PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
"Author and entrepreneur, Stacy A. Padula from Plymouth, Massachusetts has accrued years of experience working with adolescents as a college counselor, mentor, life coach, and youth group leader. In 2019 and 2020 respectively, the International Association of Top Professionals (New York, NY) named her ""Top Educational Consultant of the Year"" and ""Empowered Woman of the Year."" She is the CEO and founder of both South Shore College Consulting & Tutoring and Briley & Baxter Publications-a publishing company that donates a portion of its proceeds to animal rescues each month. She is the author of the Gripped and the Montgomery Lake High young-adult book series. Her first novel, The Right Person, was published in 2010, followed by When Darkness Tries to Hide, The Aftermath, The Battle for Innocence, and The Forces Within. Throughout 2019 and 2020, she released a new series titled Gripped, which takes place in the same world as Montgomery Lake High but focuses on different main characters. Multiple Gripped books became #1 New Releases in their genre on Amazon. In 2019, she also wrote her first screenplay, an adaptation of her novel The Aftermath and worked on a pilot script for Gripped, which has been embraced by Hollywood producers. Learn more at www.stacyapadula.com."
Invigorating, engaging and a must read. The characters in The Gripped Series diligently tackle the essence of forces that can limit greatness within. - LaTonya Pinkard of Netflix's Emmy-winning series Last Chance U With Gripped 5, Stacy Padula hopes to influence all teenagers and young adults to avoid using drugs to prevent dangerous situations. The book serves not only as a form of education about where one can be exposed and offered drugs, but the drawbacks that result from accepting the offer and taking the pill. In all, I rate Gripped 5 a 5/5 and would highly recommend reading it. I loved this book because although two main storylines were happening simultaneously, it was relatively easy to follow and see each scenario progress. - Kyle Banker, University of Miami
