Movie: The Education of Shelby Knox

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Shelby Knox
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    A 15-year-old girl's transformation from conservative Southern Baptist to liberal Christian and ardent feminist parallels her fight for sex education and gay rights in Lubbock, Texas.

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    2005-06-21

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    5.5

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