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Edward M. Baldwin

That which even the most powerful adversaries feared in him most was never his strength, stealth, or

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KENNY HOUSTON is a white teenager with problems. His grades are in the toilet; his friend-count qualifies him for leprosy; his bathroom scale hates him; he’s been challenged to a fight more times than the heavyweight champion of the world; he has a discipline record the size of a teacher’s ego, and he’s being shipped to Lincoln High, a predominantly black alternative school in a week. Still, Kenny doesn’t care about any of that crap. All he wants to do is make it through each day without angering his mother, who hates having black neighbors and an overweight son.Tony Avery is a black man with problems too. He’s Lincoln High’s new English teacher, but he’s not very popular. He doesn’t fit in at all. Maybe it’s his style of teaching. Maybe it’s the way he corrects his students’ inferior and embarrassing speech. Whatever it is, Tony has his share of problems. The last thing he needs is for a racist student like Kenny Houston to come along.Or is it?Portraying an authentic African-American dialect, Learnt tells the story of a discouraged teacher and a troubled student learning the most valuable lessons of their lives in one of Duval County’s worst high schools. A tale that speaks out to teachers, parents, and anyone who has ever set foot in a high school classroom.READ EXCERPTMyspace Graphics
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I have spent a lot of time trying to figure out why I could not put this book down. It does have a plot and characters that will grab your heart but it is not an original story line. In Learnt Mr. Ba...
Posted by Edward M. Baldwin on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 01:32:00 PST

"A Slice of Dice" by Edward M. Baldwin

A SLICE OF DICE by Edward M. Baldwin Copyright © 2008 ADAM FISHER SAT QUIETLY IN THE BACKSEAT of the family car. He was holding his tongue as best he could, valiantly keeping his silence. This wasn't...
Posted by Edward M. Baldwin on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:48:00 PST

"Teacher Deficit Disorder" (Chap: Prologue) by Edward M. Baldwin

    Prologue Three years ago Saturday, January 29 6:25 p.m. SYLVESTER SNELLGROVE HAS BEEN A TEACHER for twenty-four years. His first five years were in the Miami-Dade school system, while ...
Posted by Edward M. Baldwin on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:57:00 PST

Interview with IREP Magazine

Interview with IREP Magazine   On November 9th, the fantastic novel by Edward M. Baldwin, "Learnt" was released to the public. This is the first novel of a true literary Futur...
Posted by Edward M. Baldwin on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 07:08:00 PST

"Victims of Shakespeare" (Chap 1) by Edward M. Baldwin

Victims of Shakespeare by Edward M. Baldwin       THE BLACK GIRL IS AN EASY TARGET, but Billy can't use a black girl right now. He knows that she is Macretia Pollard, and he eyes ...
Posted by Edward M. Baldwin on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:24:00 PST

"Learnt" (Prologue) by Edward M. Baldwin

Prologue MR. GUMBLE'S FIRST DAY at Lincoln High School, and he's showing courage. He knows he's already the students' third teacher this year. That's fine, but he's here now. Of course, there's o...
Posted by Edward M. Baldwin on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:13:00 PST

"Drop Quiz" by Edward M. Baldwin

DROP QUIZ by Edward M. Baldwin Copyright © 2007 "IS SHE . . . IS SHE DEAD?" "How should I know?" "This is not good. Not good." "She's probably dead, which means . . . no quiz, right?" "She's not dea...
Posted by Edward M. Baldwin on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 07:34:00 PST

"Winning" by Edward M. Baldwin

WINNING by Edward M. Baldwin Copyright © 2007 THE AUDITORIUM OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL was merely a cafeteria with a stage, and it was packed. Actually, it was beyond packed. Even though every teacher ...
Posted by Edward M. Baldwin on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:03:00 PST

"Valued Customer" by Edward M. Baldwin

VALUED CUSTOMER by Edward M. Baldwin Copyright ã 2006 HENRY DOOGAN WAS AN EIGHTY-ONE year old genius. Not in the traditional sense that involved theories and equations pitted against one's intellige...
Posted by Edward M. Baldwin on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:58:00 PST

"Forty-Three Dollars" by Edward M. Baldwin

FORTY-THREE DOLLARS by Edward M. Baldwin Copyright ã 2005 DEPARTMENT STORES. Malls. Game Boutiques. For his seven-year-old son, Jared, Herbert Ingalls braved them allwell, a GameStop, a Toys R Us, ...
Posted by Edward M. Baldwin on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:32:00 PST