Most Unlikely to Succeed - The Trials, Travels, and Ultimate Triumphs of a "Throwaway" Kid

Most Unlikely to Succeed - The Trials, Travels, and Ultimate Triumphs of a "Throwaway" Kid
ISBN-10
0983040303
ISBN-13
9780983040309
Category
Dyslexia
Pages
315
Language
English
Published
2011-06-06
Publisher
Nelson Lauver
Author
Nelson Lauver

Description

Set in rural America, this gripping memoir reveals the heart and mind of a boy struggling through the 1970s and 80s school system. His education goes terribly wrong as he endures brutal punishments, while dyslexia goes undiagnosed. At 18, he enters society as a functionally illiterate adult. A powerful and inspirational story that speaks eloquently and profoundly to anyone who has ever struggled to be heard, understood or to make their way in the world. Original.

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