Finding the Middle was inspired by my experiences as a volunteer board member and occasional tutor at the non-profit Flickinger Learning Center (FLC) in Muscatine, IA.

Quite by accident, one day I imagined what would happen if there was an entire culture that lived on its hands and knees and  could only know and see what existed right in front of them and downward. I called them "Handsandkneesians". Later, I contemplated the concept of another separate culture that never looked down; the "Tippytoesians", of course. From there, a story about coming together practically wrote itself.

FLC provides an after school program for K-6 grade kids of all backgrounds whose families want to give them extra help with reading, math and spelling. Besides those subjects, I learned that regardless of who you are and where you come from, it is absolutely necessary to meet all people in the middle.

This book is my free gift to the kids for welcoming me into their after school world.

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