Teasing Trouble

Valerie Tripp. American Girl Publishing Inc, $3.99 (48pp) ISBN 978-1-58485-767-9

The latest Hopscotch Hill School title from Valerie Tripp, Teasing Trouble, illus. by Joy Allen, focuses on Hallie when she loses her two front teeth. Well-meaning class clown Spencer's jokes hurt her feelings. Miss Sparks sits the pair down to discuss how ""words can hurt and words can help.""

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