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Accidents of Nature
Harriet Mcbryde Johnson
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Description for Accidents of Nature
Paperback. Seventeen-year-old Jean has cerebral palsy and gets around in a wheelchair, but she's always believed she's just the same as everyone else. She arrives at Camp Courage and meets Sara. Sara has radical theories about how people fit into society. As Jean joins a community unlike any she has ever imagined, she comes to question her old beliefs. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: YFB; YXF. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170.
Seventeen-year-old Jean has cerebral palsy and gets around in a wheelchair, but she's always believed she's just the same as everyone else. She goes to normal school and has normal friends. She's never really known another disabled person before she arrives at Camp Courage. But there Jean meets Sara, who welcomes her to 'Crip Camp' and nicknames her Spazzo. Sara has radical theories about how people fit into society. She's full of rage and revolution against pitying insults and the lack of respect for people with disabilities. As Jean joins a community unlike any she has ever imagined, ... Read more
Seventeen-year-old Jean has cerebral palsy and gets around in a wheelchair, but she's always believed she's just the same as everyone else. She goes to normal school and has normal friends. She's never really known another disabled person before she arrives at Camp Courage. But there Jean meets Sara, who welcomes her to 'Crip Camp' and nicknames her Spazzo. Sara has radical theories about how people fit into society. She's full of rage and revolution against pitying insults and the lack of respect for people with disabilities. As Jean joins a community unlike any she has ever imagined, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Andersen Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781842707418
SKU
V9781842707418
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About Harriet Mcbryde Johnson
Harriet McBryde Johnson went to schools for children with disabilities until age thirteen and to a cross-disability summer camp until age seventeen. She kept in contact with some of her friends from those times throughout her life. Having continued her education in regular schools, she became a lawyer in 1985. Ms. Johnson wrote for the New York Times Magazine and ... Read more
Reviews for Accidents of Nature
"an edgy and compelling narrative that will prompt readers to re-evaluate their own attitudes and assumptions."
Kate Agnew
Guardian
"It blew my mind! It's an extraordinary book - honest and tough, heartbreaking and cruel and it made me re-think so much."
Wendy Cooling "Whatever your situation, this subversive and mind-shattering novel will change your views forever. ... Read more
Kate Agnew
Guardian
"It blew my mind! It's an extraordinary book - honest and tough, heartbreaking and cruel and it made me re-think so much."
Wendy Cooling "Whatever your situation, this subversive and mind-shattering novel will change your views forever. ... Read more