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Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged.

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Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged.

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Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged.

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Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged.

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His mother clipped coupons from magazines and newspapers, kept a vegetable garden in the summer, and shopped at Penney’s and K-Mart. 

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His mother clipped coupons from magazines and newspapers, kept a vegetable garden in the summer, and shopped at Penney’s and K-Mart. 

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He hated the way he looked. Last week he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples

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He hated the way he looked. Last week he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples

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Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged. He hated the way he looked.

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Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged. He hated the way he looked.

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He wanted “cuts” like those he had seen on a calendar of an Aztec warrior standing on a pyramid with a woman in his arms. (Even she had cuts he could see beneath her thin dress.)

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He wanted “cuts” like those he had seen on a calendar of an Aztec warrior standing on a pyramid with a woman in his arms. (Even she had cuts he could see beneath her thin dress.)

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. He wanted “cuts” like those he had seen on a calendar of an Aztec warrior standing on a pyramid with a woman in his arms. 

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. He wanted “cuts” like those he had seen on a calendar of an Aztec warrior standing on a pyramid with a woman in his arms. 

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He spent hours in front of the mirror trying to herd his teeth into place with his thumb. He asked his mother if he could have braces, like Frankie Molina, her godson, but he asked at the wrong time. She was at the kitchen table licking the envelope to the house payment. She glared up at him. “Do you think money grows on trees?” 

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He spent hours in front of the mirror trying to herd his teeth into place with his thumb. He asked his mother if he could have braces, like Frankie Molina, her godson, but he asked at the wrong time. She was at the kitchen table licking the envelope to the house payment. She glared up at him. “Do you think money grows on trees?” 

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Alfonso studied the magazine pictures of rock stars for a hairstyle. He liked the way Prince looked – and the bass player from Los Lobos.

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Alfonso studied the magazine pictures of rock stars for a hairstyle. He liked the way Prince looked – and the bass player from Los Lobos.

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He hated the way he looked.

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He wanted "cuts" like those he had seen on an calendar of an Aztec warrior standing on a pyramid with a woman in his arms.

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He liked what he saw until he smiled and realized for the first time that his teeth were crooked, like a pile of wrecked cars. He grew depressed and turned away from the mirror.

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He liked what he saw until he smiled and realized for the first time that his teeth were crooked, like a pile of wrecked cars. He grew depressed and turned away from the mirror.

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After Alfonso judging him self a lot from his heads to his toes,he has to go pass from is self-consciousness, he would rather change him self the seeing how perfect he was. For example he said that one day he had it butched on the top, like in the magazines,also He spent hours in front of the mirror trying to herd his teeth into place with his thumb.

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Alfonso hated the way he looked from his teeth so he tried to straighten them by pushing his teeth and trying to make his teeth perfect.

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Alfonso hated the way he looked from his teeth so he tried to straighten them by pushing his teeth and trying to make his teeth perfect.

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 He hated the way he looked. Last week he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples, 

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 He hated the way he looked. Last week he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples, 

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 He liked the way Prince looked – and the bass player from Los Lobos. Alfonso thought he would look cool with his hair razored into a V in the back and streaked purple.

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 He liked the way Prince looked – and the bass player from Los Lobos. Alfonso thought he would look cool with his hair razored into a V in the back and streaked purple.

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Last week he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples.

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Last week he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples.

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He pushed for ten minutes, rested for five, and every half hour, during a radio commercial, checked to see if his smile had improved. It hadn’t.

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 Last week he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples, dark ones, so when he went swimming at the canal next summer, girls in cut-offs would notice.

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 Last week he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples, dark ones, so when he went swimming at the canal next summer, girls in cut-offs would notice.

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He liked what he saw until he smiled and realized for the first time that his teeth were crooked, like a pile of wrecked cars.

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He liked what he saw until he smiled and realized for the first time that his teeth were crooked, like a pile of wrecked cars.

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 he studied his hair from all angles in the mirror. He liked what he saw until he smiled and realized for the first time that his teeth were crooked, like a pile of wrecked cars. 

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 he studied his hair from all angles in the mirror. He liked what he saw until he smiled and realized for the first time that his teeth were crooked, like a pile of wrecked cars. 

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. He liked the way Prince looked – and the bass player from Los Lobos. Alfonso thought he would look cool with his hair razored into a V in the back and streaked purple.

