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by Raina Telgemeier
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appears in For 8 Year Olds, For 10 Year Olds, and Fiction.
Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth, and what follows is a long and frustrating journey with onagain, offagain braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear, and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. And on top of all that, there?s still more to deal...
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appears in For 8 Year Olds, For 10 Year Olds, and Fiction.
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