Signs of Trouble

Because of my personal experience with special needs, characters who have them appear in my writing even if I don't plan on that in advance. For example, one of the main characters in The Peril of the Sinister Scientist uses a wheelchair.

Now I've written a book for children specifically about kids with learning disabilities and it has just been published. Signs of Trouble is about two girls with dyslexia who get separated from their Special Education class on a field trip and use what they've learned about safety rules and recognizing signs to get reunited with them.

The book was officially released several days ago and I'm waiting for my copies to arrive in the mail and for it to appear on Amazon, which should happen soon. The book will also be available at other online sites like Barnes and Noble and bookstores can get it through their distributors.

I'm hoping the educational material in the back of Signs of Trouble will help kids understand others who are different from themselves as well as reinforcing safety rules and beginning reading skills. And I think they'll enjoy the story, too.

Writing

I recently got a sample of the artwork for my upcoming book, Signs of Trouble, which will be published this summer. No, the book isn't about American Sign Language, but about kids with learning disabilities. One of my already published books, The Peril of the Sinister Scientist, has a main character who uses a wheelchair.

I don't usually plan to write about characters with special needs, but they seem to pop into the stories anyway. I guess that's because I've known so many people who have conditions like that. And maybe my books will help kids who read them realize that people who have special needs are not that different.