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My Invincible Compass

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A first-of-a-kind journey in the form of a children's fairy tale centered around childhood trauma stemming from abuse, neglect, and abandonment and what is required for children to heal and transform from their experiences so that they can step into the next chapter of their story with a healed heart. We believe in this story and all the additional content so much that we are giving the ebook version away for FREE to everyone. We don't want anyone to miss out on what we share because of a price tag, therefore the ebook will always be available for FREE over on our website (www.my-invincible-compass.com). We do hope some of you consider becoming supporters of what we make by purchasing the printed book so that we can continue to make more social impact stories like this one.

About the Author :
Matt is the director of My Invincible Compass, a documentary that follows the journeys of abused, neglected, and abandoned children across Japan living in institutional care facilities and what is required for them to be able to step into the next chapter of their story with a healed heart. Matt is a child rights advocate and educator. He moved to Japan in 2006 to research his Japanese family history. What he stumbled upon while learning about his father's childhood slowly revealed itself to become Matt's calling. Matt began taking a greater interest in the child welfare system and mental health care in Japan. He started volunteering and working with various NPOs and organizations around Japan to help improve the circumstances for the 45,000 children that are currently placed in alternative care. Matt created the My Invincible Compass documentary and children's book seeks to raise awareness around a very important social impact issue that remains marginalized and hidden away in Japan. That is children living away from their families inside the alternative care system and the psychological impact that it has on the children. Matt continues to work as a child rights advocate and an educator using his endless creativity to advise and tell meaningful stories for social good.

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"My Invincible Compass was strange but also a work of art. It spoke out to me because it tackled problems I had never thought about in children's picture books ... I felt that this story by Matt Miller wasn't meant to be disparaging or to blame anyone working inside child welfare for how children are treated, but instead I saw it as more of a call to action for the government and all people in general ... I realized that children's welfare is conducted differently from country to country. Knowing that many of these children will eventually have to take care of themselves mentally, physically, and socially hurts my heart so much ...This is one of many points that Mr. Miller allows his readers to realize throughout the story and I find it both amazing and thought-provoking. Great message and call to action overall." - Anonymous (U.S.A) After reading Matt Miller's "My Invisible Compass," I noticed that the way he's choosing to present his message is by taking an unsettling concept to talk about and showcasing it in more of a child-friendly manner. Miller illustrates the story of Japan's child welfare institutions by taking us through a fantasy world, where he uses metaphors and imagery to describe the harsh reality of a Japanese child having to grow up in the system. I enjoyed how Miller included several discussion questions after each chapter, allowing the reader to better question and think more thoroughly about what his story truly means. - Anonymous (U.S.A.) "I think the overall setup of the film being "storybook themed" conveyed an image of innocence that comes with the territory of children, and maybe is trying to lead the audience to view those who grew up and aged out of the system through a softer and maybe more of a child-like lens?" - Anonymous (U.S.A.) "I would argue that without the fairy tale story, the documentary wouldn't be as effective in bringing the audience in and making them understand exactly how the children feel. The fact that it was the children who helped design the story, how it was told, and how it would be represented in the film only makes it more accurate and more impressive. I won't lie, I did end up tearing up and almost crying multiple times." - Anonymous (U.S.A.) "There is a quote that really did a good job of encompassing the meaning of the documentary and children's book. The quote says "Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten. - G.K. Chesterton". This quote and the book state that the "dragons" are the obstacles that the children face in life, but the obstacles are defeatable." - Anonymous (U.S.A.)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781737949602
  • Publisher: Sound of Little Feet
  • Publisher Imprint: Sound of Little Feet
  • Height: 297 mm
  • No of Pages: 250
  • Spine Width: 17 mm
  • Width: 210 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1737949601
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jun 2022
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 865 gr


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