Cruise Control
By Terry Trueman
**** stars
How would you feel if your only brother couldn’t speak to you, play basketball with you, or even show that he loves you? Paul’s brother, Shawn, is so disabled that he can’t speak or walk. Paul loves his brother, but he sometimes doesn’t know why Shawn is alive. In this companion to Stuck In Neutral, we see another point of view on the life of a severely disabled boy.
This book is bittersweet. It shows the effects of having a disabled person as a brother. It gives thought to what life is about. It shows that it is possible to love a person who can’t love you back. I definitely recommend Cruise Control but Stuck In Neutral should be read first.
3 comments:
These definitely are two great books! I think they also open the door to a lot of intersting discussion about cerebral palsy, euthanasia, and quality of life.
that would be difficult to have a brother in that condition..
Yes it would be. I read that Trueman has a son who is in a vegitative state.
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