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Almost Grown
the teenage years, for Maya
For Maya — every small thing, kept forever.
with love
Chapter One
Thirteen
Becoming a teenager
the everyday made permanent
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Your music right now
What matters to you
Fairness. Your friends. And whether the music is loud enough (it is not).
Chapter Two
Fourteen
Your people
the everyday made permanent
A passion or cause
A few words about Maya, kept here so we never forget how this felt.
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A day in your life
Chapter Three
Fifteen
A challenge you faced
A few words about Maya, kept here so we never forget how this felt.
Your style
the everyday made permanent
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Your voice, right now
Chapter Four
Sixteen
Sweet sixteen
the everyday made permanent
A taste of independence
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A taste of independence
Dreams for the future
A few words about Maya, kept here so we never forget how this felt.
Chapter Five
Seventeen
Who you've become
the everyday made permanent
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Advice you'd give
A favorite memory
Foodbuttered noodles
Colorblue, always blue
Word“actually”
BookGoodnight Moon
Chapter Six
Eighteen
All grown up
the everyday made permanent
A letter as you leave
As you leave, know this: you were never ours to keep, only to love — and we did, completely.
— with love
Your hopes, in your words
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Your hopes, in your words
The days are long, but the years are short.
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