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In 1926, a childless couple takes in an abandoned baby boy who, despite being mentally handicapped, grows to display special talents, and finds a happy niche for himself in their English countryside community.

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5 editions
  • Audiobook · English · 2001
    Chivers Children's Audio Books · 9780754065142
  • Other · English · 2017
    Crowstarver
    Penguin Books, Limited · 208 pages · 9780141368726
  • Other · English · 2012
    Crowstarver
    Random House Children's Books · 9781407099422
  • Other · English · 1999
    Crowstarver
    Penguin Random House · 192 pages · 9780552546034
  • Other · English · 1998
    Doubleday · 187 pages · 9780385410083
Savants (Savant syndrome)Juvenile fictionFictionMentally handicappedPeople with mental disabilitiesWorld War, 1939-1945Country lifeFoundlings