Meeting the Boy from Grass Lake
At his 40th high school reunion, Todd discovers the reunion wasn't about success or old classmates—it was about belonging, and the boy he used to be.

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At his 40th high school reunion, Todd discovers the reunion wasn't about success or old classmates—it was about belonging, and the boy he used to be.
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