Oct 19, 2007

Ahmet Zaapa overcomes dyslexia to become an author

Ahmet Zappa, son of the legendary musician Frank Zappa, overcame his dyslexia to publish a book. The book is entitled The Monstrous Memoirs of a Mighty McFearless. It is about a brother and sister who set out to save their dad who is a monster hunter. He included lots of his own illustrations to help the dyslexic child better understand and follow the story line. According to Amazon, the book is intended for children in 4th - 6th grades. You can read more about Ahmet's journey with dyslexia, what helped him overcome it, and learn more about the book by visiting the Reader's Digest website. You can also visit MightyMcFearless.com and read more about the book and it's author.

Photograph by Dale Berman

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