TY - BOOK AU - Mann,J.Albert TI - The Degenerates SN - 9781534419353 (hardcover) AV - PZ7.M31433 Deg 2020 U1 - [Fic] 23 PY - 2020///] CY - New York City PB - Atheneum Books for Young Readers KW - Inmates of institutions KW - Fiction KW - People with disabilities KW - People with mental disabilities KW - Friendship KW - Bullying KW - African Americans KW - Eugenics KW - fast KW - Historical fiction KW - lcgft KW - Young adult fiction N1 - new ya book 2022 summer; Includes bibliographical references; Ages 14 Up; Atheneum Books for Young Readers; Grades 10-12; Atheneum Books for Young Readers; HL820L; Lexile N2 - In 1928, Maxine, Rose, Alice, and London face vicious attendants and bullying older girls at the Massachusetts School for the Feeble-Minded, each determined to change her fate at all costs. Includes historical notes about eugenics ER -