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Shawn’s memoir, My Pet Virus: The True Story of a Rebel Without a Cure, was published by the Penguin Group. Here’s what people think about it!
 
“Maybe if I had Shawn’s talent and resilience I wouldn’t be such a mess.”
Augusten Burroughs

“Shawn Decker takes on a deadly topic with astonishing grace. Enlightening, compassionate, hilarious.”
John Berendt

“Never wallows in self-pity. My Pet Virus is a sweet reminder that, no matter how bad things get, there’s no reason to stop laughing.”
Entertainment Weekly

“Uninhibited laugh-out-loud humor… Decker has a real gift for blue-collar humor. Crude and rude but big-hearted and unbiased.”
USA Today

“Decker is a one-liner machine.”
The San Francisco Chronicle

“Stoked by the author’s boundless, good-natured charm, his story pops with an effervescent sense of humor that never falters.”
Kirkus Review

“I could not put the book down… it is fabulous! Superb! Excellent!”
Shawn’s mom

If you’d like to have your copy of My Pet Virus autographed by Shawn, simply send a self-addressed stamped envelope and your book to: PO Box 7865, Charlottesville, VA 22906