Bøger af Cynthia Fabian

Set in New Jersey, the novel Figure Eight centers on a group of middle school friends who meet to help each other solve their individual problems.Max has dyscalculia, a brain condition that makes solving math problems difficult.His friend Eric has dyslexia, so he mixes up his words. Dyslexia causes learning difficulties in reading or interpreting words or letters properly.Tori is a neighborhood girl who comes around to ask Max's mom for help with her problems. And Pecos the Parrot has trouble expressing herself with words. She says, "oh boy" for just about everything.This realistic portrayal of family and friends depicts what caring people can do to help each other through their challenges.Says the author, "I was a middle grade teacher, and I knew a lot of kids like the ones in the book. And there were no books for kids struggling through dyscalculia. I decided that it was time to write one."About The Author:Cynthia Fabian was born in Los Angeles but grew up in New York City. Now retired from teaching, she resides in Venice, Florida, where she is an ecological volunteer and an inventor. This is her sixth book.

Ten-year-old Henry wishes he could stop stuttering and be as good as his sister Melba. Henry, his sister, and their mother live in Rockaway Queens near the beach, and Henry loves to escape to the boardwalk. He never knows what he will find there. One day, there might be a band playing music he's never heard. Another day, he might see a person riding around on a strange thing that looks like a giant tricycle, but has four wheels instead of three.And some days, Henry finds Allen, a local artist who uses recycled materials to make beautiful works of art and doesn't mind talking to kids. Those are Henry's favorite days.But the best day of all is the day Henry realizes what Allen's Second Hand Art can teach him about himself!Once they were broken and abandoned, but they can become beautiful in time. Sometimes they even create a shape that resembles a flower. It is this metaphor that beauty in life and broken dreams can yield positive results.-Henry Allen Stevens Jr.Author Cynthia Fabian teaches English to speakers of other languages. When she is not teaching, she can be found crafting writing of all varieties. Children stories are her favorite genre.Henry Allen Stevens Jr. is an artist who works with emotionally challenged children. He is a vocalist, and has four young adult children of his own.Illustrator: Daniel StevensPublisher's Website:http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/SecondHandArt.html