Charlsie, a young boy with Down's syndrome, has an infectious chuckle that helps the members of the Town Council stop arguing long enough to solve some serious problems.
Thirteen-year-old Delrita, whose unhappy life has caused her to hide from the world, loves her uncle Punky but sometimes feels ashamed of his behavior because he has Down's syndrome.
A detective's professional objectivity mixes with his emotions during his search for Debbie, a retarded child who is reported missing, but not particularly missed, by her parents and siblings.
In 1924, twelve-year-old Ruthie finds her life in a small Oklahoma town complicated by the behavior of her older sister Daphne, an object of ridicule and dislike because of her limited mental abilities.
An eighteen-year-old mentally retarded girl has problems adjusting to her job as an aide in a nursing home but soon finds that it brings her friendship and a feeling of self-worth for the first time in her life.
