people with mental disabilities

A homework pack that contains book and audio versions of "The Summer of the Swans," in which a teenage girl gains new insight into herself and her family when her mentally handicapped brother gets lost; and includes a student worksheet and teacher's guide.

For a tribute to his mother, a dead rock star, fifteen-year-old Grady returns to Seattle, where he faces his mixed feelings for his retarded younger half-brother Louie while pondering his own future.

When the University of Alabama's football team drafts Forrest and makes him a star, that's only the beginning.

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

"Graduating from their school's special education program, Quincy and Biddy are placed together in their first independent apartment and discover unexpected things they have in common in the face of past challenges and a harrowing trauma"--OCLC.

Presents the classic novel by William Faulkner about the tragic life of Caddy Compson, as told through her three brothers--neurotic, suicidal Quentin; mentally-disabled Bengy; and brutal Jason.

A collection of twenty-four essays that provides varying perspectives on issues related to mental illness, discussing what causes it, if it should be treated, is involuntary treatment ethical, and the issues with mental illness and violence.

"Janine is one of a kind. She focuses on the positive while navigating life with disabilities. She makes a difference just by being herself"--Provided by publisher.

The revelatory, poignant story of Rosemary Kennedy, the eldest and eventually secreted-away Kennedy daughter, and how her life transformed her family, its women especially, and an entire nation.

Meet Forrest Gump, the lovable, herculean, and surprisingly savvy hero of this remarkable comic odyssey. After accidentally becoming the star of University of Alabama's football team, Forrest goes on to become a Vietnam War hero, a world-class Ping-Pong player, a villainous wrestler, and a business tycoon -- as he wonders with childlike wisdom at the insanity all around him. In between misadventures, he manages to compare battle scars with Lyndon Johnson, discover the truth about Richard Nixon, and survive the ups and downs of remaining true to his only love, Jenny, on an extraordinary journey through three decades of the American cultural landscape. Forrest Gump has one heck of a story to tell -- and you've got to read it to believe it ...