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Accidents of Nature, by
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- Brief Synopsis:
- A fictional account of a young girl's experience at a summer camp for people with disabilities, that contains a strong dose of reality for anyone who grew up with a disability in the '60's & '70's.
- Long Synopsis:
- Jean has cerebral palsy and gets around in a wheelchair, but she's always believed she's just the same as everyone else. She goes to normal school and has normal friends She's never really known another disabled person before she arrives at Camp Courage. But there Jean meets Sara, who welcomes her to "Crip Camp" and nicknames her Spazzo. Sara has radical theories about how people fit into society. She's full of rage and revolution against pitying insults and the lack of respect for people with disabilities. As Jean joins a community unlike any she has ever imagined, she comes to question her old beliefs and look at the world in a new light. The camp session is only ten days long, but that may be all it takes to change a life forever.
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 234 Pages
- ISBN-10:
- 0805076344
- ISBN-13:
- 9780805076349
- Publisher:
- Henry Holt & Company
- Date of Addition:
- 02/09/09
- Copyright Date:
- 2006
- Copyrighted By:
- Harriet McBryde Johnson
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Teens, Disability-Related, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Donna Smith
- Proofread By:
- Shannon Reece
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