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A touchingly honest, candidly hysterical memoir from breakout teen author maya van wagenen stuck at the bottom of the social ladder at pretty much the lowest level of people at school who arent paid to be here. Feb 28, 2015 edited by original author allah footage courtesy of beautiful life production special thanks to allah intelligence father by nejri earth. Vintage wisdom for a modern geek audible audiobook unabridged maya van. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading popular. Fascinating answers to intriguing questions the secret loves of geek girls.
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