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. She's a multiple Gold Medal and Bronze winner of the Readers' Favorite International Book awards and was 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. Her 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.