Stephen Gallup, Author of Critically Acclaimed Book, What About The Boy? Wins Second Prize From the San Diego Reader

Online, February 23, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Stephen Gallup, author of the new and acclaimed personal memoir, What About the Boy?: A Father's Pledge to His Disabled Son, has won Second Prize for an article he wrote for the San Diego Reader, in their Neighborhood Blog Contest. The San Diego Reader is a prestigious weekly publication that covers Southern California. Their Neighborhood Blog Contest is a monthly competition with cash prizes, and is one of the most hotly contested writing opportunities in the San Diego area.

"I am honored to have my article, "What We Do For Our Kids" win Second Prize in the Neighborhood Blog Contest by the Reader," said Stephen Gallup.

The article focuses on why he and his family relocated into an upscale area in order to place his children in schools that provide the best learning environment. Gallup justifies this decision by saying, "This is not to say that a good education isn't available elsewhere ... But there seems to be some kind of calculus at work when an area gets a reputation for having 'good schools'."

In his award-winning article Gallup says, "I think most kids growing up here enjoy a sense of security and stability. That's important. I had it when I grew up, in another era. A lot of kids miss out on it, and across the country I think more are missing out now than when I was little." Gallup is satisfied with the choice he made in moving to the new locale. "Probably, sustaining that elusive feeling, for as long as possible, is more critical than the education part. That feeling, and the matrix these kids move in-the environmental soup, the kinds of relationships they're forming-these are the things more likely to justify the cost of living here," says Gallup.

Gallup ends the article by confirming his happiness with his decision, and refers to his memoir, What About The Boy: A Father's Pledge to His Disabled Son, a compelling true account that dramatizes an earlier campaign to find better options for his disabled son, Joseph.

In What About the Boy?, Gallup and his wife sought medical help for their son and were told at first not to worry so much. Later, the professionals recommended counseling to help the parents accept reality. Nothing could help their son, and the quality of their own life. Refusal to accept that advice launched an improbable journey that changed their lives forever.

Link to the full article may be obtained at http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/what-we-do-for-our-kids/2012/jan/26/what-we-do-for-our-kids/.

Additional information on the San Diego Reader and the Neighborhood Blog Contest may be obtained at http://www.sandiegoreader.com/blogs/winners/.

Additional information on Steve Gallup and What About the Boy? may be obtained at http://www.fatherspledge.com/.

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