Laughing at my nightmare, Shane Burcaw
Type
Label
Laughing at my nightmare, Shane Burcaw
Language
eng
resource.biographical
autobiography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
resource.interestAgeLevel
12+
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Laughing at my nightmare
Oclc number
876466516
Responsibility statement
Shane Burcaw
Series statement
Tayshas Reading List, 2016-2017
Summary
"With acerbic wit and a hilarious voice, Shane Burcaw describes the challenges he faces as a twenty-one-year-old with spinal muscular atrophy. From awkward handshakes to having a girlfriend and everything in between, Shane handles his situation with humor and a "you-only-live-once" perspective on life. While he does talk about everyday issues that are relatable to teens, he also offers an eye-opening perspective on what it is like to have a life threatening disease"--, Provided by publisher"With acerbic wit & a hilarious voice, Shane Burcaw's YA memoir describes the challenges he faces as a 20-year-old with muscular atrophy. From awkward handshakes to trying to finding a girlfriend and everything in between"--, Provided by publisher
Target audience
juvenile
Creator
Subject
- Spinal muscular atrophy + Patients
- Atrophie musculaire progressive
- People with disabilities -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- Atrophie musculaire progressive + Patients -- États-Unis -- Biographies
- Muscular Atrophy, Spinal
- Spinal muscular atrophy
- Autobiographies
- Burcaw, Shane -- Health
- Autobiography -- Young adult
- Maladie de Werdnig-Hoffmann
- Young adult nonfiction
- Humorous fiction
- Autobiography
- People with disabilities
- Young adult literature
- Spinal muscular atrophy + Patients -- United States -- Biography
- Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood
- Personnes handicapées -- États-Unis -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
Content
Author
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance5
Outgoing Resources
- Creator1
- Genre5
- Subject18
- Spinal muscular atrophy + Patients
- Atrophie musculaire progressive
- People with disabilities -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- Atrophie musculaire progressive + Patients -- États-Unis -- Biographies
- Muscular Atrophy, Spinal
- Spinal muscular atrophy
- Autobiographies
- Burcaw, Shane -- Health
- Autobiography -- Young adult
- Maladie de Werdnig-Hoffmann
- Young adult nonfiction
- Humorous fiction
- Autobiography
- People with disabilities
- Young adult literature
- Spinal muscular atrophy + Patients -- United States -- Biography
- Spinal Muscular Atrophies of Childhood
- Personnes handicapées -- États-Unis -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Content1
- Author1
- Mapped to1