The Acorn People

Even though he knows the camp is for disabled children, Ron Jones anticipates sunny days of hiking, swimming, and boating as a counselor at Camp Wiggin. But he arrives and realizes how severely disabled the children are, it seems too much to bear. Until he meets his campers–The Acorn People. A group of kids who teach him that, inside, they are are the same as any average kid, and with encouragement, determination, and friendship, nothing is impossible.

A fantastic and beautiful story. – Seattle Times

Uncomfortably moving, yet told in surprisingly unsentimental terms… . Succinct and tender, it will haunt the reader long after the brief passages have been read. – Houston Chronicle

It will give your innards a bear hug… . You will read this book with a lump in your throat. – Lincoln Journal (Nebraska)