Catherynne M. Valente Quotes

So my name is Scout. Yeah, my mom read To Kill a Mockingbird. Leave it to her to think 5th grade required reading is totally deep.

Catherynne M. Valente

• Reading
• Mom
• Deep
• Scout
• To Kill a Mockingbird
• 5th Grade

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• So my name is Scout. Yeah, my mom read To Kill a Mockingbird. Leave it to her to think 5th grade required reading is totally deep.

  

  Catherynne M. Valente
  • Reading
  • Mom
  • Deep