Ghost Boy: The Miraculous Escape of a Misdiagnosed Boy Trapped Inside His Own Body Contributor(s): Pistorius, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 1400205832 ISBN-13: 9781400205837 Publisher: Thomas Nelson OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Medical (incl. Patients) - Religion | Spirituality - Religion | Christian Living - Personal Growth |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2013024265 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.55 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 185936 Reading Level: 6.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 11.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: New York Times bestseller. They all thought he was gone. But he was alive and trapped inside his own body for ten years. In January 1988 Martin Pistorius, aged twelve, fell inexplicably sick. First, he lost his voice and stopped eating. Then he slept constantly and shunned human contact. Doctors were mystified. Within eighteen months he was mute and wheelchair-bound. Martin's parents were told an unknown degenerative disease left him with the mind of a baby and less than two years to live. Martin was moved to care centers for severely disabled children. The stress and heartache shook his parents' marriage and their family to the core. Their boy was gone. Or so they thought. Ghost Boy is the heart-wrenching story of one boy's return to life through the power of love and faith. In these pages, readers see:
We also see a life reclaimed--a business created, a new love kindled--all from a wheelchair. Martin's emergence from his own darkness invites us to celebrate our own lives and fight for a better life for others. |