The disease severely crippled his son and threatened to overwhelm Trueman, who eventually turned his shock and grief into a narrative poem, Sheehan, which in turn grew to become the novel, Stuck in Neutral. The acclaim and impact that book had inspired two other companion novels for teens, Cruise Control and Life Happens Next , as well as a non-fiction book about his son, Sheehan: Heartbreak and Redemption Trueman's favorite author is Charles Bukowski.
Like Bukowski, Trueman had written his whole life but only gained recognition later, when he was His latest work is poetry for adults, Where's the Fire Early life He spent his childhood growing-up in the northern suburbs of Seattle, Washington with his parents both deceased , father Sydney M. Trueman and mother Jeanne LaPine Trueman. He has one sister, Cynthia M. 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. Teen Book Fest is made possible by donations from individuals like yourself!
Donation is as easy as choosing an amount below. To get all of the latest info about upcoming or future Teen Book Fest events delivered right to your inbox, subscribe to our email newsletter! Home Authors Single Author. Terry Trueman. I added up the other day all the visits I've made to various schools, conferences, and other events since Stuck in Neutral came out in June of ; there've been over venues, most of them with at least two or three hosts, so we're talking hundreds of visits, and I've NEVER been treated better nor had more fun than I did at the first ever TBF in Rochester in April The TBF committee and the incredible volunteers, both teens and adults, made us writers feel more than welcome and attended to our every need.
Cruise Control Realistic Fiction Recommended for teens How sick is this: I'm the major jock-stud in a high school of over eighteen hundred kids, but my brother has the brain of a badminton birdie and a body to match. When we asked our authors what they were or might have been voted in HS, Terry answered Least likely to succeed. Subscribe To get all of the latest info about upcoming or future Teen Book Fest events delivered right to your inbox, subscribe to our email newsletter!
Email Address. Featured Book. Top Tier Sponsors. Get Involved Donate or Sponsor. To get all the latest info delivered right to your inbox, subscribe to our email newsletter! All rights reserved. Trueman's favorite author is Charles Bukowski. Like Bukowski, Trueman had written his whole life but only gained recognition later, when he was And "ant-god to the rescue" new writings He spent his childhood growing-up in the northern suburbs of Seattle, Washington with his parents both deceased , father Sydney M.
Trueman and mother Jeanne LaPine Trueman. He has one sister, Cynthia M. His interests in growing-up included, sports, both playing and spectating, as well as many social activities. On his mother's side, his family goes back several generations in the Pacific Northwest, mainly in Seattle, and includes a direct ancestral relation to the Pankhursts of England, prominent leaders of the Women's Suffrage Movement in the early 20th century.
Trueman struggled in school, especially during middle school and high school, but graduated from Shoreline H.
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