Amanda M. Thrasher

Amanda M. Thrasher is an international award-winning author. She’s a multiple Gold Recipient of The Mom’s Choice Awards® (MCA), earning the award in multiple categories, including Young Adult, General Fiction, and Children’s Chapter Books, and a multiple winner of the Readers’ Favorite International Book awards. She was also awarded a New Apple Literary Award.

In addition, Amanda was contracted to write a graphic novel for the Driving on the Right Side of the Road Program. The publication is part of the Driving on the Right Side of the Road (DRSR) program, developed by the Law-Related Education Department of the State Bar of Texas Law Focused Education, Inc., and the Texas Municipal Courts Education Center with funding from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and the Texas Department of Transportation. The program aims to offer a preventive educational program to encourage responsible decision-making regarding obeying traffic laws and following safe practices. The graphic novel titled What If … A Story of Shattered Lives was adapted into a reader’s theater for as few as five speakers or as many as twenty-six.

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).