Everybody Has A Story

About the Book

Teachers will enjoy these stories, because Ms. La Forgia has captured the day-to-day sense of what goes on with 8 to 11 year old children in every teacher‛s classroom. Parents will enjoy reading these stories with their children, because they will provide an opportunity to talk about the kinds of things children confront in their world every day. Some parents may even have an “Ah ha” moment as they gain new perspective about how to support their children as they work through life‛s challenges. Children will enjoy reading these stories, because they provide an understanding of the work of childhood, and offer new ways to handle the riddles of friendship. As importantly, all readers and listeners will have a chance to laugh, chuckle, gulp, and perhaps even shed a tear, because these stories are ones that connect to each of us in some way or another. And from that connection, we all learn something new.

Daniel Armstrong, Ph.D.
Director, Mailman Center for Child Development
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Lori La Forgia brings to life through her distinctive writing this current story that touches your heart as it broadens your understanding and acceptance of the difficulties children encounter.

This is a must read for school age children, their parents and educators.

Lori A. Grabois, M.D.

About the Author

Lori graduated from Florida Southern College with a B.A. and B.S. in Social Science and has been an elementary teacher in Dade County Public Schools for the last 24 years. Her interests include travel, cooking, music, keeping in shape with a wide variety of activities and she‛s enthusiastic about sports (especially the Miami Dolphins!) She enjoys spending lots of time with her family, friends and pets. Lori lives in Doral, Florida with her husband Vincent, stepson Michael, her dog Friday, and several (stray) kittens that have adopted her family!