Petey
Ben Mikaelsen
Pre teens (11+)
Fiction
Petey Corbin, born with unknown physical ailments, was taken to an institution after his parents were penniless due to his ailment. Unfortunately, in this time era (1920's) children were misdiagnosed and left in horrible conditions. Thought of as an idiot, this young boy would spend the rest of his life in a mental institution. Mikaelsen (Stranded, 1995) met the real life Petey (Clyde Cothern) and penned this amazing tale in honor of his new friend. Granted, since "Petey's" communication was limited, his friendships were formed through nurses, patients, mice, and eventually Trevor. The desire to be jovial in his unhappy environment showed Trevor life is what you make of it! This tearjerker will leave you frustrated, enraged and because of this anger more kindhearted. Mikaelsen has well-developed characters that leave the reader feeling empathetic.
Publication date: 1 September 1998 by Hyperion
ISBN: 0786804262
280 pp.
posted February 8, 2014
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