The youngest of three boys, Liviu Candreva is an inquisitive 12-year-old with a knack for playing practical jokes. He loves to put on his father’s glasses and mimic him, to build elaborate structures, and to read books upside down to get a laugh out of his mother.
“He’s a delightful, happy, endearing child,” said his mother, Ilene Allinger Candreva. “He can wrap anybody around his finger, he’s so charming. He looks at you with the corners of his eyes and you can’t help buy say ‘He’s such a cute baby.’”

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