RIDE THE RED CYCLE

by Harriette Gillem Robinet

Jerome, crippled since the age of two, struggles to realize his dream of riding a cycle.

34 pages, Hardcover

First published March 17, 1980

About the author

Harriette Gillem Robinet was born and raised in Washington, D.C. She spent her childhood summers in Arlington, Virginia, where her grandfather had been a slave under General Robert E. Lee.
She graduated from the College of New Rochelle, New York, and from graduate studies at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. She is a member of the National Writers Union.
She has written numerous award-winning books for children.

She and her husband live in Oak Park, Illinois, and have six children and four grandchildren.

Reviews

[Kim Kanofsky · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. Written in a time where no books were written for "special" children, it was groundbreaking and a wonderful story.