And lastly, to Jon and Kai. You two are my everything, and I couldn’t pursue this writing dream without your patience and support. Thank you. I love you forever and ever. And ever.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-One
Chapter Forty-Two
Chapter Forty-Three
Chapter Forty-Four
Chapter Forty-Five
One Month Later …
Author’s Note
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Copyright
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
An imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC
120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271
Text copyright © 2021 by Marisa Reichardt
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First hardcover edition, 2021
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Names: Reichardt, Marisa, author.
Title: A shot at normal / Marisa Reichardt.
Description: First edition. | New York: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2021. | Audience: Ages 12–18. | Audience: Grades 10–12.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020006160 | ISBN 9780374380953 (hardcover)
Subjects: CYAC: After contracting measles with devastating consequences, sixteen-year-old Juniper Jade sues her anti-vaccination parents, hoping she can have a more normal life. | Anti-vaccination movement—Fiction. | Vaccination—Fiction. | Home schooling—Fiction. | Family life—California—Fiction. | California—Fiction.
Classification: LCC PZ7.1.R45 Sho 2021 | DDC [Fic]—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020006160
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