Wheelchair warrior : gangs, disability, and basketball by Juette, Melvin

Wheelchair warrior : gangs, disability, and basketball (#10000A6)

by Juette, Melvin
Paperback Temple University Press, 2008
Dewey: 796.323; Audience: Adult
Description: x, 181 pages : illustrations; 22 cm

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Product Overview
From Follett
Includes bibliographical references (page 161-175) and index.;Roots -- In the company of peers -- Gangs -- The shooting -- Road to recovery -- Breaking away -- A motley crew -- Fundamentally sound -- Lost and found -- The best of all victories. The memoir of Melvin Juette, who was paralyzed in a gang-related shooting, attended college, and became a wheelchair basketball athlete, playing for the U.S. National Wheelchair Basketball team.
From the Publisher
'Wheelchair Warrior' is the true story of a Chicago gang member who was shot and paralysed and became a world-class wheelchair athlete.
Product Details
  • Publisher: Temple University Press
  • Publication Date: March 15, 2009
  • Format: Paperback
  • Dewey: 796.323
  • Classifications: Autobiography, Nonfiction
  • Description: x, 181 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
  • Tracings: Berger, Ronald J.
  • ISBN-10: 1-59213-475-0
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-59213-475-5
  • LCCN: 2007-045406
  • Follett Number: 10000A6
  • Audience: Adult