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Boston Book Festival Honorable Mention - Autobiography/Memoir What happens to a promising athlete when their life turns upside down and they land in a wheelchair? Who are you when your body no longer seems like your own? Jack Trottier's The Little Things: A Memoir of Paralysis, Motivation, and Pursuing a Meaningful Life takes us on a journey from the catastrophic accident that shattered his C6 vertebrae through the physical, mental, and emotional challenges that followed as he fought to redefine his life on his own terms. Jack shares the motivation that sustained him and the lessons he learned along the way with writing that is honest, beautiful, and even humorous. The Little Things encourages us to look beyond the chair and see the person sitting there. Just like you, they have a story to tell.

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Jack Trottier still resides in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell with a degree in Business Administration and works as a certified mobility consultant for an automotive dealership that specializes in mobility vehicles and adaptive driving equipment for those with disabilities. Jack coaches football at Tyngsboro High and advocates for people with spinal injuries. He looks forward to the day when medical research will make paralysis a thing of the past. Jason Anthony was the 2014 Literary Fellow for the state of Maine and is the author of Hoosh: Roast Penguin, Scurvy Day, and Other Stories of Antarctic Cuisine, an award-winning narrative and culinary history of Antarctica. One of his essays was selected for The Best American Travel Writing 2007, and another was a Notable Essay in The Best American Essays 2006. For eight years, he taught literature and writing to young men in a small boarding school in Maine. It has been both a pleasure and an honor to work with Jack to tell his remarkable story.

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