Strangers Assume My Girlfriend Is My Nurse
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With his signature acerbic wit and hilarious voice, twenty-something author, blogger, and entrepreneur Shane Burcaw is back with an essay collection about living a full life in a body that many people perceive as a tragedy. From anecdotes about first introductions where people patted him on the head instead of shaking his hand, to stories of passersby mistaking his able-bodied girlfriend for a nurse, Shane tackles awkward situations and assumptions with humor and grace.
On the surface, these essays are about day-to-day life as a wheelchair user with a degenerative disease, but they are actually about family, love, and coming of age.
Introduction. Black-and-white photographs.
ISBN: 9781626727700
JLG Release: Sep 2019
Sensitive Areas:
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Marijuana Use, Language: Strong Language, Sexual Content: Strong Sexual Content/Themes
Topics:
Memoirs
, Disabilities
, Living with a disability
, Humor
, Spinal muscular atrophy
, Dating and relationships
Awards & Honors
CPL Best Books - 2019
Praise & Reviews
Starred or favorable reviews have been received from these periodicals:
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Book Details
ISBN
9781626727700
First Release
September 2019
Genre
Nonfic
Dewey Classification
B
Trim Size
5 1/3" x 8"
Page Count
208
Accelerated Reader
N/AScholastic Reading Counts
N/ALexile
N/AFormat
Print Book
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Roaring Brook
Potentially Sensitive Areas
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Marijuana Use, Language: Strong Language, Sexual Content: Strong Sexual Content/Themes
Topics
Memoirs, Disabilities, Living with a disability, Humor, Spinal muscular atrophy, Dating and relationships,
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