Tuesday, June 5, 2018: Let’s Play Books Bookstore announces book launch event with New York Times bestselling author Deborah Reber.
Differently Wired: Raising an Extraordinary Child in a Conventional World, by Deborah Reber
Workman Publishing (9781523502127); release date June 16, 2018
Let’s Play Books Bookstore, 244 Main Street, Emmaus, PA 18049
Saturday, June 9, 2018, 5-6 p.m.
Since 2002, Debbie Reber has written nine books, including her most recent books, Doable: The Girls’ Guide to Accomplishing Just About Anything and Chill: Stress-Reducing Techniques for a More Balanced, Peaceful You. Let’s Play Books Bookstore is excited to have Debbie with us before the launch of her new book, Differently Wired: Raising an Extraordinary Child in a Conventional World!
Seating is limited. The purchase of her new book is your ticket to the event. A ticket ensures you a seat for the talk/discussion.Purchase online at letsplaybooks.com.
About the Book:
Right now, millions of children are growing up in a world that doesn’t respect, support, or embrace who they inherently are. These are children Debbie refers to as “differently wired”—the kids with neurodifferences such as ADHD, giftedness, autism, learning disorders, and anxiety, as well as those with no formal diagnosis, who are being told day in and day out that there is something wrong with them. These kids are stuck trying to fit into a world that wasn’t designed to accommodate their unique way of being. Their challenges are many. But for the parents who love them, their challenges are just as hard. They’re overwhelmed, misunderstood, and isolated, which is ironic considering their kids are in every classroom across the country. Debbie knows this because she is one of these parents.
But now there’s hope. Sharing Debbie’s eye-opening journey with her son, Asher, who is twice exceptional (he has ADHD, Asperger’s, and is highly gifted), Differently Wired is a how-to, a manifesto, a book of wise advice, and the best kind of been-there, done-that companion. On the one hand it’s a book of saying NO, and how it’s time to say no to trying to fit your round-peg kid into society’s square holes, no to educational and social systems that don’t respect your child, no to the anxiety and fear that keep parents stuck. And then it’s a book of YES. By offering 18 paradigm shifts—what she calls “tilts”— Reber shows how to change everything.
Before becoming a writer and coach, Debbie worked in TV and video production, producing documentaries and PSAs for CARE and UNICEF, working on Blue’s Clues for Nickelodeon, and developing original series for Cartoon Network. She has an MA in Media Studies from the New School for Social Research and a BA in Communications from Pennsylvania State University. Originally from the U.S., Debbie currently lives with her son and husband in the Netherlands. When she’s not homeschooling Asher, working on TiLT, or writing books, she’s running, traveling, and reading.
For more information about the programs or events at Let’s Play Books Bookstore, contact Kirsten Hess at Kirsten@letsplaybooks.com or visit www.letsplaybooks.com.
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Kirsten Hess
Let’s Play Books Bookstore
244 Main St.
Emmaus, PA 18049
610-928-8600
