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Peter Bergman Alissa Blumberg Kristofer Blumberg Mark Blumberg

The Act of Reading 2021

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'A voyage of self-discovery...'

A retired high school English teacher is confronted by a former student who failed her class 15 years prior. He then involves her in a feature-length presentation on Moby-Dick and the science of reading.

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