The Journey of NEM

About this book

When injuries from the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing took preschool teacher Erika Brannocks leg she decided to write a book to let young children know that when a hard thing happens to them it is not going to defeat them; to understand that it s OK to be different because we are all different in our own ways. The main character a dragonfly named NEM represents perseverance and strength and guides the reader through adversity to a happy ending.