Father creates a book series to increase awareness and to make sure differently-abled kids are approachable by other kids

O’Brien, a chemistry professor who lives in USA, came up with the book idea in 2006. He later came up with the idea to develop a mystery series, drawing inspiration from his and his family’s lives. “CJ and the Angel Kids” is a collection centering on five kids who each live with a disability. The main character, CJ, has cerebral palsy, like Connor.

There are other characters: Dee Dee has Down syndrome, Andy has autism, Stu has dyslexia and Rosie has a stutter. Each book finds the kids at a different summer camp. The camps bring together all kinds of kids. Some have disabilities and some don’t. The kids who have disabilities have a mystery to solve in each book, and they work with the typically-developing kids to solve it.

The first installment, “The Case of the Missing Cookies,” was published February 2014 and is all about how differently-abled children interact with other kids. “The Tale of the Talker,” which deals with bullying and jealousy, was released in November 2014. A third book, “Mystery of the Medals,” centers on body shaming and was published this spring. There are three additional books in the works for later this year and next.

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