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Tortuga
1979
197 pages
FictionAccident victimsHospital patientsTeenage boysDiving accidentsRomansEnfants handicapésFiction, coming of ageFiction, biographicalNew mexico, fictionChildren with disabilitiesChildren
A sixteen-year-old boy, nicknamed after the mountain Tortuga because he is encased in a full-body cast, embarks on a journey of spiritual and physical recovery in a hospital for crippled children after being paralyzed in a swimming accident.
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