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Summary Of Stuck In Neutral By Terry Trueman
The book, "Stuck in Neutral" by Terry Trueman is a very touching story. A story I think people should be sharing more with others. Stuck in Neutral is about a fourteen year old boy named, Shawn McDaniel. Shawn McDaniel was born with cerebral palsy which impedes him from being able to speak, move, or communicate with others, he has no control over his body. It pretty much does everything on his own, when it wants. Everyone thinks that he is unable to understand what is being said or what goes on. However, this is the only thing Shawn can actually do. He has an amazing memory, and understands everything. Shawn's father was a writer/author, but he feels as if Shawn suffers too much whenever he has a seizure, and is very saddened because of the
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