Clarence and Angel
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Duration: 75
Year Published: 1980
Creator: texture
Format: 16mm
Color: Color
Sound: sound
Description: Clarence, a black 12-year-old from a family of migrant workers, goes to school for the first time in New York City. Although bright, he cannot read or write and reacts furiously when the other students taunt him. Exiled to the hall for his behavior, Clarence meets Angel, a hyperactive, wildly imaginative Puerto Rican boy who completes his assignments so fast that he becomes restless and unruly. Clarence and Angel become friends and Angel takes the responsibility of teaching Clarence how to read. (Circulates)
Complete Record: Clarence, a black 12-year-old from a family of migrant workers, goes to school for the first time in New York City. Although bright, he cannot read or write and reacts furiously when the other students taunt him. Exiled to the hall for his behavior, Clarence meets Angel, a hyperactive, wildly imaginative Puerto Rican boy who completes his assignments so fast that he becomes restless and unruly. Clarence and Angel become friends and Angel takes the responsibility of teaching Clarence how to read. (Circulates) NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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