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Jill Ammon Vanderwood

Jill Ammon Vanderwood is the mother of four and grandmother of nine. She lives in a small town in Idaho,with her husband Bill.

Jill is the award winning author of 14 books. Her latest series, The Path You Choose is written in realistic fiction for ages 12-15. The books in this series are Off Target--what should you do if a friend has a loaded gun? On the Rocks--book 2 and Cheers--book 3 are about underage drinking and address the questions: What should you do if you are offered alcohol? And, should you ever take a ride with a drunk driver?

Book 4: in this series where the reader is the main character and will be asked to make choices throughout the book, is Keeping Secrets. This addresses the questions, Is a secret a secret, no matter what? And, would you tell someone's secret if a life depended on it? The book deals with such secrets as:

divorce; suicidal thoughts; runaways, being a witness of a crime and sexual assault.


“Jesus is offering you a lifeboat, but you would rather swim. Are you tired of swimming yet?”
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“You can't gain control of your children by losing control of yourself”
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