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. What follows is a long and frustrating journey with the on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear, and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. And on top of all that, there's still more to deal with: a major earthquake, boy confusion, and friends that turn out to be not so friendly. Raina's story takes us from middle school to high school, where she discovers an artistic voice, finds out what true friendship really means and when she can finally smile.

GN410L Lexile

Decoding demand: 81 (very high) Semantic demand: 98 (very high) Syntactic demand: 62 (high) Structure demand: 87 (very high) Lexile

Accelerated Reader AR MG 2.6 1 135787.