Book Description
for The Alfred Summer by Jan Slepian
From the Publisher
When 14-year-old Lester, who has cerebral palsy, warned Alfred, who is mentally challenged, of danger, the two struck up a friendship. They later meet up with Myron and Claire, two other misfit adolescents who don't want to conform to the social norm. Together, they build a getaway boat and discover in the process there are many levels of heroism and definitions of special.
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