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Tom Cruise has worked hard to become a successful movie star. He comes from a broken home, and he struggled in school. But at age 17, he went to New York and quickly received a leading part in his first film, Taps. Tom moved on from young-boy roles in films like The Outsiders and Risky Business to more serious adult parts in Top Gun, Rain Man, and Born on the Fourth of July.

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Tom Cruise has worked hard to become a successful movie star. He comes from a broken home, and he struggled in school. But at age 17, he went to New York and quickly received a leading part in his first film, Taps. Tom moved on from young-boy roles in films like The Outsiders and Risky Business to more serious adult parts in Top Gun, Rain Man, and Born on the Fourth of July.

"Livewire" is a series of reading materials with a teenage or adult interest level designed specifically for people with reading ages of nine or ten. Livewire aims to engage the interest of the reader in a non-patronizing way, and lead towards the attainment of a higher reading ability. It is accessible in layout and design, and there are many facts and illustrations. All "Livewire" books have been written by qualified special needs teachers and have been designed, checked and graded in association with the Basic Skills Agency. The "Real Lives" series offers biographies in the categories of: sport; film and music; and politics and history.

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