FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. In 1922 Petey, who has cerebral palsy, is misdiagnosed and institutionalized. Sixty years later, still in the institution, he befriends a boy and shares with him the joys of life.
--This text refers to the
School & Library Binding
edition.
Ben Mikaelsen has won the International Reading Association Award and the Western Writers Golden Spur Award. His novels have won critical acclaim, as well as several state reader's choice awards. These novels include Rescue Josh McGuire, Sparrow Hawk Red, Stranded, Countdown, Petey, and Touching Spirit Bear. Ben's articles and photos appear in numerous magazines around the world. Ben and his wife, Melanie, live in a log cabin near Bozeman, Montana, with a 700-pound black bear they have adopted and raised.





