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Illustrated chapter book · Ages 7–10 · Book 1

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Focus Man: The Power of One Breath

The full illustrated chapter book. Zeph has ten doors in his head and every one of them is open. This is the story of how he learns to pick one, told across 11 chapters with his whole family in his corner. For readers ages 7 to 10. 55 pages, illustrated in color on every big beat, with a back section full of focus tools families can practice together.

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Written by Maurice Williams with Zephaniah Maurice Williams, the real Zeph. Published by Cyaniz Labs Publishing, Fort Worth, Texas.

Cover of Focus Man Book 1: The Power of One Breath — Zeph on the porch at sunset, holding a magnifying glass up to the light.

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The story

Ten doors. All of them open. All of them loud.

Zeph Moreno-Carter has a house inside his head, and it has ten doors. All of them open. All of them loud.

Zeph is nine, he is funny, he loves soccer and strawberries, and his brain moves fast. When a math test, a whispered nickname, and one bad morning line up against him, his family teaches him what focus actually is. Not sitting still. Not being quiet. A muscle you train, one breath at a time.

Zeph's focus is never treated as a problem in this book. It is his superpower, and this story shows him learning to aim it.

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Pages from the book

A page from Chapter One of Focus Man Book 1.
Chapter One
A page from Chapter Four of Focus Man Book 1, the Balloon Breath chapter.
Chapter Four · Balloon Breath
A page from Chapter Eleven of Focus Man Book 1, on the porch.
Chapter Eleven · The Porch
The Family Focus Tree from the back of Focus Man Book 1.
The Family Focus Tree · back of the book

What's inside

11 chapters, plus the tools

  • 11 chapters, fully illustrated in color, with art on the story's biggest beats
  • Dad and the magnifying glass, where Zeph learns that focus is a muscle
  • Uncle Two-Sticks and his five-move Focus Training Kit
  • The pool, the driveway game, the lunchroom, and one very big Saturday soccer game
  • A full back-of-the-book section: Focus Fuel food notes, the Training Kit to practice at home, a Focus Challenge, a Palabras/Words glossary, discussion questions for families and classrooms, and the Family Focus Tree

55 pages. PDF format, reads on any tablet, phone, or computer, and prints clean at home or at a print shop.

Meet the family

His whole corner

Zeph Moreno-Carter character art

Zeph

Zeph Moreno-Carter, age nine. Focus is his superpower.

Dad character art

Dad

The magnifying glass lesson: focus is a muscle you train.

Mom character art

Mom

Zeph's mom, in his corner from page one.

Abuela character art

Abuela

Zeph's grandmother, keeper of the family's old wisdom.

Grandpa Ellis character art

Grandpa Ellis

Zeph's grandpa, and the steadiest hand in the family.

Uncle Two-Sticks character art

Uncle Two-Sticks

Creator of the five-move Focus Training Kit.

Uncle Ray character art

Uncle Ray

Zeph's uncle, never without his satchel.

Andrés the firefighter character art

Andrés

The firefighter, and a big brother to the whole block.

Nurse Asia character art

Nurse Asia

Zeph's big sister, a trauma-unit nurse.

Ky character art

Ky

Zeph's sister.

Aunt Tip character art

Aunt Tip

The family's counselor.

Uncle Stetson character art

Uncle Stetson

Zeph's uncle. Golfer, coach, family.

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  • The full 55-page illustrated chapter book (PDF)
  • 11 chapters plus the complete back-of-the-book focus tools
  • Instant download after purchase
  • Reads on any tablet, phone, or computer, and prints clean
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Digital product from Cyaniz Labs Publishing, a Cyaniz Labs, LLC imprint. Written by Maurice Williams. Co-written by Zephaniah Maurice Williams. Illustrations by Maurice Williams and Zephaniah Maurice Williams.

Book 2, Two Sticks Walk You Home, is coming. Start here.

Reading the book with your kid? The Ten Doors Planner turns Zeph's Door 1 system into a daily printable.

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