skip to content
Stuck in neutral Preview this item
ClosePreview this item
Checking...

Stuck in neutral

Author: Terry Trueman
Publisher: New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, ©2000.
Edition/Format:  Print book : Fiction : Juvenile audience : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
Summary:
Fourteen-year-old Shawn McDaniel, who suffers from severe cerebral palsy and cannot function, relates his perceptions of his life, his family, and his condition, especially as he believes his father is planning to kill him.
Rating:

based on 2 rating(s) 2 with reviews

Subjects
More like this

Find a copy in the library

&AllPage.SpinnerRetrieving; Finding libraries that hold this item...

Details

Genre/Form: Fiction
Juvenile works
People with disabilities stories
Juvenile fiction
Material Type: Fiction, Juvenile audience
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Terry Trueman
ISBN: 0060285192 9780060285197 0060285184 9780060285180 0064472132 9780064472135
OCLC Number: 41924732
Notes: Companion to: Cruise control.
Sequel: Life happens next.
Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2001.
Awards: Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2001.
Target Audience: Young Adult.
Description: ix, 114 pages ; 20 cm
Responsibility: Terry Trueman.
More information:

Abstract:

Fourteen-year-old Shawn McDaniel, who suffers from severe cerebral palsy and cannot function, relates his perceptions of his life, his family, and his condition, especially as he believes his father is planning to kill him.

Reviews

User-contributed reviews

WorldCat User Reviews (2)

Washington Reads (Spring 2007) Selection

by WashingtonStateLibrary (WorldCat user published 2007-06-13) Excellent Permalink
Fourteen-year-old Shawn McDaniel has no control of his body or its functions, as he has cerebral palsy. He has a remarkable memory, mature insight and humor, but no one knows that. He loves life, and panics when he believes his father wants to kill him to end, what his father sees as suffering and pain....
Read more...  Read more...
  • 1 of 2 people found this review helpful. Did it help you? 
  •   

A nice addition to any library.

by AnchorageSchools (WorldCat user published 2009-06-18) Good Permalink

     Excellent story of a 14 year old in a wheel chair with cerebral palsy and the family life around him. No one communicates with him, they thingk he can't understand -  but he thinks and "talks" like a 14 year old. Excellent book for the upper grade levels.

  • 0 of 1 people found this review helpful. Did it help you? 
  •   

Tags

All user tags (12)

View most popular tags as: tag list | tag cloud

View all 12 tags for this item >>
Confirm this request

You may have already requested this item. Please select Ok if you would like to proceed with this request anyway.

