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""Avalanche"" represents how hard and fast this girl, indeed the world, grows up. Life will never again be safe and predictable. Without warning, sex, race, war, crime, and drugs tumble into the culture's consciousness. Nothing will be the same. Survival itself is a challenge.This is a book work of fiction, but it is inspired by a true story. It is the story of my nineteenth year, when everything seemed new to me. It was confusing and exciting-and not just for me-but also for the world. It was 1966, which for most many of us alive at the time, was the year everything changed.In a way, the story starts when I am eight years old. That's when my mother took me to see a big ice show in Washington, D.C. It was very strange, but at that moment I knew I was meant to be on the ice and not in the audience. It was more than five years before I had the opportunity to put on figure skates and wobble across a real piece of ice, indoors or out. But when I did, I thought to myself, ""I'm happy now. I can die happy.""If you are a baby boomers, you will recognize most of this story. We were then a large and powerful group., Changing changing everything by our sheer numbers. We were creative and brave. We are outnumbered now. Many of our friends have breathed their last. We are constantly saying goodbye to friends we loved. The newer generations have the attention God bless the younger generations. They have the attention now. They have an entirely different experience set of joys and sorrows. Many of the references in this book will be lost on them. Some will be curious about what our time was like. Some will be busy making creating their own time. Either way, I hope you enjoy these memories.

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""Bonnie Atwood is an immensely skilled storyteller. Her writing is as lyrical and thoughtful as it is engrossing."" --Romy Nordlinger, Actor, Writer, Audiobook Narrator, Voice Artist ""What a delightful story, seeing life through the eyes of a young girl!."" -Sharon Baldacci, Author ""A lovely writing style ... memories of the present interspersed with the past, and held to the heart."" -Azar Atturra, Author, The Nobel Prizewinners of Italy

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Former professional ice skater Bonnie Atwood is a national award-winning writer of newspaper and magazine articles, and books. At mid-life, she took an interest in the law and served as a lobbyist for such groups as retired teachers, fire marshals, the Girl Scouts, the Red Cross, and more.Today the Virginia resident is a human rights advocate, particularly around women's rights. This book is a semi-autobiographical account of her time performing and traveling with a big ice show.She started out as a newspaper reporter for a daily newspaper, The Journal Messenger in Manassas, Virginia. She is a freelance writer for Tall Poppies Consulting, specializing in legislative communication and advocacy. She has won state and national awards, and she is a past president ofVirginia Professional Communicators. She is the author of hundreds of articles, co-author of several books, and is the author of two books.Bonnie is a human rights advocate, particularly in the area of women's rights and disability rights. She has been a governmental consultant for the Virginia Retired Teachers Association and Virginia Voice.

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