The father-son team of Hal and Alex Malchow began the book when son Alex was only eight years old. It took two years to write, and the result is a thrilling new adventure for middle-grade readers.

Alex is dyslexic and at the time he started the book, he still could not read. He later enrolled in the Lab School in Washington D.C., which teaches children with learning differences. After 12 months of intensive work there, he was reading at his grade level.

Alex is now 16 and a student at the prestigious St. John’s College High School in Washington D.C. He is a sophomore starter on the school’s nationally recognized football team.

Read Chapter One here: http://www.swordofdarrow.com/node/4

Storytelling is a common dyslexic strength. Some use their excellent storytelling abilities to write fiction, while others become journalists, politicians, or entrepreneurs.