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Title: Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman ISBN: 0-06-447213-2 Publisher: HarperTempest Pub. Date: 09 October, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.26 (107 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Stuck in Neutral
Comment: This book is about a helpless bot named Shawn. ha is almost 15 and has spent his entire life in a wheelchair. He has a mental disorder. He was born with damage to his brain and is unable to control hismovements. In other words he is paralyzed. His life is only in his head. There is one special thing about his condition. He has the ability to remebered everything since the age of three. However, after his father published a book on a father who murdered his mentally challenged son Shawn and his family believe that Shawn's father will do the same. In the end his father is alone with alone with Shawn and expressing his love to Shawn. that ws as far as it goes we don't know if Shawn was killed.
My favorite part of this story is when he describes his life. Even though he is fully paralyzed he still has a fun. He doesn't want to die, he wants to live and be happy. This book brought me into his life and I never realised that I was only reading.
It is my favorite because this brought me into reading not only adventure books, but stories about life. The words and events in this book were so exciting and sad at the same time. I would read it again and again. He described his life as if he was perfectly normal and then as a doll that was useless.
Rating: 4
Summary: Stuck In Neutral
Comment: Stuck In Neutral,written by Terry Trueman,is a heart-touching,moving novel. This novel describes a fourteen-year-old boy that has Cerebral Palsy(CP). Unfortunately for Shawn McDaniel he can't voluntarly move anything,including his eyes or head. Shawn lives life sheltered and unable to express himself. The book is based on the troubles he has with his life. Shawn's father,Sydney McDaniel is a nationally known poet who wants to put an end to his son's suffering out of deep love and emotion. Shawn is left with the evil thought that his dad is trying to kill him.
I beleive the the plot of Stuck In Neutral is intensly moving. Although the book is not a plot driven story,but is more about the characters and their emotions. Shawn lives with his mother,brother,and sister. His mom and dad are divorced, so his dad lives separately. Mr. McDaniel can't withstand it when Shawn has his daily seizures. Mr. McDaniel believes that his hopeless son should'nt suffer like that. Shawn is the exact opposite;he loves his seizures. He loves it when his soul leaves hisbody and visits a dreamful place. Every so often,when Mr.NcDaniel decides to visit Shawn, he explains to his son that he loves him dearly. Mr. McDaniel always wishes that Shawn was a normal kid. At one point, Shawn's father actually wishes that he could switch bodies with his helpless son. Throughout the book, Shawn lives with the question in his head, am I going to live the rest of my life.
I believed throughout the book, the characters were extremely well developed. Their physical description was not only developed, but their mental descrition was also described. As soon as I picked up the book, Shawn was a developed, well thought out character. Shawn has this gift or special ability to think and analyze verbalized information. When something is said to him he automatically stores it in his brain. It's unfortunate fo Shawn because he cant express himself as a human being. Shawn can understand everything that is said to him,but he cant respond. I believe that Shawn could definately be a real person in real life. Shawn stands as the protagonist and the main character in Stuck In Neutral. Shawn's dad is also one of the main characters in the novel. I ne the book Mr.McDaniel is strange towards his son. He acts mushy to him because of Shawn's horrible disease. This strange behavior, has Shawn worried that his dad might be out to kill him because he doesnt want him to suffer.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Very Good Book
Comment: Stuck in Neutral is book told inside the mind of Shawn McDaniel. He is paralyzed from cerebral palsy and can't control any of his body parts except for his mind. No one knows what he's like and think he's retarded and dumb. But he's really intelligent and remembers everything he ever heard.
I liked the book because Shawn had a good personality and was funny. It was entertaining and easy to read. Trueman goes into a lot of detail explaining what Shawn's seizures and classes are like. He makes you realize what parents go through when they have a disabled child. He makes you wonder when you see a disabled person what is going in their mind. I didn't like the end of the book because it leaves you wondering what really happened. I would recommend this book for young teenagers and adults.
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