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Ophira lands a coveted role in the school play.

Tags Embarrassment School Coming of age Proving oneself Shame Anxiety YA Sad Bittersweet

Storyteller

Ophira Eisenberg

Featured on

September 1, 2015

Recorded Date

March 19, 2009

“I wasn't the prettiest, I was no beauty, I wore my hair in long braids every day.”

Photo by Theo Welling
Ophira Eisenberg

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