Oh, you're going to love this! I've got author Anne Kelleher telling us about her inspiration for writing How David Met Sarah. The unique thing about this story is that it is an adult book written in easy language that a child could understand. Read on to find out why...
As a writer, I know how much I enjoy reading. I wanted my brother to have the same experience I have always enjoyed when I curl up with a good story, well told. Thus, How David Met Sarah was born. It's a very different story from any of my other published work, in that it is both content and reading level appropriate for someone with my brother's limited reading skills.
What has truly delighted me is the way the story appeals to a much broader audience. Although its told from the viewpoint of a developmentally delayed person, the main character is a 24 year old young man. His feelings, needs and wants are the same as any other adult - he has issues on his job, he gets robbed, and he meets a young woman he falls in love with at first sight. The main character wants the same things we all want, no matter our intellectual capacity, and thus everyone can identify with his story.
What's been interesting to me as a writer is that the story and its sequels are no easier to write than any of my other novels. Initially I had no plan to share the story with anyone other than my brother. When I shared it on a whim with a critique group, I was amazed by the overwhelmingly positive response. Thus, I was encouraged to share the story with a wider audience.
My brother loves his story. We both hope everyone else will, too.
Isn't that the sweetest thing ever? I LOVE the idea and the originality and now, let's see how the actual story pans out...
Reading specialists, special education teachers and librarians agree that there are no other titles like this available. "How David Met Sarah," the first in a series of five books written for intellectually or developmentally disabled individuals, uses vocabulary appropriate for a third-grade reading level.
David is a young man who works in a mailroom and lives at home with his parents. When a young woman named Sarah moves to his neighborhood and begins to attend his church, David believes she’s the girl of his dreams. First, however, he has to figure out to meet her.
David’s carefully structured world seems to contain all sorts of roadblocks, but David is determined to get to know the girl with the long red hair. Through a series of adventures (and a few misadventures) that illustrate the challenges and rewards of life as a differently-abled person, David indeed gets his wish at the end of this first installment in the series: David and Sarah are well on their way to becoming good friends.
Awww! To learn more about the author or her book, go to the author's blog or the Amazon link.
Do you know anyone with special needs who would be perfect for this book? Then order it from Amazon, NOW! What are you waiting for?
I decided to write How David Met Sarah because of a suggestion my mother made to me when my first novel was published. She explained that even though my brother with Down Syndrome enjoys a good story as much as anyone else, it's hard for him to find books he likes to read. As a 36 year old man who reads at a third grade level, he doesn't relate to stories for third graders. Since he graduated from high school, the only thing that's consistently held his interest is the Children's Bible. When I thought about why my brother might enjoy Bible stories so much, I realized it's because Bible stories are mostly about adults, doing adult things and having adult experiences.
What has truly delighted me is the way the story appeals to a much broader audience. Although its told from the viewpoint of a developmentally delayed person, the main character is a 24 year old young man. His feelings, needs and wants are the same as any other adult - he has issues on his job, he gets robbed, and he meets a young woman he falls in love with at first sight. The main character wants the same things we all want, no matter our intellectual capacity, and thus everyone can identify with his story.
What's been interesting to me as a writer is that the story and its sequels are no easier to write than any of my other novels. Initially I had no plan to share the story with anyone other than my brother. When I shared it on a whim with a critique group, I was amazed by the overwhelmingly positive response. Thus, I was encouraged to share the story with a wider audience.
My brother loves his story. We both hope everyone else will, too.
Isn't that the sweetest thing ever? I LOVE the idea and the originality and now, let's see how the actual story pans out...
Reading specialists, special education teachers and librarians agree that there are no other titles like this available. "How David Met Sarah," the first in a series of five books written for intellectually or developmentally disabled individuals, uses vocabulary appropriate for a third-grade reading level.David is a young man who works in a mailroom and lives at home with his parents. When a young woman named Sarah moves to his neighborhood and begins to attend his church, David believes she’s the girl of his dreams. First, however, he has to figure out to meet her.
David’s carefully structured world seems to contain all sorts of roadblocks, but David is determined to get to know the girl with the long red hair. Through a series of adventures (and a few misadventures) that illustrate the challenges and rewards of life as a differently-abled person, David indeed gets his wish at the end of this first installment in the series: David and Sarah are well on their way to becoming good friends.
Awww! To learn more about the author or her book, go to the author's blog or the Amazon link.
Do you know anyone with special needs who would be perfect for this book? Then order it from Amazon, NOW! What are you waiting for?
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