RAIDER MAYER WON’T GET PUSHED AROUND

That’s the name of the book that I wrote. It’ll be available at Amazon in November of 2024.

RAIDER MAYER WON’T GET PUSHED AROUND is for kids, about ages eight to fourteen. (The sweet spot is ages ten to thirteen.) It’s not the first manuscript I’ve written, but I chose to self-publish it first.

So why am I self-publishing?

This is NOT what I wanted to do. I wanted my books to be in libraries so that kids would be able to read them for free. Hopefully, that will still happen in the future. But I’ve queried my many manuscripts, including the ones that tell about my home of Fukushima, and I’ve been rejected, always.

Oh, Amy? So you say you are not a good writer?!

Well, rejection is something that happens. It shouldn’t keep us down, right? I don’t know why my manuscripts were rejected, but I have confidence in my writing. Hey, not just confidence! I think I’m the world’s greatest—

Okay, shut it. I have confidence. I’ll leave it at that.

RAIDER MAYER WON’T GET PUSHED AROUND was written especially for kids who have a hard time reading books. The print is dyslexia-friendly. (That’s why I use bold font instead of italicized font to emphasize words.) I wish it had illustrations because I believe illustrations help people understand better when they read. If you don’t believe me, try reading Japanese without illustrations. Ha! Hard, isn’t it?

In any case, this book is action-packed. It’s got money. It’s mystery. It’s got a car chase. It may (or may not) end with a fiery explosion. Or it may run out of gas at the end. Anything’s possible because Raider Mayer has been hired to be the bodyguard of the world’s richest self-made thirteen-year-old billionaire.

Yes, even a zonkey. There’s a zonkey in this book. Where is the zonkey? What is a zonkey? Read this book and find out.

Okay, so here’s the cover. I drew it myself. Raider is a fan of sumo, so those are all sumo moves.

I’ll try to keep the price on Amazon’s kindle as low as possible. Because hey, not all of us are billionaires. Some of us are changaires. What’s a changaire? “Loose Change Under The Sofa Cushions” sort of people.

Publishing is changing. Let’s hear it for good books.