Left under his older brother’s care when his mother dies in childbirth, Midget, a physically challenged boy, is viciously abused by his brother throughout his first fifteen years, and Midget’s only friend is an elderly boat builder.

• ISBN: 9780689801150
• Author: Bowler, Tim
• Published: 1995, Margaret K. McElderry
• Themes: challenges, Family
• Descriptors: England (UK), Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)
• No. of pages: 160