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The Transformative Power of Teachers and Literature
Francisco Jiménez

Francisco Jiménez, an award-winning author who began his life in the United States as a migrant farm worker, recounts two childhood experiences with teachers who helped shape his attitude toward literature and motivated him to become a teacher and a riter.

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TP, Volume 15, Number 2, April/May 2004

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