Malorie Blackman - I read a lot of highly unsuitable books for an 11-year-old. I was desperate to re...

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I read a lot of highly unsuitable books for an 11-year-old. I was desperate to read as widely as possible. I thought, 'There are so many places I am never going to get the chance to visit, but I can if I read them.' And I did. I could go anywhere in the world - and off it - by reading.

Malorie Blackman

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Ich habe viele sehr ungeeignete Bücher für einen 11-jährigen gelesen. Ich wollte so weit wie möglich lesen. Ich dachte: "Es gibt so viele Orte, an denen ich nie die Gelegenheit bekomme zu besuchen, aber ich kann, wenn ich sie lese." Und ich tat. Ich könnte überallhin auf der Welt gehen - und zwar durch Lesen -.

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