Amanda Plummer, Sully Diaz, Alexis Cruz. Based on a short story by Charles Baxter.
Summary:
Ricky, a tough Hispanic boy in an inner-city school, finds his life transformed by a mysterious and magical substitute teacher, Miss Ferenczi. She shows him the often overlooked beauty and magic in the world and his potential to accomplish his dreams, and with her help Ricky and his friends learn to value each other.
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