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The Alfred Summer

(1980)
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When Lester, who has cerebral palsy, and Alfred, who is mentally retarded, meet, they form a powerful friendship, and soon find allies in Myron and Claire, and together they construct a "getaway boat" to escape from social norms, in a poignant novel about a group of courageous young people who learn to overcome their limitations. Reprint.


Genre: Young Adult Fiction

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