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Welcome to the official website of award-winning author Amanda M. Thrasher. Amanda is a multiple Gold Recipient of The Mom’s Choice Awards® (MCA). Earning the award in multiple categories, including YA, General Fiction, and Early Reader Chapter Books, a two-time Gold Medal Winner and Bronze Medal Winner of the Readers’ Favorite International Book awards, a New Apple Literary Award winner, and an NTBF Award winner. To find out more about Amanda, visit the author section here or on the menu bar.
The Mom’s Choice Awards® (MCA) evaluates products and services created for children, families, and educators. The program is globally recognized for establishing the benchmark of excellence in family-friendly media, products, and services. The organization is based in the United States and has reviewed thousands of items from more than 55 countries. The world, parents, educators, retailers, and members of the media look for the MCA mother-and-child Honoring Excellence seal of approval when selecting quality products and services for children and families.
The International Readers’ Favorite receives thousands of entries from all over the world. Each genre is judged separately. They receive submissions from publishing giants such as renowned publishers like Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Harper Collins, independent authors, and small publishers ranging from first-time authors to New Your Times bestsellers like J.A. Jance, James Rollin, #1 bestselling author Daniel Silva, and celebrity authors such as Jim Carrey, Jonathan Frakes, and Henry Winkler. They are fully accredited by the BBB (A+ rating).
What If …A Story of Shattered Lives was written by Amanda specifically for the Texas Municipal Education Center, Texas Department of Transportation’s D.R.S.R. (Driving on the right side of the road) program. For all other titles, click on the cover for book descriptions and purchase options.
School visits, signed copies, workshops, signings, & media requests: HERE
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