Its the first day of High School for Evan Ally a handicap-able freshman determined not to be defined by his disabilities, but driven to shed the stereotypical skin that everyone, teachers and teens alike see when they gaze upon him. Both casting a stare and casting judgement at the same time. Many of the students and faculty look to him with compassion and sympathy acknowledging the misfortunes presented by his erratic exterior and the obstacles that exist because of his condition. There were the few heartless, selfcentered, selfabsorbed, narcissistic egomaniacs that would jump at the buck for the chance drench them with their words of degradation and humiliation without hesitation or remorse. And for what ? ... A few laughs and praise from their like minded counterparts? Bullying has become a sad reality that occurs in everyday life, endure along side Evan as he embarks upon his journey get to know the beauty that he has both on the inside and the out. It just may change your perception of reality, You may bec9ome if your not already one of the few shinning stars left in the vast expanse of the endless night, that not only share the feelings of sympathy and compassion, but empathy as well as through Evan we can learn how to face our fears head on, and how I
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