BOOK SUMMARY:
Amanda Todd was a young girl who dealt with bullying for
three years. Lured into a bad decision
by a cyber-stalker when she was only 12 years old, she was mercilessly targeted
online and in real life over and over again, until it became more than she could
deal with.
She wanted to help other kids by sharing her story and
letting them know they should never be punished for who they are or for making
a mistake. AmandaToddLegacy.org is an
organization that reaches out to kids in need, educates about the harmful
effects of bullying and provides resources that can make a real difference.
If you don't know Amanda's story, you can search her on
YouTube and see a video she made 3 weeks prior to taking her own life (she
tells her story) because of 3 years of vicious bullying.
When people try to bring you down, it’s because you’re above
them.
You only need one person to believe in you… that person is
YOU.
With love to Princess Snowflake and others in need…
100% of the proceeds from sale of this book will be donated
toward that vision.
The authors are humbled and proud to offer our support to
this very worthy cause.
Stories for Amanda is a collection of short stories from
these 16 VERY talented authors:
Karen Avivi - Stand
Alone story
Kahlen Aymes -
Missing Scene from The Remembrance Trilogy (Ryan and Julia)
E.K. Blair -
Missing scene from ROTTEN
J. L. Brooks -
Stand Alone
Claire Contreras -
Stand Alone but characters from upcoming release; Catch Me
Kelly Elliott -
Stand Alone
Kailin Gow - A
You & Me Trilogy Story for Book 1: Saving You Saving Me
Karina Halle -
Stand Alone featuring characters from The Artists Trilogy
Nina Lane - A
Spiral of Bliss short story
Raine Miller
- A ROTHVALE LEGACY STORY
E. L. Montes
– Stand Alone
Alexa Nazzaro -
Stand Alone
Jessica Prince -
Short story from Picking Up The Pieces Anthology
Madeline Sheehan -
Stand Alone
Michelle Valentine
- Black Falcon prequel to Rock the Heart
Nikki Worrell -
Stand Alone
Steph’s Review
I searched for Amanda’s
story on YouTube after signing up for this blog tour. My heart shattered and
tears flowed endlessly down my cheeks. I was a hot mess. My heart hurts for
her. But after watching this I sadly realized that she isn’t the only one
suffering from bullying abuse. It seems to be sooo common at school and of
course the internet as well. Sad but true.
Stories for Amanda is a collection of 16 short stories by 16
amazing kick ass authors that will touch your heart and soul. The stories were
so good that I didn’t want most of them to end! They show what a HUGE difference
ONE person can make in another’s life, especially when bullying is present. I try to instill this in my children (who are
11 and 16), to be THAT friend to someone can’t/won’t stand up for themselves making
them a target of a bully for whatever the reason may be: having weight issues, being poor, being the school slut, being the “weird”
kid, being gay, and the list is endless.
Let’s face it, sometimes kids are just mean, little shits. But the cycle
needs to stop.
I want to give a HUGE
MASSIVE THANK YOU to all the talented authors, Flirty Dirty Book Blog and
Denise Tung for putting together such a wonderful, desperately needed ant-bullying
book and blog tour!
Stories for Amanda is an absolute 5 STAR one-clicker!
A MESSAGE FROM KAHLEN AYMES
I was approached by Flirty Dirty Book Blog after the RT
Convention last May about this cause so I researched Amanda's story and like so
many others, was moved to tears. I have a daughter that is just a year or two
younger than Amanda was when she ended her life. I asked Denise Tung...
"What if we put together a book where 100% of the proceeds went to help
fund the anti-bullying effort?" She was thrilled with the idea and then I
reached out to some of my author- friends. The response was overwhelming and
the rest, as they say, is history.
Now it is 16 stories (some missing scenes from a popular
series) and some brand new short stories, from 16 authors that reach across the
Young Adult, New Adult and Romance genres. It is our hope that our readers will
come together to support this very worthy cause and that we can help, in some
small way, to keep even one more child from suffering from this horrific
epidemic...
These are very generous women and I feel honored to share
pages with them.
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