Pay It Foward
by Catherine Ryan Hydeliterary work· published 1999
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The story of a social studies teacher who gives an assignment to his junior high school class to think of an idea to change the world for the better, then put it into action. When one young student creates a plan for "paying forward" favors, he not only affects the life of his struggling single mother, but he sets in motion an unprecedented wave of human kindness which, unbeknownst to him, has blossomed into a profound national phenomenon.
Adaptations (1)
Pay It Foward was adapted into a 2000 film.
Pay It Forward2000 · film · 123 min · dir. Mimi Leder · IMDb ↗Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.
