No One Needed to Know ~ Copyright © 2016 by D. G. Driver.

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Published in the United States of America.

Published in ebook by Schoolwide Inc. www.schoolwide.com/zing (2016)

Cover Design by D. G. Driver

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Other novels by D. G. Driver

The Juniper Sawfeather Novels

Cry of the Sea

Whisper of the Woods

Echo of the Cliffs

Lost on the Water, A Ghost Story

Passing Notes

For my family, especially Joe

Re-tard /riˈtärd/ verb. To slow the progress of: delay.

*Webster’s Dictionary

Ri-tard /rihˈtärd/ verb. A shortened version of the word ritardando, which is a term used in music to refer to gradually becoming slower.

*www.yourdictionary.com/ritard

In 2012, the federal government enacted legislation changing the term mental retardation to intellectual disabilities in all federal law. Despite being encouraged to quickly replace all references to mental retardation and its derivatives, some state offices have still not made the changes to the less offensive term in their legislation and documents.

*http://www.specialeducationguide.com/disability-profiles/intellectual-disability/

Retard is not a noun.

Retard is not a name.