03508cam a2200733 4500 521749923 TxAuBib 20210904120000.0 ||||||s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781616203368 1616203366 B00CT9NUTI Amazon 42e895e9-1061-4388-86e3-fe3abc74c247 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1313419 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Nussbaum, Susan. Good Kings Bad Kings [Libby] : A Novel. Workman Publishing, 2013. Caregiving. Friendship. rape. Diversity. disability. mental disability. Puerto Rican. teenagers. prejudice. mental health. abuse. love. trauma. physical disability. Youth. trust. multicultural. discrimination. Social Issues. mental illness. Wheelchair. Special Education. independence. child abuse. teens. handicaps. autonomy. institutionalization. special needs children. ableism. slurs. developmentally disabled. disabled author. disabled representation. residential treatment facilities. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1593kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. Literature. HTML:<p><b>This PEN/Bellwether Prize–winning novel set in a state-run facility for disabled teenagers is "saucy, brutally funny, gritty, profane, poignant and real" (<i>The Kansas City Star</i>).</b><br /> Playwright and activist Susan Nussbaum's powerful debut novel invites us into the lives of a group of typical teenagers—alienated, funny, yearning for autonomy—except that they live in an institution for juveniles with disabilities. This unfamiliar, isolated landscape is much the same as the world outside: friendships are forged, trust is built, love affairs are kindled, and rules are broken. But those who call it home have little or no control over their fate. <i>Good Kings Bad Kings</i> challenges our definitions of what it means to be disabled in a story told with remarkable authenticity and in voices that resound with humor and spirit.<br /> "This is fiction at its best . . . Simply and breathtakingly honest . . . A stunning accomplishment." —Barbara Kingsolver<br /> "Nussbaum's dramatist skills translate powerfully into fiction as she gives voices to an infatuating cast of characters . . . This is unquestionably an authentic, galvanizing, and righteous novel." —<i>Booklist</i> (starred review)</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 13:21:58. https://samples.overdrive.com/good-kings-bad?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/good-kings-bad?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/good-kings-bad?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)