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    Learnt (Duval County Book)
    Learnt (Duval County Book)
    Learnt (Duval County Book)
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    Learnt (Duval County Book)

    By Edward M. Baldwin

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    A black English teacher whose ashamed of his dialect and a white racist student learn the most valuable lessons of their lives in one of Duval County's worst high schools.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateMar 31, 2014
    ISBN9780979407451
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