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I chose this book because of it tackles a strong subject (euthanasia), in a short number of pages.

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This novel gave me a better understanding what it is like to be paralyzed. It made me realize that people who are effected by paralyzation still understand what is going on around them, but they cannot 100% express themselves.

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The imagery in the novel is very strong because Shawn is paralyzed and is taking everything he sees around him in. One of the most strong examples of imagery is quite comedic in that he is describing the way that people who think he is mentally challenged speak to him. "When people first meet me, they usually do their Anne-Sullivan-Meeting-Hellen-Keller-in-The-Miracle-Worker routine." (Trueman 55)

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I related most to Shawn's sister, because she is the only non-adult character he focus's on. Other than that, she shares similar feelings with me about death and animals. I would act just like she did when they hit the dog with the family car because I will most likely feel remorse for not paying attention and harming something because of it

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The main conflict of the story is Euthenasia. This is when a parent of anyone wants to kill someone because of their disabilities or struggles in an attempt to end their suffering. Shawn believes his dad wants to kill him but he doesn't know for sure. Since he can't properly talk or move, he can't express what he wants to say about the subject. Trueman realistically represented Shawn's disabilities and how they get in his way of figuring out if his dad wants to kill him, and how it

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The ending of the book was a cliff hanger, which I did not appreciate. After all of his thoughts being documented about his dad trying to kill him, the reader is left off to infer whether Shawn died of a seizure or not. This was not fulfilling because the problem is never solved, instead the author decides to kill off the main character. This makes her seem lazy because she doesn't think of a solution, just a problem.

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I previously knew about Cerebral Palsy because a girl that goes to my church has it. She can't use her legs right, which I thought was all. Also, I believe we have learned a bit about it in health class last year, but I am not sure.

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I learned that Cerebral Palsy can effect all parts of your body, and not just your legs. Also, the first chapter of the book explains a portion of Seattle's landscape.

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How many people are affected by Cerebral Palsy?

It is estimated that some 500,000 children and adults in the United States manifest one or more of the symptoms of cerebral palsy. Currently, about 8,000 babies and infants are diagnosed with the condition each year. In addition, some 1,200 - 1,500 preschool age children are recognized each year to have cerebral palsy.

https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Adoption_and_Foster_Care/About_Our_Children/Disabilities/cerebral_palsy.asp

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What is the cause of Cerebral Palsy?

Cerebral Palsy is caused by brain injury or brain malformation that occurs before, during, or immediately after birth while the infant’s brain is under development. But how a brain injury affects a child’s motor functioning and intellectual abilities is highly dependent on the nature of a brain injury, where the damage occurs, and how severe it is.

http://www.cerebralpalsy.org/about-cerebral-palsy/cause

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Is there a cure for Cerebral Palsy? If not, is there a project in development for the disease?

The search for a cure for the brain damage that manifests as Cerebral Palsy, includes research on:

Understanding cause and causal pathways

Preventing brain injury and brain malformation from occurring

Intervention measures to thwart brain injury and malformation

Repairing brain cells to restore function to damaged areas of the brain

http://www.cerebralpalsy.org/about-cerebral-palsy/cure

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Cerebral Palsy is the most common disability in childhood.

https://www.cerebralpalsy.org.au/what-is-cerebral-palsy/facts-about-cerebral-palsy/

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https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/cp/data.html

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https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/cp/stories.html

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Terry Trueman represented the majority of kids with Cerebral Palsy by giving Shawn the characteristics such as not being able to move, and being weary of everything around him because he has nothing better to do than think about life. I would not wish this upon anyone because Shawn seemed scared for his life. The only thing that was inaccurate was that Shawn was telling the story. He can't write or talk.

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I recommend Stuck in Neutral to anyone who wants to know more about or know what it's like to have Cerebral Palsy. Since Shawn has nothing better to do than think, some interesting situations are explained. This book is much like The Fault in Our Stars because the main characters suffer from a disability. Warning are that there is some explanations of death, cuss words, and talk about disabilities and retardation that some may find offensive.