About the Author

Amanda M. Thrasher was born in England, moved to Texas, and resides there still. She's the award-winning author of YA, General Fiction, MG, Early Reader Chapter, and Picture books. Amanda is a multiple Gold Recipient of The Mom's Choice Awards(R) (MCA), earning the award in multiple categories including YA, General Fiction, and Early Reader Chapter Books. She is a two-time Gold Medal winner of the Readers' Favorite International Book awards, a New Apple Literary Award winner, and an NTBF award winner. Amanda continues to write, speak, and conducts workshops for all ages. As the Chief Executive Officer at Progressive Rising Phoenix Press, in addition to her regular duties, she assists authors with their work and shares her writing and publishing experience with others through school visits, trade conferences, and writing workshops. 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 purpose of the program is to offer a preventive educational program to encourage responsible decision-making when it comes to obeying traffic laws and to 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 and remains part of the DRSR program. CAPTAIN FIN was based on a screenplay. Amanda was contracted to adapt the screenplay into a novel for director, actor, and producer Kevin James O'Neill.

Reviews

Those mischievous fairies are back in Amanda M. Thrasher's second installment of her Mushroom Patch series. In A Fairy Match in the Mushroom Patch, Lilly and Boris These adorable characters learn what it means to be a team and the importance of being a team player. What an endearing story! It is fun for all ages and a delightful book to read aloud, as well! Don't miss the opportunity to share it with your children and grandchildren! The characters come alive and appeal to that child-like nature in all of us. A real treasure from a bright author! Having read Amanda Thrasher's first book in the Mushroom Patch series, I didn't think perfection could be made better. Yet in A Fairy Match in the Mushroom Patch we meet beautiful Pearle. Watch how Lily, Boris, Jack, Ivy, Rose and Pearle learn to work as a team. During what could have been a loss of their homes they pull together doing as much as young fairies can do to help their elders to save the Mushroom Patch from certain destruction. In this charming, whimsical, fun filled book Amanda Thrasher has made a true home run. Even as an adult I loved this book and I highly recommend it to a parent or grandparent to read to their little ones or an adult to recapture the meaning of what a glorious thing it is to allow the young ones be a part of the solution.