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When he becomes stronger but slower, Terry must deal with being moved from defensive safety to offensive tackle on his football team and with the fact that his younger brother, who was born with Down's Syndrome, is becoming a faster runner.

Go back to 1986 when Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunn first met while in high school. Dissatisfied with their being stuck in remedial classes, the dense duo sets out to prove that they can attend classes with their peers of normal intelligence. Along the way, they encounter a greedy principal played and a friendly janitor who takes Lloyd under his wing.

Of Mice And Men: Tells a story about the strange relationship of two migrant workers who are able to realize their dreams of an easy life until one of them succumbs to his weakness for soft, helpless creatures and strangles a farmer's wife.Cannery Row: Among the unforgettable denizens of Cannery Row are Lee Chong, the grocer; Doc, a young marine biologist who surprisingly finds love; and Dora Flood, the flamboyant proprietress of a bordello.

As he tries to come to terms with his mother's death, Vernon finds solace in his growing relationship with the neighborhood "outcasts,"

"Everyone on Earth is different. Kids who have someone in their family with Down syndrome might wonder about their family member's unique differences. This title will help children who have questions about Down syndrome. What is it and how is their family member different? How can young readers respond to questions from their own friends about their family member? The age-appropriate text and full-color photographs presented in this sensitively written...

When a thirty-year-old retarded man involved with a rich woman suddenly is missing, a sidewalk artist and the local policeman try to find him before he is placed in more danger.

Dominick can't remember a time when he wasn't a little slow, but Eugene can. He remembers the night in their childhood when an accident left Dominick partially brain damaged. Ever since then there's been a special bond between the twin brothers. Now they're on their own, living together in a working class neighborhood in Pittsburgh where Eugene is a medical student, and it's Dominick's job as a garbage collector that's putting Eugene through school....

Three unlikely colleagues -- a beautiful young FBI agent, a brilliant scientist who's spent the last 17 years in a mental institution, and the scientist's sardonic son -- investigate a series of bizarre deaths and disasters known as 'the pattern.' Someone is using our world as an experimental lab. And all clues lead to Massive Dynamic, a shadowy global corporation that may be more powerful than any nation.