Cory Thomas
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African American sixth-grader Kenny Wright wishes he was a famous superhero, but he's actually a regular kid who lives with his grandmother and struggles to fit in at his Washington, D.C. inner-city school. This year Kenny has to deal with a dilapidated school, a bully, and the potential loss of his favorite principal.
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Terry Crews is a new kid at Rock City Academy and he has big dreams to be an artist, an athlete, and a scientist. When a school counselor deflates his dreams before he can get started on them, Terry turns to a bully for friendship and makes a series of unfortunate choices that hurt others. Terry soon repents and gains a new friend in geeky Xander and Rani and they form a group to compete in the school talent show. Though it takes time, Terry finds...