The Game of My Life: A True Story Of Challenge, Triumph, and Growing Up Autistic
by Jason J-Mac McElwain, Daniel Paisner
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Author: Daniel Paisner, Jason J-Mac McElwainEdition: Hardcover
Published: 2008-02-05
ISBN: 0451223012
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: NAL Hardcover
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Book Review: Wonderful book
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was awesome, I could not put it down. You can really tell that he wrote it. It makes you understand what goes on in his head.
Summary of The Game of My Life: A True Story Of Challenge, Triumph, and Growing Up Autistic
The incredible true story of one high school student's determination to triumph against the challenges of autism-and his opponents on the basketball court...On February 15, 2006, the Greece Athena Trojans high school basketball team took the court for the final game of the regular season. With four minutes and nineteen seconds left on the clock, and the Trojans nursing a comfortable lead, the coach sent Jason McElwain-an autistic student and the team manager-to the scorer's table. He scored twenty points, including a school record six three- pointers. J-Mac, as McElwain became known, was carried off the court on his teammates' shoulders, and a videotape of the game quickly found its way onto national television, making J-Mac a household name.
An inspiration to people everywhere, Jason McElwain's amazing accomplishment was broadcast on CN, ESPN, and local newscasts across the country, moving President Bush to tears with his courage and determination. The Game of My Life is one of the few books written by an autistic author-a riveting chronicle of how J-Mac overcame a lifetime of adversity.
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