Bibliograph

Jawbreaker, Christina Wyman

Type

Label

Jawbreaker, Christina Wyman

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 8-12, Farrar Straus GirouxGrades 4-6, Farrar Straus Giroux

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Jawbreaker

Oclc number

1348287182

Responsibility statement

Christina Wyman

Summary

Max Plink's life is complicated. Her parents aren't getting along. The school bullies are relentless, and her own sister is the cruelest of them. Worst of all, her mouth is a mess. With a mismatched puzzle of a jaw, Max has a Class II malocclusion, otherwise known as a severe overbite. She already has braces, which means she lives on Advil and soft foods after each orthodontist appointment. But now Max has to wear painful (and totally awkward) orthodontic headgear nicknamed "the jawbreaker." Could things get any worse? Yes. The journalism competition Max wants to enter has a video component. But being on camera means showing her face not just to her junior high classmates, but possibly the whole city. Going viral is the last thing Max needs, but winning this competition is what she wants most. Turns out, following her dreams is complicated, too

Target audience

pre adolescent

resource.variantTitle

Jaw breaker

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