Joel
Subtitle: an unexpected hero
By: Jane Butcher
Publisher: Onwards and Upwards Publishers; Onwards and Upwards
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Surrey
Language: eng
Number of pages: 154
ISBN-13: 9781907509742
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Down syndrome; Juvenile fiction; Brothers and sisters; Syndrome de Down; Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse; Frères et sœurs
Other titles: Unexpected hero
Description: "Rebecca loves her younger brother Joel, but sometimes she finds it hard to look after him--Joel has Down's syndrome. One day Rebecca and Joel discover a ring of toadstools used by elves, and find themselves transported into a magical world in which Joel is the hero. Soon Rebecca discovers that her brother possesses very special qualities that she had not noticed before ..."--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award, 2013.