Beschreibung:
"A book told in the voice of an individual with disabilities is a rarity. This book - so rich and full, so vivid and moving, so free of cliché, so bursting with hope - is a marvel." - Rachel Simon, New York Times bestselling author of Riding the Bus with My Sister and The Story of Beautiful Girl
Preface ix
Educator Comment xiii
Introduction xv
Chapter One | Farm and Family 1
Chapter Two | Kindergarten, Grade School and Junior High 11
Chapter Three | Freshman and Sophomore Years 32
Chapter Four | Junior and Senior Years 42
Chapter Five | Working on the Farm 58
Chapter Six | The Bay Area 66
Chapter Seven | Chico 78
Chapter Eight | People First 98
Chapter Nine | Forging the Dream 106
Chapter Ten | The American Dream Launched 130