Mary Avery KabrichMary Avery Kabrich grew up in rural Minnesota and moved to Seattle when she was twenty-three, fulfilling her childhood desire of becoming an urban dweller. She spent all of elementary school confused about how everyone else had figured out the mysterous process of reading. Once Upon a Time a Sparrow is pure fiction informed by her life experiences as a child with severe dyslexia in the late '60s, early 70's, at a time and place when an inability to read was not understood. Mary has worked as a special education teacher, private tutor, and university instructor. She currently fulfills her passions serving students in Seattle School District as a school psychologist and writing stories of transformation. Read More Read Less