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Dr. Brian G Snow was born in Massachusetts, graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree from Boston College and received a Doctorate from Georgetown University.
Dr. Snow has worked with a wide range of special education students, including gifted students under The National Science Foundation program at Brandeis University. Dr. Snow taught special education at various school districts in California in the counties of Los Angeles, San Diego, Contra Costa and Sacramento for over ten years. During this time he educated autistic, mentally and physically challenged, at-risk, abused, gang, and seriously-emotionally disturbed children.
Dr. Snow has won many awards, including special recognition from Boston's Department of Health and Hospitals for his dedicated service to the children of Boston. Dr. Snow was also on staff at Massachusetts General Hospital while residing in Chestnut Hill.
Dr. Snow lives in San Diego, California. Please visit: http://drbriangsnow.com for more information.
Dr. Brian Snow wrote this novel "Santa Claus and Little Sister" in his late 20's. It is unedited and uncensored. It was inspired by the poem "To Santa Claus and Little Sisters" by Anonymous. Music CD Compilation, Internet TV Series, BlogTalkRadio Show, Videos, Song and Screenplay by Dr. Brian G Snow and Drenchy Downpour Productions.
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"To all the young girls that I have had the honor to work with, who like Anonymous, unfortunately committed suicide - I want you to know that you are dearly loved and missed.
You changed my life.
Thank you girls.
In your honor, I have shared our story in "Santa Claus and Little Sister"."
- Dr. Brian G Snow
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Please visit: http://tosantaclaus.net for more information.
Dr. Snow's second novel, "Beneath Dirt" will be released November 24th, 2012.
Reviewed by Alice DiNizo for Readers' Favorite
In 1991,author Brian Snow had just received his doctorate in Education from Georgetown university. He decided to move from his parents' comfortable home on Cape Cod to Los Angeles as he loved working with special education students and wanted to live his life on his own. He is rescued from a rather dismal West Los Angeles hotel by his new landlord, Walt who cross dresses as Wendy and becomes Brian Snow's savior. Brian accepts a teaching position at "New Beginnings-The Academy for Girls", a locked facility for girls who are wards of the courts as many have been physically and mentally abused, raped, neglected or abandoned by their families. Because Brian Snow had worked with children living in dangerous conditions, Elizabeth Stelle, the school director, tells Brian that he is considered a natural for this position where he will serve as a male role model for his students. And then Dr. Brian Snow meets his students, especially Lupe, who at the age of 12 has had a death contract taken out on her by her own family. And then there is 200 pound Chata who is known to be obnoxious, loud, opinionated, manipulative, untrustworthy and still an active gang member. Will Dr. Snow survive all this and come to love his students, or will he quit and run like many other teachers at New Beginnings?
"Santa Claus and Little Sister" takes its title from a sad poem found in Lupe's papers. In this memoir where Dr. Snow had to change the names of his pupils due to regulations of the Los Angeles Department of Child Protection, the reader will be shaken to the core to learn of the horrors in the prior lives of the students of New Beginnings. The highly well-written text conveys Dr. Snow's often self-endangering activities as he involves himself in the lives of his students to protect them as well as ensure them a good education. Characters such as Walt/Wendy, Elizabeth Steele, Barbara, and classroom aide Tessie are three-dimensional and totally believable, even lovable. The bibliography at the book's conclusion shows the author's credibility but the lack of page numbering is a sad drawback to this wonderful memoir of a truly gifted special education teacher.
