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Neil Oxleys older sister Geraldine is coming home for the first time. Afterspending most of her life in institutions for the retarded she is finallygoing to liv... » 

Neil Oxleys older sister Geraldine is coming home for the first time. Afterspending most of her life in institutions for the retarded she is finallygoing to live with her family and adapt to the real world. Skillfuljuxtaposition of two seemingly incompatible elementslight humor and theserious theme of mental retardation . . . This is a notable piece.SchoolLibrary Journal. «