Linked Data


\n\n

Primary Entity<\/h3>\n
<http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/oclc\/41924732<\/a>> # Stuck in neutral<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Book<\/a>, schema:CreativeWork<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nlibrary:oclcnum<\/a> \"41924732<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nlibrary:placeOfPublication<\/a> <http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/vocabulary\/countries\/nyu<\/a>> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nlibrary:placeOfPublication<\/a> <http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/New_York_City<\/a>> ; # New York<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:about<\/a> <http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/14319489#Topic\/people_with_disabilities<\/a>> ; # People with disabilities<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:about<\/a> <http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/authorities\/subjects\/sh85022104<\/a>> ; # Cerebral palsy<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:about<\/a> <http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/14319489#Topic\/young_adult_fiction_social_themes_emotions_&_feelings<\/a>> ; # YOUNG ADULT FICTION--Social Themes--Emotions & Feelings<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:about<\/a> <http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/authorities\/subjects\/sh85045906<\/a>> ; # Euthanasia<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:about<\/a> <http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/14319489#Topic\/young_adult_fiction_health_&_daily_living<\/a>> ; # YOUNG ADULT FICTION--Health & Daily Living<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:about<\/a> <http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/14319489#Topic\/physically_handicapped<\/a>> ; # Physically handicapped<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:about<\/a> <http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/14319489#Topic\/euthanasia<\/a>> ; # Euthanasia<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:about<\/a> <http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/14319489#Topic\/cerebral_palsy<\/a>> ; # Cerebral palsy<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:audience<\/a> <http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/-\/oclc\/41924732#Audience<\/a>> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:awards<\/a> \"Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2001.<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:bookEdition<\/a> \"1st ed.<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:bookFormat<\/a> bgn:PrintBook<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:contentRating<\/a> \"Young Adult.<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:copyrightYear<\/a> \"2000<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:creator<\/a> <http:\/\/viaf.org\/viaf\/60876868<\/a>> ; # Terry Trueman<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:datePublished<\/a> \"2000<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:description<\/a> \"Fourteen-year-old Shawn McDaniel, who suffers from severe cerebral palsy and cannot function, relates his perceptions of his life, his family, and his condition, especially as he believes his father is planning to kill him.<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:exampleOfWork<\/a> <http:\/\/worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/id\/14319489<\/a>> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:genre<\/a> \"People with disabilities stories<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:genre<\/a> \"Juvenile works<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:genre<\/a> \"Fiction<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:inLanguage<\/a> \"en<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Stuck in neutral<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:productID<\/a> \"41924732<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:publication<\/a> <http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/-\/oclc\/41924732#PublicationEvent\/new_york_harpercollinspublishers_2000<\/a>> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:publisher<\/a> <http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/14319489#Agent\/harpercollinspublishers<\/a>> ; # HarperCollinsPublishers<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:workExample<\/a> <http:\/\/worldcat.org\/isbn\/9780060285180<\/a>> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:workExample<\/a> <http:\/\/worldcat.org\/isbn\/9780064472135<\/a>> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:workExample<\/a> <http:\/\/worldcat.org\/isbn\/9780060285197<\/a>> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nwdrs:describedby<\/a> <http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/-\/oclc\/41924732<\/a>> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Related Entities<\/h3>\n
<http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/New_York_City<\/a>> # New York<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Place<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"New York<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/14319489#Agent\/harpercollinspublishers<\/a>> # HarperCollinsPublishers<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nbgn:Agent<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"HarperCollinsPublishers<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/14319489#Topic\/cerebral_palsy<\/a>> # Cerebral palsy<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Cerebral palsy<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/14319489#Topic\/euthanasia<\/a>> # Euthanasia<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Euthanasia<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/14319489#Topic\/people_with_disabilities<\/a>> # People with disabilities<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nrdfs:seeAlso<\/a> <http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/authorities\/subjects\/sh2008109042<\/a>> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nrdfs:seeAlso<\/a> <http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/authorities\/subjects\/sh2010105456<\/a>> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"People with disabilities<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/14319489#Topic\/physically_handicapped<\/a>> # Physically handicapped<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Physically handicapped<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/14319489#Topic\/young_adult_fiction_health_&_daily_living<\/a>> # YOUNG ADULT FICTION--Health & Daily Living<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"YOUNG ADULT FICTION--Health & Daily Living<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/14319489#Topic\/young_adult_fiction_social_themes_emotions_&_feelings<\/a>> # YOUNG ADULT FICTION--Social Themes--Emotions & Feelings<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"YOUNG ADULT FICTION--Social Themes--Emotions & Feelings<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/authorities\/subjects\/sh85022104<\/a>> # Cerebral palsy<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Cerebral palsy<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/authorities\/subjects\/sh85045906<\/a>> # Euthanasia<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Euthanasia<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/vocabulary\/countries\/nyu<\/a>>\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Place<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\ndcterms:identifier<\/a> \"nyu<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/viaf.org\/viaf\/60876868<\/a>> # Terry Trueman<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Person<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:familyName<\/a> \"Trueman<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:givenName<\/a> \"Terry<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Terry Trueman<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/worldcat.org\/isbn\/9780060285180<\/a>>\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:ProductModel<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:isbn<\/a> \"0060285184<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:isbn<\/a> \"9780060285180<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/worldcat.org\/isbn\/9780060285197<\/a>>\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:ProductModel<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:isbn<\/a> \"0060285192<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:isbn<\/a> \"9780060285197<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/worldcat.org\/isbn\/9780064472135<\/a>>\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:ProductModel<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:isbn<\/a> \"0064472132<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:isbn<\/a> \"9780064472135<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/-\/oclc\/41924732<\/a>>\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \ngenont:InformationResource<\/a>, genont:ContentTypeGenericResource<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:about<\/a> <http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/oclc\/41924732<\/a>> ; # Stuck in neutral<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:dateModified<\/a> \"2020-05-09<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nvoid:inDataset<\/a> <http:\/\/purl.oclc.org\/dataset\/WorldCat<\/a>> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/-\/oclc\/41924732#Audience<\/a>>\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:PeopleAudience<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:audienceType<\/a> \"Juvenile<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n