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Come to Life
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Come to Life
Watch the Story
Come to Life
It's 2002. Catholic school hallways, messy friendships, first attractions, unforgettable parties, & questionable decisions
It's 2002. Catholic school hallways, messy friendships, first attractions, unforgettable parties, & questionable decisions
It's 2002. Catholic school hallways, messy friendships, first attractions, unforgettable parties, & questionable decisions
The Wounds captures adolescence from the inside—when friendship is a lifeline, intensity feels like truth, and consequences arrive long before wisdom does.
But one decision quietly becomes another, and the things that make Sam feel most alive don’t always leave her unscathed.
The Wounds captures adolescence from the inside—when friendship is a lifeline, intensity feels like truth, and consequences arrive long before wisdom does.
But one decision quietly becomes another, and the things that make Sam feel most alive don’t always leave her unscathed.
The Wounds captures adolescence from the inside—when friendship is a lifeline, intensity feels like truth, and consequences arrive long before wisdom does.
But one decision quietly becomes another, and the things that make Sam feel most alive don’t always leave her unscathed.
ABOUT THE BOOK
A Coming-of-age dramedy about the wounds we carry.
It’s late 2002, and sixteen-year-old Sam is navigating junior year at an all-girls Catholic high school in the Midwest—with good friends, questionable judgment, a growing list of secrets, and emotions she doesn’t yet have words for.
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Early-2000s Nostalgia
Friendships,
First Attractions
& Identity
Catholic High-School
Bad Decisions, Real Consequences
ABOUT THE BOOK
ABOUT THE BOOK
A Coming-of-age dramedy about the wounds we carry.
A Coming-of-age dramedy about the wounds we carry.
It’s late 2002, and sixteen-year-old Sam is navigating junior year at an all-girls Catholic high school in the Midwest—with good friends, questionable judgment, a growing list of secrets, and emotions she doesn’t yet have words for.
It’s late 2002, and sixteen-year-old Sam is navigating junior year at an all-girls Catholic high school in the Midwest—with good friends, questionable judgment, a growing list of secrets, and emotions she doesn’t yet have words for.
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Early-2000s Nostalgia
Early-2000s Nostalgia
Friendships,
First Attractions
& Identity
Friendships,
First Attractions
& Identity
Catholic
High-School
Catholic
High-School
Bad Decisions,
Real Consequences
Bad Decisions,
Real Consequences
LAUNCH DAY
LAUNCH DAY
LAUNCH DAY
Accolades
Accolades
Accolades
YOUR STORY MATTERS TOO
YOUR STORY MATTERS TOO
YOUR STORY MATTERS TOO
Reader Reviews
Reader Reviews
Reader Reviews
Whether you received an advance copy or discovered the book after release, a review helps other readers find Sam's story.
Whether you received an advance copy or discovered the book after release, a review helps other readers find Sam's story.
Whether you received an advance copy or discovered the book after release, a review helps other readers find Sam's story.
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ILLUSTRATIONS & EXCERPTS
ILLUSTRATIONS & EXCERPTS
ILLUSTRATIONS & EXCERPTS
Inside The Book
Inside The Book
Inside The Book
Sixteen and seventeen throughout the events of Book One. Sam is artistic, funny, thoughtful, and impulsive. She notices more than she says, cares deeply about the people around her, and tends to feel everything a little too much. And yet, still learning what to do with feelings she doesn’t always understand.
Sixteen and seventeen throughout the events of Book One. Sam is artistic, funny, thoughtful, and impulsive. She notices more than she says, cares deeply about the people around her, and tends to feel everything a little too much. And yet, still learning what to do with feelings she doesn’t always understand.
Sixteen and seventeen throughout the events of Book One. Sam is artistic, funny, thoughtful, and impulsive. She notices more than she says, cares deeply about the people around her, and tends to feel everything a little too much. And yet, still learning what to do with feelings she doesn’t always understand.
Sam is also navigating depression and ADHD—important parts of her experience, but never the whole of who she is.
Sam is also navigating depression and ADHD—important parts of her experience, but never the whole of who she is.
Sam is also navigating depression and ADHD—important parts of her experience, but never the whole of who she is.
FUNNY
FUNNY
CREATIVE
CREATIVE
IMPULSIVE
IMPULSIVE
Humor is basically her survival skill. She also loves making people laugh, loosen up, and have a little fun.
