{"product_id":"the-game-of-my-life-a-true-story-of-challenge-triumph-and-growing-up-autistic-paperback","title":"The Game of My Life: A True Story of Challenge, Triumph, and Growing Up Autistic - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason J-Mac McElwain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDaniel Paisner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback: ?An impressive achievement...Not likely to be forgotten anytime soon.?(\u003ci\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is the riveting true story of Jason McElwain? better known as ?J-Mac the autistic student who made headlines when he scored twenty points, including a school record six three-pointers, for his high school basketball team in 2006. Including the revealing perspectives of J-Mac's family and coach, this is McElwain's inspiring account of the challenges of growing up autistic?not only for himself, but for his family. It's also the tale of his unlikely star turn, the difference it made in his journey through life?and all the heartbreaking and heart-lifting stops along the way.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason \"J-Mac\" McElwain\u003c\/b\u003e, a high-functioning autistic athlete, rose to fame on national news in 2006 when, during a high school basketball game, he scored 20 points in four minutes. He won the ESPY Award for the Best Moment in Sports in 2006, and appeared on \u003ci\u003eThe Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live, Good Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Paisner\u003c\/b\u003e is the author or coauthor of more than twenty bestselling books, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eLast Man Down\u003c\/i\u003e, with FDNY battalion chief Richard Picciotto; \u003ci\u003eBook\u003c\/i\u003e, with Whoopi Goldberg; and \u003ci\u003eMountain, Get Out of My Way\u003c\/i\u003e, with Montel Williams.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Iowa High School Book Award (2011)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Game of My Life: A True Story of Challenge, Triumph, and Growing Up Autistic\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47506019287218,"sku":"9780451226198","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/cz3HusLGEz9780451226198.webp?v=1779544509","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-game-of-my-life-a-true-story-of-challenge-triumph-and-growing-up-autistic-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}