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Moved to another town, Jamin is now in eleventh grade, living with his alcoholic mother, and the beneficiary of court-ordered protection from his abusive father. A few more negative experiences and Jamin snaps.
Trenton McDevitt Hadley Eure Michael Criscuolo Kate Finlayson Frank J. Aard Josh Nudge Pat Hingle Richard K. Olsen Norman Shore Lou Criscuolo William Neely Paul Sincoff Tony Pender Amy Collier Michael Lynch J. Patrick Lawlor Mick McGovern Jenjer Vick Robin Cory Smith Chuck Kinlaw Tony Rivenbark Beverly Skinner Natacha van Dyke Suellen Yates Mia Hirayama Anthony Hemingway Arthur Bridgers Eliot Preschutti
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