// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs Mine for Keeps a gem of a book? Yes, it's a treasure.

Mine for Keeps

First edition
Author	Jean Little
Illustrator	Lewis Parker
Language	English
Genre	Children's literature
Publisher	Little, Brown & Co.
Publication date	1962
Publication place	Canada
OCLC	522612

Mine for Keeps is a 1962 book by the Canadian children's author Jean Little. At the time she wrote Mine for Keeps, Little was teaching in a school for the disabled and she had written the book after becoming tired of reading her students books in which disabled child characters either meet deaths or recover completely (like Clara in Heidi, or Colin in The Secret Garden).

Overview

Born with cerebral palsy, nine-year-old Sally has spent the past five years at a special rehabilitation school. Her dream of living with her family instead of just visiting finally comes true when a new mainstream school opens near their home. Adjusting to her new life and the typical challenges of starting a new school and meeting new friends are heightened for Sally through the unique problems of being handicapped in the world.