Gripped: My Story

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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.

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! 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..? Save the date, let yourself go, and relinquish all fears this June. Aerial adventure park Gripped will be opening in Hounslow and will be part of the largest leisure development in London since the Olympics. The adrenaline fuelled aerial attraction will be one of the first of its kind in the UK and a totally new offering to London. Stacy has been featured in Marquis Who’s Who in America (2018-Present) for excellence in literature and education, Marquis Who’s Who in the World (2018-Present), and Cambridge Who’s Who for Young Professionals (2009). In 2018, she was awarded the Albert Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2019, the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP of New York, NY) chose Stacy as its “Top Educational Consultant of the Year.”Gripped 2: Blindsided is a captivating read as it explores the effects that drug and alcohol use can have on a person’s life and relationships. It dives deep into the lives of high schoolers who are introduced to drugs and alcohol at a young age. One of the storylines in this book focuses on Chris Dunkin, Taylor’s younger cousin, who constantly throws parties and finds himself taking all sorts of drugs. This book shows how drugs affect a person’s relationships with their friends and loved ones as well as how they get into drugs in the first place. Gripped will be home to a wide variety of aerial activities and adventures. Explore the tree canopy net park, where you can bounce around and burn off endless energy, and swing through the trees and take on challenging obstacles on the three high rope trail courses. 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. 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.

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. 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. 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. The novel Gripped Part 2: Blindsided by Stacy A. Padula portrays the damaged relationships of many characters as a result of drug and alcohol abuse.When Taylor, the brother of Marc and Jordan, begins to attempt recovering from addiction, he has to also deal with the drug epidemic he has caused in Montgomery’s middle school and high school scene. The novel also focuses on the characters Lisa, Chris, Jason and Cathy whose relationships are struggling to stay together due to drug addiction among the group. What was once a dynamic bond between the four is now rapidly crumbling apart, and it is put upon them to fix this before it is too late.

Our activities allow your group to work together and independently to swing, zip, jump and fall through the outdoor course. There’s no better way to bond with your family or friends, and it can even be a great team-building activity.

There are many diverse influences on the way that English is used across the world today. We look at some of the ways in which the language is changing. Read our series of blogs to find out more. Choose Gripped as your next outdoor activity with your friends, family or work colleagues for a day you won’t forget. Our range of fun aerial outdoor activities means you can plan your day doing the activities that you want to do. Choose from: 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!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! The most extreme challenge at Gripped - base-jumping without the parachute! Free-fall from the very top of a 24-metre tower attached to our gravity defying Power Fan descender restraint system. Test your nerve, step off the tower, and experience the ultimate adrenaline rush... 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 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.

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. Speed through the trees, down into the valley, or through the Mining Village of Hobbledown Heath on one of our dual ziplines. Each zip offers a varying degree of angle and speed for maximum thrill factor!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. 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. Synonyms interesting interesting fascinating ▪ compelling ▪ stimulating ▪ gripping ▪ absorbing These words all describe something that attracts or holds your attention because it is exciting, unusual or full of good ideas. interesting attracting your attention because it is exciting, unusual or full of good ideas: