Cruise Control (Stuck in Neutral, 2)

Cruise Control (Stuck in Neutral, 2) by Trueman, Terry. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780066239606.

How sick is this: Im the major jock-stud in high school, but my brother has the brain of a badminton birdie and a body to match. Ive got everything and hes got nothing. Im a three-year, three-sport letterman and Shawn cant even stand up! Like I said, sick, huh? Its hard to be a brother to someone who doesnt even know youre there. How can you talk to him when he cant understand a thing you say? How can you listen to him when he cant speak a word? How can you love him when hes so messed up, he cant love you back? And how can you have a life of your own when your father bailed on the family, leaving you to be the "man of the house"? Fueled by rage at what has happened to his family, Paul is ready to explode. And he is haunted by something even worse -- something he can never tell anyone. It is something he will have to face if he is to have any hope of a future at all. While Cruise Control is a companion to Terry Truemans Printz Honor book, Stuck in Neutral, it is the completely independent story of a familys "other" son -- the one who is healthy, gifted, normal. It is a courageously hopeful story told with power, compassion, and humor.