Jennifer C. Briggs, "Watching Sarah Rise"

Main Point Books welcomes Jennifer C. Briggs with her new book, "Watching Sarah Rise: A Journey of Thriving with Autism." She'll be joined by store friend and special guest host Nancy Schwartz.

This event will be in our lower level event space. Books are available in advance through Eventbrite or the store's website, and will be for sale at the event.

About the Author

Jennifer Celeste Briggs has a BA in English Literature from Swarthmore college. She lives in Pittsburgh, PA with her husband and two daughters. Her daughter Sarah has a genetic anomaly and autism. When Sarah was four, Jenny decided to run a Son-Rise Program for her, calling it Sarah-Rise, and training at the Autism Treatment Center of America. The Son-Rise Program is a loving child-centered approach to helping those with autism and other challenges connect socially, verbally, and through increased eye contact. Organizing hundreds of hours of therapeutic play time for Sarah, Jenny trained and coordinated multiple volunteers who contributed their love and creativity to the venture. Jenny started a blog to share the experience of Sarah-Rise and has heard multiple times that her words were helpful to others dealing with life struggles. Jenny wants to help parents feel understood and to spread the word about The Son-Rise Program. She hopes that her words bring comfort, joy, and inspiration to readers whatever their challenges and journeys may be.

Host or Publisher Main Point Books