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The Tooth

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Marissa loves candy – maybe too much. When she wakes up with a toothache, her mother takes her to the dentist, and on the way, Marissa notices a man sitting on a grate on the sidewalk to keep warm. So begins a day that Marissa will never forget.

Written by: Avi Slodovnick
Illustrated by: Manon Gauthier
Published by: Kane/Miller Book Publishers
Read by: Annette Bening