Petey

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Summary: Good
Review: This was a good book but everything kinda goes by too fast.

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Summary: A Touching Story of Petey's Life
Review: After beginning the astonishing novel "Petey," Written by Ben Mikaelsen It is 280 pages. I couldn't put the book down. This book takes place in 1922. Petey has cerebral Palsy. Petey was misdiagnosed for being an idiot. At the age of two, his parents Sara and Roy Corbin had to give him up because they could no longer support Petey, Billy and Cathy at the same time. So they decided to give Petey up to Warm Springs Insane Asylum.

"Petey" is about a man that spends all of his life growing up in a mental institution and in a nursing home. Doctor misdiagnosed him at birth as being an idiot, but has Cerebral Palsy. When Petey was moved to the men's ward he meets his best friend Calvin Anderson. Calvin and Petey did everything together. They watched movies; play outside even though they were in wheelchairs. They even play with fake gun given to them by Owens. Calvin taught Petey how to talk. After that Petey called Calvin "Ieeekk." After Calvin moved to a different nursing home, Petey moved to a different nursing home. Petey meet a woman named Sally.

Petey loved to go sit out on the lawn and enjoy the weather. One day some school bullies named Kenny, Bud, and String. They hid behind a pine tree and started to throw some snowballs at Petey. On the way home Trevor Ladd noticed the bullies throwing the snowballs at Petey. So therefore Trevor protected him and yelled for help. Then Sally came out and said "Get away form Petey" because she thought he was attacking him. When Sally asked Petey if he was the one hurting him, In Petey language he said "oooo, oooo." (Meant no) So after that Sally what'd Trevor to come back to visit him. Trevor comes back even though he did not want to.

After all of this Petey befriends Trevor. And they become best friends. Trevor takes Petey on walks, Petey wheelchair becomes very old and it is falling apart on the walks. Trevor gets the idea of getting a wheelchair for Petey. So he makes a few calls to some people and he finds out how much a wheelchair costs. So he contacts the newspaper and sees if they could make an article about Petey. And at the same time Trevor was trying to find Petey old friend Calvin. He talk to Owens (One if the people that took care of Petey and Calvin) about Calvin and Trevor make some more phone calls to see if he could locate Calvin Anderson. Trevor eventually finds out were Calvin was located. A little while after this Trevor gets enough money for the wheelchair. Calvin was located only a few hundred miles away. After he found out were Calvin was he arranged for Calvin to come and see Petey. But when Calvin got there and the day was though they found out that there was no place for Calvin to stay. So Trevor says that he could stay at his house. When they got to his house his parents said "he not staying with us" But of course Trevor didn't listen to what his parents said.

After Calvin, went back to his nursing home. Petey became ill and was not getting better. He had a fever, the chills. So Trevor gave Sally his number and said "if he gets any worse call me" So one night he gets a call from Sally say that he should get down to the nursing home as soon as possible. Trevor rides his bike down there as fast as he could. His parents see that he was leaving and so they followed him to the nursing home. They see how much Trevor loves him. But before Petey dies Trevor asked Petey if he would be his grandfather since he had no grandpa. Of course, Petey said yes. Then Petey dies.

Personally I loved this book because it had a different view of life. It was set to Petey's point of view. Most of everything was just happy because Petey was always happy even though everything bad was happening to him. That was a powerful thing to me because I can think negative things when bad things are happening to me but it taught me to always think passive! That is what I think what the author what'd me to learn for the book and that we should no jug a person of there look because Petey was truly deformed.

Overall this book is a very emotionally journey of what Petey had to go though in his life. And all the things that he went though and the friends he had lost. So he was very happy that Trevor decides to come back and became friends.

Rating:
Summary: A Touching Story of Petey's Life
Review: After beginning the astonishing novel "Petey," Written by Ben Mikaelsen It is 280 pages. I couldn't put the book down. This book takes place in 1922. Petey has cerebral Palsy. Petey was misdiagnosed for being an idiot. At the age of two, his parents Sara and Roy Corbin had to give him up because they could no longer support Petey, Billy and Cathy at the same time. So they decided to give Petey up to Warm Springs Insane Asylum.

"Petey" is about a man that spends all of his life growing up in a mental institution and in a nursing home. Doctor misdiagnosed him at birth as being an idiot, but has Cerebral Palsy. When Petey was moved to the men's ward he meets his best friend Calvin Anderson. Calvin and Petey did everything together. They watched movies; play outside even though they were in wheelchairs. They even play with fake gun given to them by Owens. Calvin taught Petey how to talk. After that Petey called Calvin "Ieeekk." After Calvin moved to a different nursing home, Petey moved to a different nursing home. Petey meet a woman named Sally.

