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Jackson is 13 years old. He is the son of Justin and Joanna Gatlin. Jackson is always getting into trouble with friends, teachers, brothers and sisters, and his parents. After a while Jackson’s parents were so sick of him being a delinquent they sent him to boot camp. When Jackson arrived at boot camp the sergeants started yelling at him already. By the end of the day he cried so much he could fill up a lake. When Jackson went to bed, he couldn’t sleep. All he was thinking about was how much he wished he would have been a better kid.
Jackson went to boot camp for four years. When Jackson was finished with boot camp, he was a different person. He aced every assignment, he was given. He never got into trouble anymore. He would never fight with
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