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All kids
should follow their dreams and don’t let others tell you
that you can’t do it, even if you have learning
differences. Focus, work hard, and say to yourself
“There’s nothing you can do to stop me.” |
Christopher Shiveley
Welch enjoys guitar, swimming, fishing and, of course,
bullfrog hunting.
Christopher was born
in Westerville, Ohio with a moderately severe clefting of the
lip, gums and hard and soft palates, and has several learning
differences. Chris is ADD, Dysgraphic and has Working Memory
and Executive Function Deficit.
Chris is adopted and
very proud of it. “I like being a ‘very special child.’ I
was chosen, and I think that is something very nice. It’s
cool that Mom wrote a book about it, just for me. I think I
may adopt some day too.”
His goal in life is to
be a veterinarian or a naturalist and he intends to continue
to write.
Christopher Bullfrog Catcher
was written by Christopher at eleven-years-of-age, and scribed
by his mother, who also wrote its introduction.
Christopher Bullfrog Catcher is available through Saga
Books
www.sagabooks.net.,
Amazon at
www.amazon.com
and Barnes and Noble at
www.barnesandnoble.com.
Christopher’s second book, Just Chris, an autobiography
documenting his memories of growing up with a deformity, his
fight to overcome several learning differences, his delight in
being adopted, and his incredible love for the lake on which
he was raised, will be available this spring.
Currently Christopher
is working on Christopher Meets Buddy, a book on how to
properly care for a pet bird, and as co-author with his mother
on Christopher’s Family Table, a companion cook book to
Son of my Soul - The Adoption of Christopher,
his mother’s current project.
Christopher can be
reached through his mother’s email address at
DebraWelch@DebraShiveleyWelch.net.
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