Petey loved to go sit out on the lawn and enjoy the weather. One day some school bullies named Kenny, Bud, and String. They hid behind a pine tree and started to throw some snowballs at Petey. On the way home Trevor Ladd noticed the bullies throwing the snowballs at Petey. So therefore Trevor protected him and yelled for help. Then Sally came out and said "Get away form Petey" because she thought he was attacking him. When Sally asked Petey if he was the one hurting him, In Petey language he said "oooo, oooo." (Meant no) So after that Sally what'd Trevor to come back to visit him. Trevor comes back even though he did not want to.

After all of this Petey befriends Trevor. And they become best friends. Trevor takes Petey on walks, Petey wheelchair becomes very old and it is falling apart on the walks. Trevor gets the idea of getting a wheelchair for Petey. So he makes a few calls to some people and he finds out how much a wheelchair costs. So he contacts the newspaper and sees if they could make an article about Petey. And at the same time Trevor was trying to find Petey old friend Calvin. He talk to Owens (One if the people that took care of Petey and Calvin) about Calvin and Trevor make some more phone calls to see if he could locate Calvin Anderson. Trevor eventually finds out were Calvin was located. A little while after this Trevor gets enough money for the wheelchair. Calvin was located only a few hundred miles away. After he found out were Calvin was he arranged for Calvin to come and see Petey. But when Calvin got there and the day was though they found out that there was no place for Calvin to stay. So Trevor says that he could stay at his house. When they got to his house his parents said "he not staying with us" But of course Trevor didn't listen to what his parents said.

After Calvin, went back to his nursing home. Petey became ill and was not getting better. He had a fever, the chills. So Trevor gave Sally his number and said "if he gets any worse call me" So one night he gets a call from Sally say that he should get down to the nursing home as soon as possible. Trevor rides his bike down there as fast as he could. His parents see that he was leaving and so they followed him to the nursing home. They see how much Trevor loves him. But before Petey dies Trevor asked Petey if he would be his grandfather since he had no grandpa. Of course, Petey said yes. Then Petey dies.

Personally I loved this book because it had a different view of life. It was set to Petey's point of view. Most of everything was just happy because Petey was always happy even though everything bad was happening to him. That was a powerful thing to me because I can think negative things when bad things are happening to me but it taught me to always think passive! That is what I think what the author what'd me to learn for the book and that we should no jug a person of there look because Petey was truly deformed.

Overall this book is a very emotionally journey of what Petey had to go though in his life. And all the things that he went though and the friends he had lost. So he was very happy that Trevor decides to come back and became friends.

Rating:
Summary: Petey will warm and touch you
Review: In the book Petey experienced lots of emotions as well as the people around him. Born with a birth defect, that we now call cerebral palsy, he was looked down upon in the human society. They at the time diagnosed him as " an idiot". His family tried very hard to take care of him plus they gave him all the attention and left the other kids to take care of themselves. Finally when the parents can no longer take care of him, they have sold everything and are out of money, they are forced to take him to a mental institution. Petey experiences so much pain and grief but at the same time with other people we has fun and happiness. He makes friends and learns to love life as it comes to him. This heart warming, touching, story is a story to touch many hearts. In my personal opinion this story if for anyone with a willing desire to find out about the hard ships and the great things in life that are there for you to experience you just need to find them. The reading is very easy and it's a great book. You will most likely enjoy this book " Petey " as much as I did.

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Summary: Petey, A touching story
Review: It's 1920 in Bozeman Alabama, and the Corbin family has just been blessed with a baby boy named Petey in a hospital. However, he looks completely different from other ordinary babies. Because of this, the doctors misdiagnose him as an idiot and think he's severely feebleminded. But Petey has a severe case of cerebral palsy, a condition that's caused by brain damage and results in poor control and weakness of the muscles before, during, or briefly after birth. Two years later, the family sends him to the Insane Asylum in Warm Springs Montana because they can't care for him anymore. That's when his new life begins.

When he gets to the Insane Asylum, he gets put in the Infant's Ward. That's when his life looks like it's going to take a turn for the worst. The room is crowded, he isn't cared for properly by the nurses, and he's lonely because he has no friends. But then he starts to become really good friends with Esteban, a worker at the hospital. But that friendship doesn't last long because Esteban has to leave the hospital. When Petey is eleven years old he gets moved to the Men's Ward.

