Fast Forward: An Ozzie Story

By Sheradun Strand

Nine-year-old Ozzie's brain has one favorite speed:

Fast.

He forgets homework that is already in his backpack, interrupts before questions are finished, loses papers in places that made perfect sense at the time, and sometimes gets so focused on one amazing idea that stopping feels almost impossible.

Ozzie knows the rules.

He knows he should wait his turn.
He knows papers belong in folders.
He knows he is supposed to listen.

And he really is trying.

As Ozzie navigates school projects, noisy cafeterias, missing permission slips, group work, forgotten library books, and one extremely important octopus project, he begins discovering something surprising:

Maybe the goal isn't to make his brain work like everyone else's.

With help from his family, teacher, and friends, Ozzie learns to use tools that actually work for him - movement, reminders, one step at a time, asking for a rewind, and knowing when he needs to pause.

But the tools don't make ADHD disappear.

Sometimes Ozzie still forgets.

Sometimes he still gets overwhelmed.

And sometimes he simply does not want to unload the dishwasher.

Fast Forward is a funny, warmhearted chapter book about ADHD, school, friendship, self-understanding, and the difference between needing support and needing to be fixed.

Part of the Steady Heart Stories series, where ordinary kids navigate real-life challenges with humor, honesty, and heart.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HMPWY3MC
• ISBN13: 9798174773714
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"