A few weeks before the school year ended, 16-year-old La’Zairia began submitting job applications to local businesses, including Kroger, Smoothie King, Target and Rue 21.
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They weren’t quite magic beans, but they did open up a new world. As Debbie Grant held the 16-ounce can of baked beans in the aisle at Kroger, four teenagers huddled around her, peering at the can's label and hanging on her every word....