⭐ Mom's Choice Award
⭐Gold Readers' Favorite Book Award
⭐ Gold Literary Classics International Book Award
⭐ Literary Classics Book Award Finalist
⭐ Literary Classics Seal of Approval
⭐ First Place WV Writer's Award
⭐ London Book Festival Honorable Mention
⭐ Book Excellence Award
⭐ American Fiction Award Finalist Best Young Adult
Sitting in a movie theater with her dad, Americka checks her phone for a good time to go to the ladies’ room.
She leaves during a battle scene and meets her soon-to-be new best friend, Fiona, in the restroom. To their mutual horror, a bomb goes off in the theater.
Americka awakes in the hospital to find out her world is changed forever.
Coping with PTSD is real to veterans and to those of all ages who experience shocking horror and loss.
Americka sees the changes to her family and her life and with the help of an unlikely friend, her faith, and her family, is able to move forward to a new future.

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