Is there any evidence that this boy can actually act?

"Then again, you tell me our boy probably doesn't act or look crazy, so maybe I should forget about this place."

Cooper never took his eyes off him, and the two boys acted as if they couldn't believe what was happening.

The police believe the boys, who have been released in their parents' custody, acted alone.

A tough boy, he acts as the orphanage children's natural leader.

The old boy was acting a bit odd, people had said.

And the thing is, I've never seen those boys act that way.

In short, the best boy acts as the foreman for his/her department.

I think that the book is still very realistic and the boys are acting like animals.

A boy who had reached this stage would moreover usually be able to write, and might act as a letter writer.