The following editorial is from the opinion page of The Republican newspaper in Springfield. It reflects views of the newspaper’s leadership and not necessarily those of MassLive. Readers are invited to share their opinions by emailing to letters@repub.com .

Springfield teachers would be wise to seize the opportunity that a new novel for children presents. Rodney Jenkins published “The Aluminum Foil Boy” this August after his Springfield nephew shared his sense of loneliness and being unheard and unseen in the city.

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