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Books were my true friends when I was 12 years old. I was so thankful that the authors wrote those books. The 【小题1】 (kind) they offered me with their books saved my life. My 【小题2】 (big) dream was to become an author. I decided I 【小题3】 (work) hard and realize my dream so that I could write books 【小题4】 would help other teenagers the way those books helped me.