num_pages: 248
description: "This is not your usual account of a young man's death of cancer, but a lively and exceptional story of John Baker's determination to leave students with newfound skills and self-confidence. . . . a remarkable, uplifting story of hope and determination which shouldn't be missed."-- Bookwatch
language: English
title: A Shining Season: The True Story of John Baker
titlecomplete: A Shining Season: The True Story of John Baker
genres: Biography, Biography Memoir, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 131
awards: awardedAt: 347184000000
name: South Carolina Book Award
category: Young Adult Book Award
publisher: University of New Mexico Press