Introducing…
My Mother, the Good Witch Doctor
How Mom helped princesses with dyslexia
This fairytale-inspired children’s book is about Maristelle, a teen who found a key to the mystical vault of her late mother, whom the royal household tagged “The Witch Doctor” because of what she accomplished when she was still alive. Find out what secrets Maristelle discovered, how they forced her to question her integrity and, ultimately, what she did with them.
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So what’s it about?
The queen has summoned me to save her youngest child… but I’m just an ordinary teenager!
She chose me because my mother rescued her older daughter before. That’s why palace insiders tagged her ‘The Witch Doctor.’ Sadly, Mom left us for the great beyond and didn’t teach me how to save princesses. Worse, Dad did something that might get us kicked out of the kingdom. But then one day, I got a cryptic message from Mom. Can I use it to save the princess? Will it help me and my father too?
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This fictional scenario is inspired by events that really happened. It’s a precursor to the discovery of teaching methodology that addresses a neurobiological condition called dyslexia. This book includes a primer on this reading and learning disorder—and what parents/guardians of dyslexic children can do about it.
This publication is the author’s tribute to her late mother, who was an educator, an advocate of women’s rights, a practitioner of holistic therapies, and a licensed reflexologist. Her late brother, a graphic designer, had friends with dyslexia. Interestingly, they were from the graphic and performing arts. The information in this book has been evaluated by a clinical psychologist and teacher of children with special needs.
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Other works by Expat Scribe
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This chaplet is available for borrowing at the Richmond Library, British Columbia.
Anthology
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This anthology is ensconced in Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa, Ontario. In British Columbia, it is available for borrowing from the Vancouver Public Library and for purchase from Polar Expressions Publishing.
About the Author
Expat Scribe is an author, editor, biographer, and former journalist. She and her family lived in different countries—mostly in war zones—as a result of the “occupational hazard” of her father’s profession in the aviation industry. She was an editor of lifestyle and technology publications. Her newspaper and magazine articles have been published worldwide. She ghostwrites biographies as well as articles for blogs, publications, websites, and SMEs in North America and Europe, including the Solace Journal (solacejournal.com).
She worked as a medical assistant, transcriptionist, researcher, and EMR (electronic medical records) software tester for doctors, hospitals, and specialty clinics in Canada. She was an assistant to a renowned American-Canadian psychiatrist specializing in mental health and addiction.
She volunteered as a tutor for the Adult Literacy Program of America and as a library assistant in California libraries. She was a member of the publicity staff of the Vancouver International Film Festival in British Columbia, Canada, and that of the American Film Institute in Los Angeles, California. Her indie films are stored in De La Salle University and the Mowelfund Film Institute.
Expat Scribe is also the author of the psychological techno-thriller, The Invisible Cyber Bully: What it’s like to be watched 24/7. An anti-bullying advocate, she is working on more books that uphold social justice and challenge the global status quo.
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