Bound To Stay Bound

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 Petey
 Author: Mikaelsen, Ben

 Publisher:  Little, Brown (2010)

 Classification: Fiction
 Physical Description: 280 p.,  20 cm

 BTSB No: 642556 ISBN: 9780786804269
 Ages: 10-16 Grades: 5-11

 Subjects:
 Cerebral palsy -- Fiction
 People with disabilities -- Fiction
 Old age -- Fiction

Price: $6.55

Summary:
In 1922, at the age of two, Petey's distraught parents commit him to the state's insane asylum, unaware that their son is actually suffering from severe cerebral palsy. Bound by his wheelchair and struggling to communicate with the people around him, Petey finds a way to remain kind and generous despite the horrific conditions in his new "home."

Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: MG
   Reading Level: 4.80
   Points: 6.0   Quiz: 34834

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (09/01/98)
   School Library Journal (+) (00/11/98)
   Booklist (11/01/98)
 The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (A) (00/10/98)

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