A normal adolescent is so restless and twitchy and awkward that he can mange to injure his knee--not … - Judith Viorst

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Judith Viorst

A normal adolescent is so restless and twitchy and awkward that he can mange to injure his knee--not playing soccer, not playing football--but by falling off his chair in the middle of French class.

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