Best Selling Books by Terry Trueman

Stuck in Neutral, a Printz Honor Book, introduced the world to Shawn McDaniel, a fourteen-year-old kid with cerebral palsy. But what happens next? Shawn''s got a new perspective on life. But no one has a clue. That''s because they can see only his wheelchair, his limp body, his drool. What they don''t see? His brain, with perfect auditory memory. And his heart, which is in love with a girl. And his fierce belief that someday someone will realize there''s way more to him than his appearance. How do you connect with others when you can''t talk, walk, or even wave hello? In the sequel to Stuck in Neutral, which ALA Booklist called "an intense reading experience," Shawn McDaniel discovers a new definition of "normal" and finds that life happens next for everyone.

This "intense reading experience"* is a Printz Honor Book. 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. To the world, Shawn''s senses seem dead. Within these pages, however, we meet a side of him that no one else has seen—a spirit that is rich beyond imagining, breathing life. *Booklist starred review

From a Printz Honor author comes the gripping story of a boy whose mind is more dangerous than any weapon.

I heard the gunshot and I knew what had happened. Even before I made it downstairs to Dad''s office, I knew what he''d done. How do you live your life after catastrophe hits your family? How do you go back to football practice, or take a girl out on a date, or talk to your friends about normal stuff when nothing is normal anymore? Three years after his father''s death, Jordan is still wondering. But then, salvation comes—in the form of a ''76 Corvette. It''s gorgeous, it''s beautiful, it''s incredibly sexy. And so is the girl who suddenly takes notice of him. Slowly Jordan realizes that maybe, just maybe, he can start living again. But the real question is: Does he want to?

How sick is this: I''m the major jock-stud in high school, but my brother has the brain of a badminton birdie and a body to match. I''ve got everything and he''s got nothing. I''m a three-year, three-sport letterman and Shawn can''t even stand up! Like I said, sick, huh? It''s hard to be a brother to someone who doesn''t even know you''re there. How can you talk to him when he can''t understand a thing you say? How can you listen to him when he can''t speak a word? How can you love him when he''s so messed up, he can''t 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 Trueman''s Printz Honor book, Stuck in Neutral, it is the completely independent story of a family''s "other" son—the one who is healthy, gifted, normal. It is a courageously hopeful story told with power, compassion, and humor.

In baseball, fielding your position at third base is tricky—that''s why third is called "the hot corner." You have to be aware that anything can happen at any time. This should be the best year of Scott''s life: It''s his last season of varsity ball, his team is about to go to the city championship, and a pro career is on the line. Instead, everything he always counted on comes crashing down at the same time, and his whole life is like one blazing hot corner—full of deadly line drives and crazy "bad hops." Scott can''t believe the awful stuff coming his way, but it''s time to find out whether he has what it takes to play the hot corner—on the baseball diamond and off it.

The powerful story of a boy''s fear and courage in the face of a force of nature too huge to even imagine. Based on Hurricane Mitch''s devastation of Honduras in 1998, Terry Trueman''s acclaimed Hurricane is a gripping, realistic story told from the perspective of a hurricane survivor. After hours of cowering in the dark with no lights, no warmth, and the terrible noises of the rain and wind pounding on the walls, José walks out his front door and steps into a nightmare. Everything is gone. Everything except for the desperate courage of those who survived that terrifying night. But his nightmare has only begun as he and the few who are left in his small village dig for survivors, search for food and water, and try to start pulling their lives back together.

Purely fiction, these stories tell the tales of athletes in a variety of sports, including track, football, martial arts, Ping Pong, fishing, and dirt bike riding.

This anthology of short, autobiographical stories has kids’ book authors telling tales of their own real-life athletic incidents. Some are funny, some are serious, and some put their own twist on the whole “sports” concept. Eight stories from both “boys” and “girls” include tales of dodgeball, wrestling, track, softball, and ballet. Kids will relate to the struggling non-jocks as well as the athletes who take the trophy home.

