2020 Para Educator Book Study

Erin McManamon: Ghost Boy by Martin Pistorius 
15 Hours Awarded  

In January 1988 Martin Pistorius, aged twelve, fell inexplicably sick. First, he lost his voice and stopped eating. Then he slept constantly and shunned human contact. Doctors were mystified. Within eighteen months he was mute and wheelchair-bound. Martin's parents were told an unknown degenerative disease left him with the mind of a baby and less than two years to live. 
Martin was moved to care centers for severely disabled children. The stress and heartache shook his parents’ marriage and their family to the core. Their boy was gone. Or so they thought. 
Dates: May 4 - May 26, 2020 (see specific dates below)

·  May 4, 2020 9:00 - 10:00 am Organizational meeting

·  May 11, 2020 9:00 - 10:00 am  Book Discussion

·  May 18, 2020 9:00 - 10:00 am  Book Discussion

·  May 26, 2020 9:00 - 10:00 am  Book Discussion

Platform: ZOOM online video conferencing

ZOOM Link: Meeting ID 961-913-8220

How it works:

1. Check out the book from the library or purchase it.

2. Check your email for the ZOOM link one week prior to the meeting.

3. Join into ZOOM using the link provided.

4. Read the book as outlined and shared during our first organizational meeting

5. Get ready to share your thoughts and ideas as we journey through the book together.

6. If you are not present for a ZOOM meeting, you will be required to provide a written summary of the chapters covered in order to receive your hours.

7. A certificate with your 15 credit hours will be issued upon completion of the book study