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he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples

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He wanted “cuts” like those he had seen on a calendar of an Aztec warrior standing on a pyramid with a woman in his arms.

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He wanted “cuts” like those he had seen on a calendar of an Aztec warrior standing on a pyramid with a woman in his arms.

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When he was finished, he pressed a knuckle to his teeth until they tingled.  Ernie groaned and said, “Ah, man.” 

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When he was finished, he pressed a knuckle to his teeth until they tingled.  Ernie groaned and said, “Ah, man.” 

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Their family ate a lot offrijoles, which was OK because nothing else tasted so good,

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Their family ate a lot offrijoles, which was OK because nothing else tasted so good,

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Alfonso skidded to a stop and helped the kid untangle his pants from the barbed wire. The kid was grateful.

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He spent hours in front of the mirror trying to herd his teeth into place with his thumb. He asked his mother if he could have braces,

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He spent hours in front of the mirror trying to herd his teeth into place with his thumb. He asked his mother if he could have braces,

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 He liked what he saw until he smiled and realized for the first time that his teeth were crooked.

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 He liked what he saw until he smiled and realized for the first time that his teeth were crooked.

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Alfonso didn’t want to be the handsomest kid at school, but he was determined to be better-looking than average.

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Alfonso didn’t want to be the handsomest kid at school, but he was determined to be better-looking than average.

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His mother clipped coupons from magazines and newspapers, kept a vegetable garden in the summer, and shopped at Penney’s and K-Mart

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His mother clipped coupons from magazines and newspapers, kept a vegetable garden in the summer, and shopped at Penney’s and K-Mart

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But Alfonso knew Raul, a paper boy with dollar signs in his eyes, would charge him, and he had less than sixty cents, counting the soda bottles he could cash. 

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But Alfonso knew Raul, a paper boy with dollar signs in his eyes, would charge him, and he had less than sixty cents, counting the soda bottles he could cash. 

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He’d swaggered into the living room, but had stopped cold when he saw Alfonso and asked, not joking but with real concern, “Did you hurt your head at school?

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Alfonso looked over her shoulder for a long time, trying to muster enough nerve to ask her if she’d like to go bike riding tomorrow.

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He spent hours in front of the mirror trying to herd his teeth into place with his thumb.

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Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged

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Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged

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 He punched himself in the stomach, and growled, “Cuts.” Then he patted his butch and whispered, “Fresh.” 

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 He punched himself in the stomach, and growled, “Cuts.” Then he patted his butch and whispered, “Fresh.” 

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 On an impulse, he removed the chain to wipe off the gritty oil. But while he was unhooking it from the back sprocket it snapped. The chain lay in his hand like a dead snake. 

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 On an impulse, he removed the chain to wipe off the gritty oil. But while he was unhooking it from the back sprocket it snapped. The chain lay in his hand like a dead snake. 

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he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples, dark ones

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Alfonso walked with the girl and the boy as they started for home. They didn’t talk much. Every few steps, the girl, whose name was Sandra, would look at him out of the corner of her eye, and Alfonso would look away.

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Alfonso walked with the girl and the boy as they started for home. They didn’t talk much. Every few steps, the girl, whose name was Sandra, would look at him out of the corner of her eye, and Alfonso would look away.

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He wanted “cuts” like those he had seen on a calendar of an Aztec warrior standing on a pyramid with a woman in his arms.

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Alfonso couldn’t believe his luck. Now, not only did he not have an extra bike for Sandra, he had no bike for himself.

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Shyly, he asked, “You wanna go bike riding?” “Maybe.” She played with a ponytail a crossed one leg in front of the other. “But my bike has a flat.” 

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Shyly, he asked, “You wanna go bike riding?” “Maybe.” She played with a ponytail a crossed one leg in front of the other. “But my bike has a flat.” 

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Alfonso didn’t want to be the handsomest kid at school, but he was determined to be better-looking than average

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Alfonso didn’t want to be the handsomest kid at school, but he was determined to be better-looking than average

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Alfonso thought he would look cool with his hair razored into a V in the back and streaked purple.

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Alfonso thought he would look cool with his hair razored into a V in the back and streaked purple.

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she placed her hand over his, and it felt like love. 

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she placed her hand over his, and it felt like love. 

