- Fiction, People with disabilities, Old age, Cerebral palsy
In 1922 Petey, who has cerebral palsy, is misdiagnosed as an idiot and institutionalized; sixty years later, still in the institution, he befriends a boy and shares with him the joy of life.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and intimate.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Ben Mikaelsen
- First published
- 1998
- Pages
- 280
- Publisher
- Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media, Tandem Library, Perfection Learning Prebound
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780780799721
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