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Author of "Forever, It's We", a whimsical children's picture book published under: Amanda McDowell, is an HSP, and a single mother to a little boy. This little family currently calls Nashville, TN, home. Having been homeschooled K-12 herself, she is a huge supporter of alternative schooling choices and Montessori learning styles. Channeling these styles of growth and mindset into her son's childhood and her writing. ...more

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