Short story - reading, poverty, the bank?

[mangameep]

The last post reminded me of a short piece I read in a literature book in elementary school, around 1997. It was about a kid living in a poor, predominantly African-American neighborhood. He (or maybe she) could read, so he would read things for his illiterate and less literate neighbors. One woman is scared by the word "inoculation" in some

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[theatercab]

I also remember reading this in elementary school. But I don't know the name. Now it's driving me crazy.

[ynfected]

i wanna say maniac magee to this one and the post below it but im not sure.

[mangameep]

I don't think it was Maniac Magee, but I'll have another look at it.