Joanna C. Valente

Poem: Nobody Cares About Skeeter Valentine

August 8, 2016May 14, 2019 Joanna C. ValenteComments Off

A poem for Nickelodeon’s ‘Doug.’

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Poem: Nobody Cares About Skeeter Valentine

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