Drugs Make You Un-Smarter

by Jill Ammon Vanderwood, Savanna Peterson

Overview

What do you do when a parent, a grandparent, your brother, cousins and an uncle are doing drugs? You are also expected to do drugs, right? Fifteen-year-old Savanna Peterson went beyond the expectations of others and took a stand against drugs, even when her older brother had parties while her mother was at work, the cops were watching her house, and her dad spent most of her life in prision for drug-related crimes.Drugs Make You Un-Smarter is written by a high school student and her grandmother. The book includes stories of people who have abused drugs and interviews with actors and professionals. Learn facts about drugs and hear about goal-oriented kids who, like Savanna, have made a choice to remain drug-free.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467921374
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	02/01/2011
Pages:	244
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

Savanna Peterson is not the average teenager, she gets along with adults more than kids her own age. Savanna likes to skateboard, watch baseball games, do photography, and do hair and makeup. She also likes to babysit infants, go hiking and exploring the world. Savanna is a huge fan of Lucille Ball and the whole 1950's era. Even though she likes bands like Biggie Smalls, Fun., and Regina Spector, she also loves the music of Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Johnny Cash.
Graduating from high school is at the top of her list as she plans for the future. "When I grow up I would like to be in movies, or write scripts for movies. I am open-minded and adventurous.
I try to have as much fun as I can and that does not include drugs. You have much more fun when you can remember your memories. I like to remember what I did the night before.
The authors keep a blog at:
DrugsMakeYouUnSmarter.blogspot.com and Savanna appears with her grandmother in a short book trailer: Through the Rug 2: Follow that Dog on YouTube.

Jill Ammon Vanderwood is Savanna's grandmother and the author of four children's books. She is the winner of the 2008 Writer of the Year Award from the Leauge of Utah Writers. Her book, What's It Like, Living Green, Kids Teaching Kids, by the Way They Live is the winner of three national book awards.
Jill has witnessed first hand how drugs affect a family through marriage to an alcoholic and the addiction of several family members. Jill also lives a drug and alcohol-free life.