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McGill, Jerry.
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McGill, Jerry.
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McGill, Jerry.
McGill, Jerry.
Children of single parents -- United States -- Biography.
Victims of violent crimes -- United States -- Biography.
Blacks -- United States -- Biography.
Single-parent families -- United States.
Men, Black -- United States -- Biography.
MARC Display
Dear Marcus : a
letter
to the
man
who
shot
me
/ Jerry McGill.
by
McGill, Jerry.
Spiegel & Grau, c2012.
Call #:
306.8560973 M145d
Subjects
McGill, Jerry.
Children of single parents -- United States -- Biography.
Victims of violent crimes -- United States -- Biography.
Blacks -- United States -- Biography.
Single-parent families -- United States.
Men, Black -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780812993073 (trade : alk. paper)
0812993071 (trade : alk. paper)
Alternate title:
Letter
to the
man
who
shot
me
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
x, 169 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Summary:
The author,
who
was
shot
at the age of thirteen, writes a
letter
to his unknown assailant, whom he names Marcus, detailing the repercussions of that fateful day. When Jerry McGill was growing up in the housing projects on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in the 1980s, his future seemed bright: Though times were tough for a family led by a single mother, McGill was a charming, precocious teenager, already excelling as an athlete and a dancer. But everything changed one night when he was thirteen. Walking home from a New Year's party with a friend, McGill was
shot
in the back by an unknown assailant,
who
was never caught. Soon after, he learned that he would be wheelchair-bound for life. Written as a
letter
to the
man
who
shot
him, whom he decides to call Marcus, Dear Marcus is a reflection on McGill's childhood, the event that changed his life in an instant, the challenges of living with a disability, and the importance of optimism, forgiveness, and making the most of our gifts. In this direct and intimate attempt to explain to his attacker the repercussions of his deeds--how one
man
's random decision radically altered the course of another's life--McGill takes us to the streets of New York City in the 1980s, to the hospital where he spent six months recovering, and on his journey to make the most of his new life. He recounts the joys he has experienced traveling the globe and mentoring disabled children, the love and support he has received over the years, and the strengths he has been able to find within himself that he may never have discovered had his life turned out differently.
Genre:
Autobiographies.
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