Free as a bird

McMurchy-Barber, Gina. (Author). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: Ruby Jean Sharp comes from a time when being a developmentally disabled person could mean growing up behind locked doors and barred windows and being called names like "retard" and "moron." Born with Down's syndrome, Ruby Jean is lovingly cared for by her grandmother. But after Grandma dies when Ruby is eight, her mother takes her to Woodlands School in New Westminster, British Columbia, and never comes back. It's here in an institution that opened in 1878 and was originally called the Provincial Lunatic Asylum that Ruby Jean learns to survive isolation, boredom, and every kind of abuse. Just when she can hardly remember if she's ever been happy, she learns a lesson about patience and perseverance from an old crow.

Record details

ISBN: 9781459716537 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781554884476 (print)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 electronic text (168 p.) : ill., digital file.
Publisher: Toronto [Ont.] : Dundurn Press, c2010

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General Note:	Issued as part of the desLibris books collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also available in print version.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.