Petey
By: Ben Mikaelsen
Genre: Juvenile Historical Fiction
Pages: 256
Published: 2000
Read: July
4 out of 5
1920 – A boy, Petey, was born with Cerebal Palsy and raised
in a mental institution because they thought he was an idiot. . He did learn to
communicate by nodding his head and making certain sounds. The story is about
how he befriended several staff members, a special fellow resident, and a
little boy.
My daughter
recommended it to me when she read it in junior high school. I thought it was good, but sadder than I
expected. I liked that it followed the boy’s entire life and not just a
portion. It is definitely a circle of life story.
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