While removing the tonsils (tonsillectomy) is sometimes recommended for tonsil stones, this carries a significant risk of pain and bleeding and should only be used as an absolute last resort, if at all. Also, you are still at risks of strep throat without tonsils, a deadly mouth disease almost similar to sore throat.
Running Out of Time is a novel by Margaret Peterson Haddix, published in 1996.
Strouse wrote both the music and lyrics for OffâBroadway's Mayor (1985), an adaptation of Ed Koch's book, and teamed again with Martin Charnin to create Annie Warbucks (1993), the stage sequel to Annie.