Accidents of Nature

Im in the middle of a full-blown spaz-attack and I dont care. I dont care at all. At home I always try to act normal and spaz-attacks definitely arent normal. Here people understand. They know a spaz-attack signals that Im excited. Theyre excited too so they squeal with me; some even spaz on purpose if you can call that spazzing . . .An unforgettable coming-of-age novel about what its like to live with a physical disability. Its the summer of 1970. Seventeen-year-old Jean has cerebral palsy but shes always believed shes just the same as everyone else. Shes never really known another disabled person before she arrives at Camp Courage. As Jean joins a community unlike any she has ever imagined she comes to question her old beliefs and look at the world in a new light. The camp session is only ten days long but that may be all it takes to change a life forever.. Henry Holt published Harriet McBryde Johnsons adult memoir Too Late to Die Young in April 2005. Ms. Johnson has been featured in The New York Times Magazine and has been an activist for disability rights for many years.