Exit
duced to the sage advice of the
Queen of the Frogs from within
the pages of her diary.
Now 18, the Rochester, Michigan resident is the author of the
children’s book Be Happy, the
same story Megan wrote when
she was thirteen-years-old and
dealing with the aftermath of her
father’s death in a plane crash on
New Year’s Eve, 2006.
The story is about two frog
princesses who fear forgetting
their father, the Frog King. Their
mother assuages their worry with
the guidance that as long as they
keep him in their memory, he will
never be forgotten.
“It’s a question and answer
type of book to explain that
you’re not going to forget your
parent if you think about them
every day,” says Megan. “And that
you’re going to go on and have a
successful life, do everything and
accomplish your dreams.”
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Propelled by the reality of life
without her father, Megan understands what losing a parent could
entail for other children. She is
thankful her family’s living situation stayed relatively normal and
that they were able to keep their
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house, but Megan also knows that
some children are not so fortunate.
So when she saw an article
about a foundation that aids children who have lost one or both of
their parents, Megan realized the
wise Frog Queen’s advice could
be of service.
“Unfortunately, I hear so many
stories about children who have
lost their parents and are put in
a tight financial situation while
dealing with the grief,” she says.
“I realize I see a position to also
give back and help others who have
gone through similar experiences.”
Megan approached Yatooma’s
Foundation for the Kids with her
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Megan’s
book, Be
Happy, was
published by
Momentum
Books in
November
2011.