The Papaya Incident
Maya's hair had never cooperated. Not once in sixteen years of existence. The frizz was practically its own personality at this point. So when she spotted the papaya-scented hair m...
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Maya's hair had never cooperated. Not once in sixteen years of existence. The frizz was practically its own personality at this point. So when she spotted the papaya-scented hair m...
The thunder crashed and seven-year-old Maya clutched her stuffed bear Mr. Paws tightly to her chest. She sat on her porch swing, knees pulled up, watching the storm roll over the m...
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