A teen-age girl gains new insight into herself and her family when her mentally handicapped brother gets lost.

Following his doctor's instructions, engaging simpleton Charlie Gordon tells his own story in semi-literate "progris riports." He dimly wants to better himself, but with an IQ of 68 can't even beat the laboratory mouse Algernon at maze-solving. Algernon is extra-clever thanks to an experimental brain operation so far tried only on animals. Charlie eagerly volunteers as the first human subject. After frustrating delays and agonies of concentration,...

An intimate portrait of two men who cherish the slim bond between them and the dream they share in a world marred by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy,and callousness. Clinging to each other in their loneliness and alienation, George and his simple-minded friend Lenny dream, as drifters will, of a place to call their own - a couple of acres and a few pigs, chickens, and rabbits back in Hill Country where land is cheap. But after they come...

Fifteen-year-old Will Bennon leaves his family and begins life as a cowboy, but his mentally challenged twin brother follows him and joins the journey.

Making friends with a mentally retarded boy helps Kate learn that the two of them have a lot in common.

This book tells the story of Penelope, a girl who has Down syndrome, her growth and development, and how she and her family are affected by her condition.

Glenn wants his developmentally disabled brother Paul to play for his high school basketball team, but can he get the rest of the squad to accept Paul as a teammate?

When he becomes stronger but slower, Terry must deal with being moved from defensive safety to offensive tackle on his football team and with the fact that his younger brother, who was born with Down's Syndrome, is becoming a faster runner.

Eleven-year-old Jennalee is jealous when a slow-thinking black man arrives in her Smoky Mountains community and claims to be the son of Uncle Beau, the owner of the general store and Jennalee's only friend.