I am deeply grateful for the continuing heartfelt response from the dyslexia community to my debut novel, Farmer's Son. Copies have sold around the world. I would like to humbly give back. So, if you are a public or private school with teenage students who are reading-challenged,...
I’ve been asked how I structure plot. Not so much how I make characters cause the effects that advance the drama but how I choose the framework to tell the story. In Farmer’s Son, I announce it. Each section begins with a page that tells the...
Two days ago, a reader posted Farmer’s Son on reddit for the first time. http://reddit.com/r/dyslexia Since then, people from all over the world have found the book and this website, and they have stayed to learn more. Farmer’s Son is being up-voted as I write this. It is...
I spent an extraordinary morning at Fortune Academy last Friday. It is truly a remarkable place. I met amazing parents, teachers, and administrators devoting their lives to young people with learning differences. These committed adults are making bright futures for all the talented students at...
Fortune Academy in Indianapolis is throwing a Coffee & Conversation about Farmer’s Son on Friday, November 18, at 9 a.m. This marvelous school educates and empowers young people with language learning differences. Janet George, its visionary founder, has championed Farmer’s Son since before it was published. I’m...