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The Awakening of HK Derryberry

The Awakening of HK Derryberry: My Unlikely Friendship with the Boy Who Remembers Everything By Jim Bradford with Andy Hardin Published in 2016 by W Publishing Group, An Imprint of Thomas Nelson In his book The Awakening of HK Derryberry, Jim Bradford tells the true story of a boy who met a man, forming a strong, unexpected bond of friendship. The story begins with a thirst for coffee after an intense Saturday morning tennis match. Instead of going to his usual Starbucks for coffee, Jim Bradford ended up at Mrs. Winner’s Chicken and Biscuits, where he learned he qualified for the senior citizen’s discount! On preparing to leave, Mr. Bradford took a closer look at the young boy he had seen sitting in a booth, leaning forward and listening to his patched up radio. On questioning the young woman behind the counter, Mr. Bradford found out the young boy was blind and had cerebral palsy, and that he came to the restaurant every weekend and stayed during his grandmother, Pearl’s, n