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Josh Gunderson is a blogger, a runner and an educator. Since 2009, Josh has worked as a Bullying Prevention and Social Media Specialist, speaking to over 1 million students, parents, and educators all over North America. Josh has a unique way of delivering an educational message, due in part to his firm belief that learning does not have to be boring.
Josh currently resides in Orlando, FL with three very hyper cats.

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	You're Doing It Wrong: A Mixtape Memoir 4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Monster Monday by Twisted Dreams Press, Dawn Wilson (Editor), J. Rocky Colavito 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cyberbullying: Perpetrators, Bystanders & Victims 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Halloween Horrors: A Fundraising Anthology by Jennifer Horgan, Matt Bray, Josh Gunderson (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Harvest: Terrifying Tales from the Poisoned Planet by Jennifer Horgan (Editor), J. Rocky Colavito, Josh Gunderson (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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As I write this, I’m currently on a solo cruise aboard Enchantment of the Seas. This trip has been planned for a while, but it’s also doubled as a much-needed mental reset because this year has been… a lot. Truly, Olympic-

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The Probable Son: A Novel

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“I can personally testify that roughly 90% of my adult life has been spent on Google trying to figure out how to do stuff.”
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“If there is one thing that I absolutely love, it’s opening a nice bottle of wine, popping in a depressing movie about lost love, dead animals or anything involving war, and having a good old-fashion, ugly snot-cry.”
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“Don’t tell me that I can’t write a memoir just because I’m not world famous. I mean, when you really break it down I’m the most famous person currently sitting in my living room. The point is that I don’t like people telling me what I can’t do.”
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“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”
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“The longer I live, the more I observe that carrying around anger is the most debilitating to the person who bears it.”
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