BOOK QUOTE: "Did you not just see that display of white-girl dancing?"
Humor is basically her survival skill. She also loves making people laugh, loosen up, and have a little fun.
BOOK QUOTE: "Did you not just see that display of white-girl dancing?"
She notices the details other people miss. She’s also genuinely good at drawing—but not geometry.
FUN FACT: That’s actually my drawing of SMG from that time.
She notices the details other people miss. She’s also genuinely good at drawing—but not geometry.
FUN FACT: That’s actually my drawing of SMG from that time.
Big heart. Fast decisions. Sometimes questionable follow-through.
FUN FACT: I actually did get my tongue pierced... pleading the 5th on why :P
Big heart. Fast decisions. Sometimes questionable follow-through.
FUN FACT: I actually did get my tongue pierced... pleading the 5th on why :P
SNEAK PEEKS
SNEAK PEEKS
SNEAK PEEKS
FUNNY
Humor is basically her survival skill. She also loves making people laugh, loosen up, and have a little fun.
BOOK QUOTE: "Did you not just see that display of white-girl dancing?"
CREATIVE
She notices the details other people miss. She’s also genuinely good at drawing—but not geometry.
FUN FACT: That’s actually my drawing of SMG from that time.
IMPULSIVE
Big heart. Fast decisions. Sometimes questionable follow-through.
FUN FACT: I actually did get my tongue pierced... pleading the 5th on why :P
PROLOGUE PREVIEW
CHAPTER 2 PREVIEW
SNEAK PEEK — CHAPTER 13
SNEAK PEEK — CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 15 PREVIEW
SNEAK PEEK — CHAPTER 22
SNEAK PEEK — CHAPTER 27
PROLOGUE PREVIEW
CHAPTER 2 PREVIEW
SNEAK PEEK — CHAPTER 13
SNEAK PEEK — CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 15 PREVIEW
SNEAK PEEK — CHAPTER 22
SNEAK PEEK — CHAPTER 27
PROLOGUE PREVIEW
CHAPTER 2 PREVIEW
SNEAK PEEK — CHAPTER 13
SNEAK PEEK — CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 15 PREVIEW
SNEAK PEEK — CHAPTER 22
SNEAK PEEK — CHAPTER 27
THE WOUNDS
Soundtrack
Turn the volume up.
This story has a soundtrack.
These songs are not arbitrary.
They’re memory anchors.
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN SAM’S WORLD
Official companion playlist • YouTube
THE WOUNDS
Soundtrack
Turn the volume up.
This story has a soundtrack.
These songs are not arbitrary.
They’re memory anchors.
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN SAM’S WORLD
Official companion playlist • YouTube
THE WOUNDS
Soundtrack
Turn the volume up.
This story has a soundtrack.
These songs are not arbitrary.
They’re memory anchors.
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN SAM’S WORLD
Official companion playlist • YouTube
The Author
The Author
The Author
Amanda R. Sahaida
Artist. Designer. Researcher. Writer.
Amanda R. Sahaida
Artist. Designer. Researcher. Writer.
Amanda R. Sahaida
Artist. Designer. Researcher. Writer.
Hi, I'm Amanda.
Between Versions of Me grew from a story I carried for more than twenty years.
While the adult version of me finished this novel, the heart of the story belongs to seventeen-year-old me—her journals, notes, essays, and the many versions of this story I created over the years.
And maybe, somewhere in Sam’s story, you’ll recognize a little of your own.
Hi, I'm Amanda.
Between Versions of Me grew from a story I carried for more than twenty years.
While the adult version of me finished this novel, the heart of the story belongs to seventeen-year-old me—her journals, notes, essays, and the many versions of this story I created over the years.
And maybe, somewhere in Sam’s story, you’ll recognize a little of your own.
Hi, I'm Amanda.
Between Versions of Me grew from a story I carried for more than twenty years.
While the adult version of me finished this novel, the heart of the story belongs to seventeen-year-old me—her journals, notes, essays, and the many versions of this story I created over the years.
And maybe, somewhere in Sam’s story, you’ll recognize a little of your own.
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Read More About Me ↓
Read More About Me ↓
© 2026 Amanda Sahaida.
All rights reserved.
© 2026 Amanda Sahaida.
All rights reserved.
© 2026 Amanda Sahaida. All rights reserved.
© 2026 Amanda Sahaida. All rights reserved.