Petey

First published: 1998

Description

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.

Subjects

Fiction People with disabilities Old age Cerebral palsy Juvenile fiction Reading Level-Grade 5 Reading Level-Grade 4 Reading Level-Grade 7 Reading Level-Grade 6 Reading Level-Grade 8 Children's fiction People with disabilities, fiction

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