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When I was a boy about 11, I committed a crime that changed my life. I stole a book. I found it in another kid's desk and began reading, hiding it behind some boring textbook, and couldn't give it up.

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When I was a boy about 11, I committed a crime that changed my life. I stole a book. I was a book thief. I found it in another kid’s desk and began reading, hiding it behind some boring textbook, and ...

When I was a boy about 11, I committed a crime that changed my life. I stole a book. I was a book thief. I found it in another kid’s desk and began reading, hiding it behind some boring textbook, and ...

When I was a boy about 11, I committed a crime that changed my life. I stole a book. I was a book thief. I found it in another kid's desk and began reading, hiding it behind some boring textbook, and ...