Mark Twain's
Tragedy in the Graveyard

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Honors & Awards:
Silver Apple - National Education Media Network
Finalist - Birmingham International Educational Film Festival

Running Time: 40 minutes

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Young Angie McCullough has a problem. She's flunking English, and she's desperate. She'll do anything--lie to her teacher--steal from a friend--anything except tell the truth. But what she didn't count on was stepping through the wrong door and coming face-to-face with Mark Twain in a lonely graveyard...

Mark Twain's Tragedy in the Graveyard is a marvelous mixture of entertainment and education. English teachers will love it because of its clear presentation of the basics of good writing, taught by the Father of the American Novel--Mark Twain. Students will love it because of its fun, light presentation. And parents will love it because of its moral...

Tragedy in the Graveyard is 40 minutes of laughter and learning. But more than that, it promotes an important moral lesson: tell the truth, no matter what the cost.


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