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The Last Word

A girl who can barely speak in class is asked to read a poem on stage in front of the entire school.

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SuspensefulHeartwarmingReflectiveInspiring

Maya freezes during a history presentation and wishes she could disappear. Then her Spanish teacher announces a poetry project — performed live, on stage, in front of everyone. There's no way out. But late one night, a blank page pulls something unexpected out of her: a poem about birds, about her dog, about Saturday mornings with her dad — and about the silence he left behind.

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Name: The Last Word
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