While living in the Men's Ward, Petey makes friends with the mice and a nine-year-old boy named Calvin, who's mildly retarded and has severe club feet. They start to talk and do everything together. Petey also makes friends with Joe, Cassie, and Owen, three of the workers at the hospital. Unfortunately, they all had to leave the hospital too. After living at the hospital for a long time, Calvin and Petey get transferred to different nursing homes.

Meanwhile, in another part of the story, Trevor Lodd has just moved to Bozeman Montana because his parents want to get better jobs, and he doesn't think it's fair at all. It doesn't get any better when he's walking home from school one day, and sees three neighborhood bullies throwing snowballs at Petey who now lives at the Bozeman Nursing Home. After Trevor chases them off, he starts to become really good friends with Petey. He's determined to make Petey's life better by getting him a new wheelchair because the one he uses is old and is falling apart, and by finding Petey's old friend Calvin. Will he be able to find Calvin? Will he get him a new wheelchair? Will they still be friends?

I liked this book because it reminded me that even though I have cerebral palsy myself and can't do some of the things that normal people can do, I can still make a lot of friends, have a happy, normal, and productive life, and do a lot of other things by myself. How would you have felt if you were Petey or one of his friends? If you like to read books about amazing people who have disabilities, then read Petey and find out what happens to Petey and his friends!

--- AshleyH88

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Summary: Unable to move or talk, Petey's spirit affects many lives.
Review: Misdiagnosed as an idiot and locked in a body twisted by cerebral palsy, Petey is subjected to the inhumanity of a mental asylum for most of his childhood and adult years. He makes a friend with another child who is also in the adult ward and the two of them forge a friendship that defies their respective disabilities. A series of compassionate people come in and out of their lives to brighten their bleak existance and eventually, they are separated and sent to other placements as older adults. Years later, in a nursing home in Montana, Petey is reluctantly befriended by Trevor, a lonely teenage boy. In Petey, Trevor finds a bond he does not have with his own parents, and is determined to help reunite him with his lost friend. This story celebrates the strength of the human spirit as the author recounts in fictional form the remarkable life of a very real person. Mikaelsen expertly portrays the need to treat all people with respect and dignity and how the power of compassion and friendship can bring joy and meaning to both parties.

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Summary: PETEY
Review: OK. How do I start this off? So I was forced to read this book for 8th grade Language Arts. The plot is a good one, if Ben Mikaelsen could write. His writing if for 5th graders, however uses vocabulary for 9th graders. He doesn't describe some important parts in Peteys life and put to many characters into the book which causes confusion when he doesn't describe them. Please, save yourself the money and buy To Kill A Mockingbird instead.

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Summary: Petey By Nemo Ello Jello
Review: Petey is about a young boy who was born with cerebal palsy. His family is so poor they had to sell most of what they had to pay for his medical bills. They have to take him to a mental institution because the medical bills keep getting more exspensive. After he is at the mental institution for a while he meets this boy named Calvin, and they become really good friends. They did everything together. One day one of the nurses came in and said that Calvin was being taken away since he was getting old. Petey was very very upset. After a few months went by the same nurse came in and said that Petey was going to get to leave also. Once he got adjusted to his new home he was very happy!!!! One day when Petey was outside in the cold looking at the kids playing in the snow a kid yelled "HEY YOU" and they threw a snowball at him and he started to yelp and cry. One of the boys ran and helped Petey. They became friends and he helped him through the rest of his life!!
The book is one of my favorite books in the whole wild world!!!

Rating:
Summary: Petey, A touching story
Review: Petey is one of the most touching, saddest story I have ever read. This story is about a man named Petey who is born with a serious disease were he can do nothing, but think and lie in his bed. He makes many friends who learn to communicate and stick up for him until his last seconds in this wonderful world. This book will bring tears and a new respect for people who are different and for your own life.

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Summary: Very touching and inspiring story
Review: The book Petey was such a good book. It makes you understand that people shouldn't be mean or scared of people with cerebral palsy. People with CP go through a lot. Petey was born in 1920 with twisted features, but at the insane asylum he touched anyone who met him. His friends he met at the asylum were coming and disappearing because of reasons. Petey and his best friend Calvin went through a lot together, seeing their friends at the insane asylum come and go. Their lives were horrible and cruel, but some how they were still happy whenever a new attendent or friend came who was nice to them. Later on, Calvin and Petey are separated without knowing it. Petey's heart has been broken so many times, but altogether he's still happy and he's still making friends. Trevor, a boy who rescued Petey from snowballs thrown by bullies, never thought one old man could change his life. I recommend people read this book. It touched me deep down. If you see someone who looks like they have CP, please don't make fun of them. People, no matter what their health is, are still people. Everyone has feelings. Like I said, read this book and you'll understand. Have fun!!!!