. more

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