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The Spider Who Never Gave Up

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I recently purchased this book. I read it to my children, who truly enjoyed listening to it. Each one of us has dreams that seem impossible to achieve (including me,) and this book gave me the courage to continue with the pursuit of my dream. This book is inspiring to people of all ages. I recommend it to anyone who has doubts or fears of what they can achieve. I know that no matter how hard things get, I will never give up, thanks in due part to this book.

This book is wonderful. The author is an inspiration to children everywhere. My [...] son emailed Travis (the author), and was so happy when he wrote him back. My son is hoping he writes another book. This book will become a favorite of kids everywhere. Highly recommended.

This story is an amazing tale of having dreams and keeping your faith in reaching your goals. It is a perfect story for kids who can get discouraged and need inspired.

The author (13 years old when the book was published in 2004) wrote this book when he was 8. Travis has cystic fibrosis and like other children with incurable diseases he had a chance to go to the Make A Wish Foundation and have his one wish come true. Travis is an amazing kid who keeps going and never gives up too. While many children wish for vacations in sunny places or to meet their favorite celebrity, Flores asked to have a children's book published from a story he wrote and to give some of the proceeds to help find a cure for his disease. "When I was a little boy I saw people at the hospital who had already given up," Flores said. "I wanted to show them you can't give up. There isn't a cure - yet." Flores' book is about a young spider named Sparkey who is having trouble spinning a web. Sparkey goes to his mother and asks why he can't spin a web and she tells him to keep trying. Sparkey keeps trying and eventually spins a beautiful web. The book not only has an encouraging message, but some humor when Sparkey's mother said she is fixing his favorite dish for dinner, which is stir-fly. The kids always get a laugh out of that part, Flores said. "The foundation has been wonderful to me," Flores says. "I'm donating $1 back to Make A Wish and a percentage to cancer and cystic fibrosis (CF) research and for the research of Glutothione, a drug in experimentation to help patients with CF."