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