Jolie\'s a lot of things, but she knows that pretty isn\'t one of them.
She has mandibular prognathism, which is the medical term for underbite. --School Library Journal.
Readers will want to spend their time with Jolie, her family, and her friends.
This is a brisk read with real insight into friendships and young romance. --Publishers Weekly, starred reviewThe author has a light touch with heavy topics and has crafted a funny and relatable lead, well-developed secondary characters, and great story lines.
Readers will gleefully cheer Jolie on as she learns to appreciate herself for who she is.
Things like: eat every appetizer on the Applebee\'s menu and kiss her crush Noah Reed.
But since when did everything ever go exactly to plan?Filled with humor, heart--and an honest look at today\'s beauty standards--Jolie\'s journey is a true feel-good story.
Praise for Things Jolie Needs to Do Before She Bites It:Numerous laugh-aloud moments don\'t lessen the potency of the story\'s messages about beauty\'s subjectivity and overcoming fears.
She and her best friends, Evelyn and Derek, decide to make a "Things Jolie Needs to Do Before She Bites It (Which Is Super Unlikely, but Still, It Could Happen)" list.
She\'s months out from having a procedure to correct her underbite, and she cannot wait to be fixed.
Jolie becomes paralyzed with the fear that she could die under the knife.
Chewing is a pain, headaches are a common occurrence, and she\'s never been kissed.
Jolie\'s a lot of things, but she knows that pretty isn\'t one of them.
She has mandibular prognathism, which is the medical term for underbite