The City of Wistmore - Book One — Createspace

Gloves is a legendary floating sun with autism who wishes one day he'll speak. He builds marvelous structures for the city of Wistmore. There is one incident, however, he would like to forget. A group of youngsters make fun of him because he can't speak. Can Gloves love himself for who he is, regardless? Find out and read! This is the first book in a series of children's books that reflect the life of writer and artist Motesem Mansur. ABOUT MOTESEM MANSUR Motesem Mansur was born on January 28, 1986 in Chicago, IL and was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome at age four. Motesem underwent what he described as “pure torture with no purpose.” Since moving to Burbank in 2003, local neighbors, gangs, and citizens from different towns harassed Motesem and his condition without stopping. As a result of the trauma suffered from years of neighborhood abuse and indescribable cruelty, Motesem attempted suicide in 2009. Motesem survived the attempt and hopes to eliminate prejudice and stigma against people with disabilities through art and writing. “I lost my mind. The neighborhood took it from me. The reality is I'll NEVER get it back. If I'm weird, I guess I'm weird. The trauma is so bad; I lost all of my good memories, which were very few. No one else with the same thing should ever go through what I'm going through.” As a result, He appeared in the Chicago Tribune in November 2010 and was featured on local television in October 2011. Motesem currently works at Project Onward at the Chicago Cultural Center, attends college, and does book readings for Chicago public schools.