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Louis:
[reading his essay to the class]
I want to be just like my best friend when I grow up. He's only 10 but he looks much older. He's like the perfect grownup because on the inside, he's still just a kid. He's not afraid to learn things or try things, or to meet new people the way most grownups are. It's like he's looking at everything for the first time--because he is. And most grownups aren't like that. Most grown-ups just wanna go to work and make money and show off for the neighbors. And more than anything, he knows how to be a great friend, more than most people that look like adults. So I might not know what I wanna be when I grow up, and right now I really don't care. But I do know who I wanna be like. I wanna be like the giant. The big guy. My best friend. Jack. Thank you
[reading his essay to the class]
I want to be just like my best friend when I grow up. He's only 10 but he looks much older. He's like the perfect grownup because on the inside, he's still just a kid. He's not afraid to learn things or try things, or to meet new people the way most grownups are. It's like he's looking at everything for the first time--because he is. And most grownups aren't like that. Most grown-ups just wanna go to work and make money and show off for the neighbors. And more than anything, he knows how to be a great friend, more than most people that look like adults. So I might not know what I wanna be when I grow up, and right now I really don't care. But I do know who I wanna be like. I wanna be like the giant. The big guy. My best friend. Jack. Thank you
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I wanna be just like my best friend when I grow up
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He's only ten but he looks much older
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He's like the perfect grownup because on the inside
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he's still just a kid
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He's not afraid to learn things or try things
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Or to meet new people the way most grownups are
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It's like he's looking at everything for the first time
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because he is
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And most grownups aren't like that
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Most grownups just wanna go to work and make money
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And show off for the neighbors
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And more than anything he knows how to be a great friend
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more than most people who look like adults It's Jack
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Jack's back It's Jack
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Come in Jack
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Jack it's so good to have you back
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Sorry I'm late That's okay
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Hi Jack Hi Louie
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Movie Summary
Because of an unusual disorder that has aged him four times faster than a typical human being, a boy looks like a 40-year-old man as he starts fifth grade at public school after being homeschooled.
Actors
Miss Marquez
