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Last published Tue, Dec 12, 2017
A heartwarming fictional story about Kalila Harrison, a young teen with Cleidocranial displaysia. CCD is a genetic mutation that causes someone to have little to no collar bones and for their teeth to come in incorrectly. Kalila is insanely insecure about her condition and has reason to be. Almost every social interaction is a nightmare for her; but school is the worst of them all.
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