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Peer reviewedWolff, Virginia Euwer – ALAN Review, 1991
Describes writing a novel about the "expectancy-loss" burden of a special needs student and the "teratophobia" of ordinary people. Discusses examples in literature, such as Charles Dickens's character Tiny Tim. Explores special needs student's way of awkwardly examining his life, as well as the trials of an author trying to…
Descriptors: Descriptive Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Novels, Social Bias
