title: Miracle in the Making: The Adam Taliaferro Story
author:  Scott Brown 
description: On September 23, 2000, Penn State freshman football player Adam Taliaferro's athletic career came to a screeching halt when he tackled an opponent headfirst. They said he would never walk again, but Adam set out to prove them wrong. This account of a young man's journey from hope to despair to hope again is inspiring on so many counts. There is the devotion of Adam's family, his parents and his awestruck little brother; there is the ongoing commitment of the coaches, primarily the legendary Joe Paterno (who contributes a touching foreword); there is the dedication of the numerous doctors, physical therapists, trainers, and rehabilitative nurses who saw Adam through to his recovery; and, of course, there is Adam himself, whose drive and hard work made the miracle possible. On September 1, 2000, Adam led the Penn State Nittany Lions on the field to start a new season. A genuinely inspirational story. <i>Mary Frances Wilkens</i><br /><i>Copyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved</i>
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  ![](image/Adam_Thompson_author_photo.jpg)Adam Thompson is an emerging
  Aboriginal (pakana) writer from Launceston, Tasmania. He has won several local
  writing awards and has been published by the Australian Dictionary of
  Biography, Kill Your Darlings and Griffith Review. Adam is passionate about
  his community and has worked for the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre for almost
  twenty years, caring for Aboriginal land and heritage, and preserving
  community history. In addition to short fiction, Adam has written for
  television and performance art.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Praise for Born Into This
  
  
  ‘It’s not often a new literary voice seems to spring full formed from a world
  so unique and yet so achingly recognisable, and it’s a voice with its own
  gravitas and unique vision. A debut collection that leaps from the starter’s
  gate.’ Cate Kennedy
  
  
  ‘I knew from the first page that Born Into This was going to be something
  special. Adam T