A School of Our Own

The remarkable true story of the high school junior who started his own school—and earned acclaim nationwide—“ will make you laugh, cry and cheer” (John Merrow, author of The Influence of Teachers ). Samuel Levin, a teenager who had already achieved international fame for creating Project Sprout—the first farm-to-school lunch program in the United States—was frustrated with his own education, and saw disaffection among his peers. In response, he lobbied for and created a new school based on a fe