Debra Lilly

Debra Lilly asked Francisco X. Stork:

What inspired you to write your latest book? Do you have personal experience with the autism spectrum?

Francisco X. Stork When I was in college, I lived during my senior year in a half-way home for the mentally handicapped. Autism was not a frequent diagnosis those days but, looking back, I'm sure some of the young people there were in the autism spectrum. I'm sure that many years later when I was writing Marcelo in the Real World, the memory of those experiences and all that I learned from those young people came to me. I wanted to capture in my book, the unique way that someone like Marcelo looks at and experiences the world because I believe that we can all benefit from their perspective.

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bjneary

bjneary asked Francisco X. Stork:

I just finished & could not put down, Disappeared! I think this would be a great book for a sequel- I really want to follow Sara and Emiliano's story further, have you thought about continuing their story? What a great book, thank you!

Kyra Wallace

Kyra Wallace asked Francisco X. Stork:

what made you want to become a writer? more importantly what made you so interested in writing? And how did you know that you wanted to become a writer?

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

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