Gripped: My Story

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The book, Gripped Part 2, by Stacy Padula, continues the storylines of kids affected by their drug use. By splitting the timeline, we can see how the characters are changing with their drug use. Characters who were concerned with school, grades, and relationships, no longer have the desire to maintain them. We see that characters are only looking to benefit themselves, but have no idea of the consequences. The last message Jordan Dunkin receives from Taylor leads him to Taylor’s abandoned Jeep. Each of Taylor’s family members holds a piece of the puzzle, and as the Dunkins begin putting the details together, they are awakened to the possibility they may never see Taylor again. Are you ready to take the ultimate leap of faith? Free jump from platforms of varying heights onto giant inflatable bags. Definitely not for the faint-hearted - this is a free fall with no harness, gear or safety nets needed! Who's feeling brave..? I’m sure a lot of people would agree that we live in strange times. But do they have to be so strange that Area 51 is making headlines? And what’s this about fish the look like aliens. September’s Words in the News explain all.

Feeling brave? Those little adventurers who have a heart of steel can take a leap of faith as they free jump from platforms onto huge inflatable bags! No attachable equipment is required! If you're wired for speed, you can zoom and whizz down one of their two 50-metre long and 20-metre high-speed slides! Or try base-jumping without a parachute, it’s the ultimate adrenaline rush! Gripped Part 2 continues on with the journeys of various teenagers wrapped up in dangerous relationships with drugs and alcohol. This book proves to be a compelling read, taking the reader through the troublesome lives of the young teens of Montgomery Lake High School. As these teens are exposed to a partying scene from a young age, they find themselves wrapped up in drugs, alcohol, and other mature situations before they have even entered high school. One of the main families involved in this is the Dunkin family, a family of many talented athletes who have bright futures ahead of them. However, this book proves the fact that drugs can impact anyone, no matter what outside factors they may have in their lives as shown through the stories of Chris and Taylor Dunkin. Chris, the younger cousin of the three older Dunkin brothers, gets exposed to drugs and alcohol in middle school and then finds himself addicted before even entering high school. And Taylor, the oldest of the Dunkin siblings, develops a serious opioid addiction after a serious knee injury, which turns into a dangerous situation involving the law and crime. Along with the many other characters, Chris and Taylor show the audience that drugs can take over the lives of the most unlikely people and just how easy it can be to become “gripped” by drugs. The book, Blindsided, by Stacy Padula is a must read for all middle schoolers, teens and adults. In this book of the series we see the start of many characters' drug addictions. Some turning from alcohol to drugs and some from nothing to drugs, causing serious problems for many of the characters. Relationships are ruined, people change, and friend circles continuously differ. Cathy and Jason lean on each other for help, but the deeper they get into drugs the harder it is to sustain their relationship. Chris Dunkin wakes up one morning after a party, forgetting everything that happened and Taylor gains a serious football injury, changing his good habits into bad ones. Bounce, tumble and scramble in our huge elevated net adventure park. Even the youngest of thrill-seekers can explore and play among the large jump nets, net tunnels and slides!Gripped Part 2 is more for those in highschool and older, due to more mature content than the previous book. It has the ability to guide teens in the right direction when it comes to the social aspect of highschool. Also, the book can help parents understand the changes in character their children tend to have when entering high school whether it be due to drugs, anxiety, or depression. The book shows teens that the rough patches in life don’t define you, rather the way you overcome them. Whether based in Surrey and you’re local to Gripped or visiting London, our aerial adventure park is the perfect day out. Zoey Curtis is desperate to get out of her current job and away from her asshole boss! But when she is offered a job as an assistant for billionaire playboy Julian Hawksley, she is unprepared for the yearning desires he sparks within her… My favorite part of Gripped 5 was the final chapter with Taylor. The scene was emotional, and left me wanting more of the story. Because of this, Taylor is my favorite character at this point in the series. Andrea has spent most of her life focusing on her future. She was a straight-A student in school, and has never partied or done anything to shame herself or her family. Now she’s one of the most ambitious accountants working for the brilliant CEO Josh Wood. Everything is going as planned—until someone leaks NSFW pictures of her in the CEO’s office during the staff Christmas party. She has no memory of the night, though. It can’t be her, but how does she convince her boss of this?

