Judy loves to learn. She attended 18 colleges, getting 3 Master's Degrees - mainly to update teaching certificates.

Judy has traveled all over the world, first doing demonstration community development projects, and later Bird-watching in North, Central and South America, Asia,Europe, Africa and Antarctica.

Judy is an award-winning Teacher- mainly math and science - and continues teaching through her books.

And Judy is the mother of Thamora and Tony and has 4 fabulous grandchildren. For their new book, Tony and Judy worked together to tell Tony's Story. Tony tells what it is like, growing up Dyslexic. Judy tells his story from her point of view. The pictures here show Tony as he was growing up.

Tony was born in the Philippines, spent nearly four years in in the Marshall Island, kindergarten in California, and lived many years in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

When he was in preschool, all the kids but Tony learned the alphabet. His parents assumed he would learn in Kindergarten. They had him tested several times. After first grade they were told he was a slow learner. When he was in third grade and still couldn't read or write, the "experts" said "Tony's only Problem is a Pushy Mother." That was too much. They went to a neurologist. After many tests he said "Tony, you are incredibly intelligent - but you are also severely dyslexic. You might never learn to read or write.

It was painful to be the only kid in the bottom reading group who couldn't read. He spent almost 4 years in a special class for dyslexic kids and still couldn't read or write. Tony still didn't give up. This story tells how Tony got through middle school, high school, college, and graduate school before he finally learned to read.

His story might make you laugh, sometimes cry, and sometimes be totally amazed. It's a book about failure and success, about depression and great courage.You might even be inspired. It's a book you will never forget.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR BOOK CLUBS for How Tony Learned to Read and for Murder of the Obeah Man are available from Judy at jjfishel@gmail.com

You can also contact Judy and Tony in a Facebook Group. Facebook.com/groups/Growing Up Dyslexic.

To see Tony pictures in order, Judy and Tony, Tony and his sister long ago, Learning to walk, Playmates in the Marshall Islands, climbing trees like local kids, Tony in Preschool, Tony gets Eagle in Boy Scouts, Tony in High School,Tony with his Kaleidoscope Project at the State Science Fair, and a picture of Tony seen through his 4 mirror Kaleidoscope. - then it repeats.