Mikaelsen, Ben, 1952-
Petey / Ben Mikaelsen. - New York : Hyperion Books for Children, 1998. - 280p
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.
0-7868-0426-2
Cerebral palsy--Fiction
Physically handicapped--Fiction
Old age--Fiction
Petey / Ben Mikaelsen. - New York : Hyperion Books for Children, 1998. - 280p
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.
0-7868-0426-2
Cerebral palsy--Fiction
Physically handicapped--Fiction
Old age--Fiction