14살 소년 Shawn McDaniel의 삶은 다른 사람이 그를 보는 것처럼 고통스럽지 않다. 비록 근육을 움직일 수 없는 장애로 인해 휠체어 없이는 한 발자국도 이동할 수 없는 처지일지라도. Shawn의 아버지는 그가 언제나 괴로우며, 자신 없이는 위험에 빠질 수 밖에 없기 때문에 삶을 포기하는 것이 현명한 선택이라고 생각한다. 그러나 이 책 속에서 우리는 다른 누구도 발견하지 못했던 Shawn의 이면, 상상력 풍부하고 살아 숨쉬는 정신을 만나게 될 것이다.

Shawn McDaniel's life is not what it may seem to anyone looking at him. He is glued to his wheelchair, unable to voluntarily move a muscle—he can't even move his eyes. For all Shawn's father knows, his son may be suffering. Shawn may want a release. And as long as he is unable to communicate his true feelings to his father, Shawn's life is in danger.

To the world, Shawn's senses seem dead. Within these pages, however, we meet a side of him that no one else has seen—a spirit that is rich beyond imagining, breathing life.

The paperback features an Extras section, giving readers even more insight into Shawn's life, and includes a Q&A with Terry Trueman, as well as a sneak peek at the sequel to Stuck in Neutral, Life Happens Next.

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