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A well-bred young English lad living in lower Manhattan tries to gain acceptance from his not-so-well-bred peers at school.
Father Son Relationship
Divorced Parents
Probation
Street Kid
Peer Pressure
Assimilation
Breaking And Entering
Courage
Urban Neighborhood
School Yard
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