Thirteen Doors

Second-Place Winner 2020 Indie Reader Discovery Awards

Finalist 2020 Montaigne Medal Award

What do you stand for? How far will you go to advocate for a loved one? What are your limits?

Arthur Russell is an average guy-a married man with one child and one on the way, he and his growing family settle in Davis, CA for a life they dreamed of and a top-notch educational system. In this promising life, Arthur comes face-to-face with a discrimination that tests his limits. Thirteen Doors is a story of transformation, resilience, a parents’ love, and a family’s bond. This deeply moving and personal story brings us to the threshold of injustice and brings us through the thirteen doors to become a warrior for change.

The most paralyzing part of the autism journey is believing you are alone - that your experience of different is absolute and alienating. That’s why stories like Thirteen Doors matter. In preciously recognizable little moments, as much as larger plot lines, connection secures strangers to feathers, and lifts us all a little higher. - Jennifer Cook (formerly Cook O'Toole), Best-selling author of Autism in Heels and founder of Belong

Beautiful, heartbreaking, real. A story that shares the truth about the struggles and complexity of the autism journey from a father’s perspective. I walked away with more understanding and compassion. -Amy Ahlers, Author of Big Fat Lies Women Tell Themselves and Reform Your Inner Mean Girl