mentally handicapped

Lorna tells of her love for her eight-year-old sister, Mosi, who goes to a special school for mentally handicapped children.

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

Terrified that the death of the grandmother who was their guardian will separate them, twelve-year-old Mark decides to run away with his retarded younger brother.

Recounts the successes and failures of the year Lynch and her retarded sister, Mary Fran, lived together as part of a project designed to encourage Mary Fran to develop the skills necessary for a normal, independent life.

A developmentally-disabled fourteen-year-old faces the challenges of her classes at a "regular" high school, a new job, and a budding romance.

Considers physical, mental, and emotional handicaps and how people deal with them.

A slightly retarded fifteen-year-old girl tries to become a singer in order to win approval from her family and friends.

A fourteen-year-old Finnish boy experiences both pain and pleasure in his relationship with a retarded friend who possesses some rare insights.

A fifteen-year-old's letters to the one person she really cares about reflect her increasing inability to cope with the situation surrounding her special learning problems.