... and had poor hygiene. He struggled daily with the guidance counselors, parents, students, racism, and faculty members in a year that also took the lives of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy. Jim Haskins rose above this adversity to teach children in an ever-changing society. I have selected six different highlights from the book that really caught my attention. The first ... ...

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