Erik's Story: Finding His Gifts Against All Odds in Rural Alaska

by Linda Thompson and Linda Kay Thompson

Erik's Story is the true story of young Erik David Behnke, born with Down's Syndrome, autism, and at one time --no future. His single mother, Linda Kay Thompson, takes a job in rural Kenny Lake, Alaska, as a special education teacher, determined to free the light she glimpses within her child. Where everyone struggles to survive in a frigid land, Linda finds more than a loving community; she discovers her oldest son is an artistic savant. Thrilled...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594330581
• ISBN13: 9781594330582
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Publication Consultants
• Length: 160 Pages