SHEEHAN: HEARTBREAK AND REDEMPTION is a re-publication of the 1992 poem that inspired the Printz Honor novel STUCK IN NEUTRAL by Terry Trueman. In the second part of this e-book, based onthe 2007 Xlibris edition,is an extensive interview that includes 23 photographs relating to the real life story of Truemans son Henry Sheehan, the creation of the poem, and the remarkable history of thenovel STUCK IN NEUTRAL, an internationally beloved best seller. Soon this book will be updated with anew interview segment, in e-book format,available at www.terrytrueman.comand other e-book distributors.

The poems in this selection are NOT for teens or kids. Selected Poems for Adults by Terry Trueman.

Best known as an author of books for teens, Terry Trueman has always been a poet at heart. He has written poetry, off and on, for 50-plus years. The poems in this selection are NOT for teens or kids. Also by Terry Trueman Praise for Stuck In Neutral "Shawn will stay with readers, not for what he does, but for what he is and has made of himself." -Kirkus Reviews Praise for Inside Out "Short, sharp and shocking. It''s simply brilliant." -Pulse, Christchurch Public Library Praise for Cruise Control Cruise Control JS (starred Review) "This companion novel to Trueman''s acclaimed Stuck in Neutral . . . is a disturbing but ultimately hopeful tale about anger and love and a must read for anyone who read Stuck in Neutral . . ." -Kliatt, September 2004 Praise for No Right Turn "No Right Turn is intense and fast-paced, and just like with Trueman''s previous titles ... readers will be left thinking about the main protagonist for a long time." -TeenReads.com Praise for Sheehan "I read Sheehan yesterday-it completely overwhelmed me with its power, honesty, imagery-all of it. I could not put it down or stop reading, for even a second." -Naomi Shihab-Nye, Poet and writer For a complete list of titles visit www.terrytrueman.com

Best known as an author of books for teens, Terry Trueman has always been a poet at heart. He has written poetry, off and on, for 50-plus years. The poems in this selection are NOT for teens or kids. Also by Terry Trueman Praise for Stuck In Neutral "Shawn will stay with readers, not for what he does, but for what he is and has made of himself." -Kirkus Reviews Praise for Inside Out "Short, sharp and shocking. It''s simply brilliant." -Pulse, Christchurch Public Library Praise for Cruise Control Cruise Control JS (starred Review) "This companion novel to Trueman''s acclaimed Stuck in Neutral . . . is a disturbing but ultimately hopeful tale about anger and love and a must read for anyone who read Stuck in Neutral . . ." -Kliatt, September 2004 Praise for No Right Turn "No Right Turn is intense and fast-paced, and just like with Trueman''s previous titles ... readers will be left thinking about the main protagonist for a long time." -TeenReads.com Praise for Sheehan "I read Sheehan yesterday-it completely overwhelmed me with its power, honesty, imagery-all of it. I could not put it down or stop reading, for even a second." -Naomi Shihab-Nye, Poet and writer For a complete list of titles visit www.terrytrueman.com

Christian Pollution: Polemics & Absurdities spotlights negative aspects of American Christianity. Christians have long blamed minority Christian groups for their religion''s more racist, violent, and theocratic elements. In truth, many mainstream Christian sects share these same beliefs and seek enforcement of them through the law, yet Christians continue to claim these elements do not represent Christianity. Christianity''s misrepresentation stems from its practitioners'' misuse of philosophy to indoctrinate and convert believers by deliberately presenting Christianity''s possibility as though it were plausible, even unarguable. This dishonesty allows the religion to weave itself into the fabric of US law, oppressing individuals in a growing nationalism. We expose these irrational beliefs polluting society that allows Christians to dominate US culture and government. This collection of writings provides a pragmatic and honest look at Christianity, absent the academic and philosophic pretense that Christians have hidden behind for far too long. The growing cancer of Christian Nationalism presents a clear threat to democracy. We ask you to look at the nonsense of Christian pollution through polemic arguments and examples of its absurdity.

An aspiring author hopes that he''ll learn how to write like his favorite poet before accidentally becoming "The Kid Who Killed Cole Hardt"

Yesterday, Jose thought about music, girls and sport. But then a hurricane hits his little town and his world abruptly changes. A story of a young boy''s struggle to survive, to provide hope and leadership in a Honduran village buried in a mudslide.