East grad debuts new books in series about ‘Andrew’

What started as one book has now become a series.

Columbus East High School graduate and author Kyndal Gary, 18, completed his first children’s book last year, “Something’s Different About Andrew,” to help explain his autism diagnosis to classmates and community residents through the fictional character “Andrew.”

And with a little help from his sister and encouragement from his family, two more books about “Andrew” are now available, providing more insight and awareness about how people with autism see the world and the struggles they may face navigating it.

The books, “Andrew’s Money Woes,” and “Living With Andrew,” will be introduced at a book signing at 2 p.m. Sunday (which is also Kyndal’s birthday) at the Bartholomew County Library Red Room, with copies available for $10 each. The books are also available at Viewpoint Books in downtown Columbus and through Amazon.

For more on this story, see Saturday’s Republic.