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The Caust Of Humanity
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YA Contemporary Novel
Life for 17-year-old Kate goes from challenging to practically unbearable after one date with Ryder.
Plans for enacting her own idea of justice begin to form when her beloved Grandma intervenes. The old woman shares what growing up in Holland during the oppression of WWII was like in hopes of demonstrating that even the most challenging circumstances can be overcome. Betrayal, revenge, sacrifice, and secrets run parallel for both women. But will comparing each other's turmoil harden Kate’s wounded heart, or provide the strength she needs to forgive? |
*Inspired by the survival stories of Annigje & Abraham DeJong, my husband's grandparents.*
Amanda DeJong is a passionate author, enamored wife and pretty righteous mother, most of the time.
When she isn’t writing, wooing or wrangling, you can find her with a margarita in hand, undoubtedly dreaming of her next project. She’ll be pretending to lounge on the beach with her hot husband, while watching their children play
as a nice, old, attractively challenged nanny tends to their needs.
You’ll think she’s quirky as hell, but she won't care; instead, she’ll do a ridiculous happy dance and pour you a drink too.
Do you want proof?
Check out her website & feel free to follow on Facebook, Twitter & Good Reads if you’re compelled to do so.
(#IdontDrink&Drive, #StillAResponsibleParent, #DontJudgeMe)
When she isn’t writing, wooing or wrangling, you can find her with a margarita in hand, undoubtedly dreaming of her next project. She’ll be pretending to lounge on the beach with her hot husband, while watching their children play
as a nice, old, attractively challenged nanny tends to their needs.
You’ll think she’s quirky as hell, but she won't care; instead, she’ll do a ridiculous happy dance and pour you a drink too.
Do you want proof?
Check out her website & feel free to follow on Facebook, Twitter & Good Reads if you’re compelled to do so.
(#IdontDrink&Drive, #StillAResponsibleParent, #DontJudgeMe)
Quick Facts
- My Hogwarts house would be Ravenclaw... Although, most tests show a split. RC+HP=Ravenpuff (#Hybrid)
- Favorite YA Books: Simon vs. The Homeo Sapiens Agenda (Becky, Albertalli), One Of Us Is Lying (Karen M. McManus), Tell Me Three Things (Julie Buxbaum), The Hate You Give (Angie Thomas)
- I prefer to read YA/Adult & write YA
- Fav. Adult Books: Kushiel's Legacy (A trilogy by Jaqueline Carey), The War Of Art (Steven Pressfield), Fighting Silence (Aly Martinez), Scrappy Little Nobody (Anna Kendrick)
- Fav. MG books: When You Reach Me (Rebecca Stead), Doll Bones (Holly Black & Eliza Wheeler), Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Series, (Ransom Riggs) & A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness & Siobhan Dowd)
- TV Shows: JANE THE VIRGIN, Life In Pieces, Archer, Drunk History, Wrecked, Reverie, This Is Us (#NotCaughtUpYet)
- Movies: Coco, The Pursuit of Happiness, Harry Potter, Divergent, Man on Fire, Gladiator, The Departed, Juno (#2Many)
- I’ve been a Licensed Massage Therapist for over thirteen years. (#Rubadub)
- My degree is in Holistic Healthcare, emphasis in Mind/Body Psych, Hypnotherapy & Non-Den. Spiritual Studies (#Hippy)
- I wrote my first story at age seven. (#RememberDOS)
- I swear like a sailor and enjoy a good cocktail every now & again... Preferably now… And then again! (#ImWorkingOnIt)
- My biggest dream EVER is to land a kick-ass Literary Agent for the entire duration of a long & fruitful writing career. Lock down many marvelous contracts w/various reputable publishing houses. (#WillWrite4Free…If I have to.)
- I believe in ghosts. (#Boo)
- I wrote a self-published children’s chapter book entitled, Jane Brown And The Case Of Mistaken Identity. (#LearnedMyLesson)
- I started a blog for children’s literature with every intention of posting regularly... (#Idon't)
- I took a break from my regular job to be a stay at home mother until my youngest is in school full time. (#LosingIt)
- I joined both Facebook & Twitter in 2015… (#IOnlyJustFiguredOutWhatAHashtagIs)
- I have two children. ~A daughter (7) & a son (4)~ (#7GoingOn13)
- I’m 32 years old and the youngest of three children. (#TheBaby)
- My best friend is now a Schnoodle. (#ActsLikeaGoat) It used to be a Rottweiler (#NowHe'sAGhost)
- 2018 will mark a 12-year union to my high school sweetheart. (#StillGetButterflies)
- My parents were married for 30+ before passing 4 years apart. (#DadfrmLightining, #MomfrmCancer, #Lifes2Short, #FindTheHumor)
- I cry for all things that tug at my heartstrings. (#ABitTooSensitive)
- I tend to have an optimistic attitude about pretty much everything. (#FriendsCallMeAFreak)
- I LOVE TO SEE PEOPLE HAPPY! (#LoveIsAllYouNeed)
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Other Writing EndeavorsMy writing has been featured on: BluntMoms.com AltaMusicGroup.com & In print for both The List & Transformation Magazine(s) |
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