false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175101174m/478529.jpg 478529 4 <blockquote><p> 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? </p> </blockquote> <p> 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"? </p> <p> 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 <i>Cruise Control</i> is a companion to Terry Trueman's Printz Honor book, <i>Stuck in Neutral,</i> 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. </p> 466962 2004 Cruise Control total:156|5:31|4:72|3:41|2:12|1:0| 156 590 231 33 5 1 false false Mon Jun 02 07:15:03 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 07:34:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 05:21:20 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 05:25:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jun 12 19:39:38 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 13:15:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 06:08:59 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 06:36:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Feb 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 02 15:40:08 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 15:46:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat May 03 23:14:55 -0700 2008 Sat May 03 23:15:30 -0700 2008
I have a confession to make. I actually wasn't going to start reading CRUISE CONTROL for another week or two. After all, I had just read INSIDE OUT and STUCK IN NEUTRAL in quick succession. I have a lot of other books on my reviewing plate, and I didn't...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 07:20:20 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 16:25:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Dec 17 14:50:34 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 16:51:51 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false true Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 04 16:22:09 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 20:07:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 19:01:31 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 19:04:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 07:57:54 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 08:04:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 06:15:03 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 06:21:10 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 17 11:49:08 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 11:51:36 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Nov 14 20:06:50 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 20:06:50 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 10 18:01:21 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 04:27:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Mar 28 09:59:45 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 03 22:59:29 -0700 2007 Stuck in Neutral, although they are considered companion books. This one is told from the point of view of a high school athlete whose brother is disabled. Unable to communicate with his family, his brother assumes that he is incapable of emotion or thought, and ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Nov 24 10:58:16 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 10:59:14 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 15:53:27 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 15:59:16 -0800 2008 Stuck in Neutral, this is the story of Paul, Shawn's older brother. Paul is angry with his father for having left his wife and kids, not being able to deal with Shawn's disabilities. (Shawn is wheelchair-bound, unable to speak or move anything on his own) And Paul has anger issues in ge...more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 06:21:23 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 06:23:25 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Aug 17 13:02:59 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 13:04:48 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=478529