Taylor and Missy’s friends are dangerously close to learning the truth, but their ignorance might be the only thing keeping them safe. Every clue is leading them closer to peril. In June of 2021, Stacy was featured on the famous Reuters Building in Times Square as Empowered Woman of the Year. In 2022, she was named “Top Inspirational Author of the Year” and was honored at a gala at the Bellagio in Las Vegas in December. She was also broadcast for her award on the Planet Hollywood Jumbotron overlooking the Las Vegas Strip. Her novel Gripped Part 5: Taylor’s Story won the Silver Award and Gripped Part 1: The Truth We Never Told won the Gold Award for “Best Teen Book” in the 2022 Readers’ Choice Awards. For those seeking adventure and sky-high thrills, Gripped will provide aerial antics for all ages and abilities. From teenage thrill seekers to daring grandparents, it’s a great way to live life adventurously with friends and family this Summer. Gripped is the perfect destination for weekend adventures, after school visits, fun-filled day trips, school holidays and parties. Whizz down one of our two 50 metre long, 24 metre high speed slides! These are definitely not your normal playground slides - both our vertical drop slide and swirly spiral slide are fast, extreme, and thrilling!No state had a higher rate of participation at the height of the Klan’s powers in the 1920s than Indiana. By the time of the Kokomo rally in 1923, roughly one in three white males in Indiana had sworn an oath to violently uphold white supremacy – a fact surprising to many white people from the midwest, which has underplayed its history of mainstreaming the Klan in the 1920s. And no person in Indiana held more power than DC Stephenson, the group’s Grand Dragon, a conman who presided over the Kokomo celebration in that prop plane.

Isabelle Semas is a 2021 homeschool graduate and best-selling author. She was inspired by her love of dystopian novels and her Christian faith to write her first book, The Crash, at the age of fifteen. The Crash was published by Briley & Baxter Publications in 2021. In Isabelle’s spare time, she sings in a christian band named NHB with her friends, is very involved in her church’s children’s ministry, and enjoys art. Gripped Part 2: Blindsided, by Stacy Padula is the fascinating continuation of the story centered around a group of teens about to enter Montgomery Lake High School. They are influenced by older siblings and peers who are involved in drug and alcohol use. Taylor, the older sibling of Marc and Jordan Dunkin is deeply entangled, even becoming a drug dealer. His story continues in this installment of the series, showing how he tries to turn his life around. Simultaneously, the book follows the lives of several younger characters, Lisa, Chris, Jason and Cathy, who about to enter high school. Over several months we see their downfalls and self-realizations that they are on the wrong path in their lives.This story deliberately connects its audience with each character’s thoughts, to the point where it can be hard to distinguish each character’s good decisions from their bad ones, as it would be in reality. The story takes the looming, intangible monster that is “substance abuse” and forces the readers to see how it influences specific, real-life situations. Most of these characters are barely out of middle school, and their relationships with each other, their families, their education, and their faith are directly affected by the choices they are making. Maybe try jumping off the 24-metre high tower attached to the Power Fan restraint system, for those who live the feeling of weightlessness. And don't forget there's an incredible dual zip line trekking course, which is the longest in London! Here, you can zoom through 30-metre trees for the ultimate extreme thrill factor. It's really not for the faint-hearted!

The book Gripped Part 2: Blindsided by Stacy Padula provides the reader with a realistic, uncensored look into what it is like to deal with the lasting effects of drugs, specifically through the storylines of characters such as Taylor Dunkin, a recovering addict and drug dealer, and his relationship with his younger brother Marc, as well as through the storyline of their younger cousin, Chris Dunkin, who is introduced to drugs at a very young age. The novel is a must read for today’s generation of teenagers who will, if not already, be exposed to the same issues that the characters in the novel are faced with. Missy’s boyfriend Luke Davids last saw her dancing with their friends at a nightclub, but she hasn’t responded to anyone’s texts or calls for hours.Brace yourself and explore the depths of the supernatural. A disturbing dream is much more than it seems. Strange visions plague a young man. A night after work turns deadly. A prank goes horribly awry. A noise complaint reveals supernatural results. A father rushes in to save his daughter from a fire. Enjoy this series of short stories that mystify, horrify, and may even make you laugh or cry!