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When Alfonso asked his mom if he can get braces, Alfonso's mother yelled at him and asked him if he thinks money grows on trees. Even though he is poor, he found love at the end.

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His mouth was closed, butAlfonso was sure his teeth weren’t crooked.

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His mouth was closed, butAlfonso was sure his teeth weren’t crooked.

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Alfonso didn’t want to be the handsomest kid at school, but he was determined to be better-looking than average.

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he removed the chain to wipe off the gritty oil. But while he was unhooking it from the back sprocket it snapped. The chain lay in his hand like a dead snake. 

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he removed the chain to wipe off the gritty oil. But while he was unhooking it from the back sprocket it snapped. The chain lay in his hand like a dead snake. 

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How could he disappoint his first date? She would probably laugh.

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"Alfonso didn’t want to be the handsomest kid at school, but he was determined to be better-looking than average.

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Alfonso thought he would look cool with his hair razored into a v in the back streaked purple

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Shyly, he asked, “You wanna go bike riding?” “Maybe.” She played with a ponytail a crossed one leg in front of the other. “But my bike has a flat.”

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Shyly, he asked, “You wanna go bike riding?” “Maybe.” She played with a ponytail a crossed one leg in front of the other. “But my bike has a flat.”

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He liked what he saw until he smiled and realized for the first time that his teeth were crooked, like a pile of wrecked cars.

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He liked what he saw until he smiled and realized for the first time that his teeth were crooked, like a pile of wrecked cars.

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He spent hours in front of the mirror trying to herd his teeth into place with his thumb. 

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He spent hours in front of the mirror trying to herd his teeth into place with his thumb. 

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“She’s not the one who messed with Frostie and me,” he said finally. “You still wanna borrow my bike?”

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Why did he have to take the chain off? he scolded himself

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Why did he have to take the chain off? he scolded himself

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She looked cheerful. Alfonso told her his bike was broken and asked if she wanted to ride with him.

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Alfonso wanted to be more then hansom he wanted to be a perfectionist, but when he wanted tried to be one will cleaning his bike

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Alfonso waited a few minutes before asking, “What’s the matter?” He pretended not to be too interested. He picked up a wad of steel wool and continued cleaning the spokes. 

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Alfonso waited a few minutes before asking, “What’s the matter?” He pretended not to be too interested. He picked up a wad of steel wool and continued cleaning the spokes. 

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Ernie looked through the hedge, with one eye closed, at the girl. “She’s not the one who messed with Frostie and me,” he said finally. “You still wanna borrow my bike?” 

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Ernie looked through the hedge, with one eye closed, at the girl. “She’s not the one who messed with Frostie and me,” he said finally. “You still wanna borrow my bike?” 

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 He wanted “cuts” like those he had seen on a calendar of an Aztec warrior standing on a pyramid with a woman in his arms. (Even she had cuts he could see beneath her thin .) 

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 He wanted “cuts” like those he had seen on a calendar of an Aztec warrior standing on a pyramid with a woman in his arms. (Even she had cuts he could see beneath her thin .) 

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Whenever he ran over a pothole, which was often, she screamed with delight, and once, when it looked like they were going to crash, she placed her hand over his, and it felt like love.

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You still wanna borrow my bike?” Alfonso couldn’t believe his luck. What a brother! What a pal! 

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You still wanna borrow my bike?” Alfonso couldn’t believe his luck. What a brother! What a pal! 

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Alfonso didn’t want to be the handsomest kid at school, but he was determined to be better-looking than average.

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Alfonso didn’t want to be the handsomest kid at school, but he was determined to be better-looking than average.

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He’d swaggered into the living room, but had stopped cold when he saw Alfonso and asked, not joking but with real concern, “Did you hurt your head at school? Que paso?

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He’d swaggered into the living room, but had stopped cold when he saw Alfonso and asked, not joking but with real concern, “Did you hurt your head at school? Que paso?

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 she placed her hand over his, and it felt like love. 

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 she placed her hand over his, and it felt like love. 

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On an impulse, he removed the chain to wipe off the gritty oil. But while he was unhooking it from the back sprocket it snapped. The chain lay in his hand like a dead snake.

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On an impulse, he removed the chain to wipe off the gritty oil. But while he was unhooking it from the back sprocket it snapped. The chain lay in his hand like a dead snake.