The Shape of Courage
A NOVEL BY JOEY CARLSON
THE SHAPE OF COURAGE is an upcoming 65,000-word coming-of-age novel about ability, young love, and the true nature of a hero.
The novel features Neil Howard, an eighteen-year-old young man who suffers a spinal cord injury during a bridge collapse.
After spending three months in the hospital, Neil rolls into Spirit Center (a rehab facility for people with physical disabilities) using a power wheelchair. He is frightened by the mix of characters he meets at the center, including a heartbroken paraplegic drug dealer, a sleepy widower, a blind blues club bouncer, and a former pro soccer player with a brain injury.
Neil and the group of misfits spend months together recovering, bonding, creating mischief, and researching the root cause of their injuries. He also navigates a love triangle that includes a popular girl from his high school class and a quirky quadriplegic living at Spirit Center.
The story comes to an exciting climax when Neil and his new friends piece together their stories and unlock a mystery surrounding their injuries.
This fictional young adult novel is based on Joey's own experience going from a normal high school life to the very adult world of a rehab center.
The novel features Neil Howard, an eighteen-year-old young man who suffers a spinal cord injury during a bridge collapse.
After spending three months in the hospital, Neil rolls into Spirit Center (a rehab facility for people with physical disabilities) using a power wheelchair. He is frightened by the mix of characters he meets at the center, including a heartbroken paraplegic drug dealer, a sleepy widower, a blind blues club bouncer, and a former pro soccer player with a brain injury.
Neil and the group of misfits spend months together recovering, bonding, creating mischief, and researching the root cause of their injuries. He also navigates a love triangle that includes a popular girl from his high school class and a quirky quadriplegic living at Spirit Center.
The story comes to an exciting climax when Neil and his new friends piece together their stories and unlock a mystery surrounding their injuries.
This fictional young adult novel is based on Joey's own experience going from a normal high school life to the very adult world of a rehab center.
