Josh Sundquist shares engaging and insightful posts on the Penguin Blog, offering readers a glimpse into his unique perspectives and experiences. His writing often blends humor with poignant reflections, making complex topics accessible and relatable. Through his blog, Sundquist connects with audiences by discussing themes of perseverance, identity, and the human experience, all while maintaining an entertaining and engaging style.
The narrative follows Josh Sundquist's inspiring journey as he confronts childhood cancer and ultimately triumphs by earning a spot on the United States paralympic ski team. Adapted for younger audiences, this humorous memoir highlights resilience, determination, and the power of a positive attitude in overcoming challenges. Through his engaging storytelling, Sundquist offers a relatable and uplifting perspective on facing adversity.
In his debut novel, YouTube personality and author of We Should Hang Out Sometime Josh Sundquist explores the nature of love, trust, and romantic attraction. On his first day at a new school, blind sixteen-year-old Will Porter accidentally groped a girl on the stairs, sat on another student in the cafeteria, and somehow drove a classmate to tears. High school can only go up from here, right? As Will starts to find his footing, he develops a crush on a charming, quiet girl named Cecily. Then an unprecedented opportunity arises: an experimental surgery that could give Will eyesight for the first time in his life. But learning to see is more difficult than Will ever imagined, and he soon discovers that the sighted world has been keeping secrets. It turns out Cecily doesn't meet traditional definitions of beauty--in fact, everything he'd heard about her appearance was a lie engineered by their so-called friends to get the two of them together. Does it matter what Cecily looks like? No, not really. But then why does Will feel so betrayed? Told with humor and breathtaking poignancy, Love and First Sight is a story about how we relate to each other and the world around us.
When I was twenty-five years old, it came to my attention that I had never had a girlfriend. At the time, I was actually under the impression that I was in a relationship, so this bit of news came as something of a shock. Why was Josh still single? To find out, he tracked down each of the girls he had tried to date since middle school and asked them straight up: What went wrong? The results of Josh's semiscientific investigation are in your hands. From a disastrous Putt-Putt date involving a backward prosthetic foot, to his introduction to CFD (Close Fast Dancing), and a misguided "grand gesture" at a Miss America pageant, this story is about looking for love--or at least a girlfriend--in all the wrong places. Poignant, relatable, and totally hilarious, this memoir is for anyone who has ever wondered, "Is there something wrong with me?" (Spoiler Alert: the answer is no.)
Social media star and comedian Josh Sundquist takes readers on his hilarious
journey to the fringes of viral stardom to discover if it's possible to be
both very famous and very happy.
Josh Sundquist erzählt in Bloß nicht fallen! seine bewegende Lebensgeschichte. Er ist neun Jahre alt, als ihm aufgrund einer Krebsdiagnose ein Bein amputiert werden muss. Doch er gibt nicht auf. Mit Gottes Hilfe und jeder Menge Mut lernt er, mit der völlig veränderten Lebenssituation klarzukommen. Er beginnt eine Karriere als Skifahrer und feiert 2006 bei den Paralympics seinen größten persönlichen Erfolg. Heute ist er als Motivationstrainer tätig und macht anderen Menschen Mut, in Krisen nicht aufzugeben, sondern ihren ganz eigenen Weg zu finden. Eine faszinierende Autobiografie voller Hoffnung und Humor!
