Rich Perceptions

There's something satisfying knowing that "Getting What I Deserve" continues to rank high in "Young Adult Loners & Outcasts Fiction" on Amazon.

The Power of the Loner in YA Fiction Getting What I Deserve ranks high in Amazon’s Teen & Young Adult Loners & Outcasts Fiction category — and that tells me something…

Somewhere in Colorado….

Charlie Day isn’t real.
But the way it happens in my book? It’s all too familiar.

A weekly “joke” that turns into a tradition.
One kid becomes the target.
Everyone else stays silent.

In Getting What I Deserve, I wrote about what happens when bullying gets organized—and why the quietest kids often carry the heaviest pain.

🛑 Read the blog — it's part of my ongoing effort to bring this book to an ever-larger readership--thanks for your ongoing support!

Let’s keep talking. That’s how things change.


https://richperceptions.com/blogs/news/what-is-charlie-day-a-look-at-the-realities-of-school-bullying

Not being on social media didn’t protect Charlie. It made him invisible.

In Getting What I Deserve, Charlie is a quiet middle schooler who doesn’t post, text, or share. And at first, that sounds like a good thing.

No digital drama. No viral shame. No online bullying.
But his silence didn’t shield him—it isolated him.

And sometimes, the quietest kids are the ones in the most pain.

👉 I wrote about what Charlie’s absence from social media reveals—and what parents and educators should be watching for:
📖 Read the blog: [Insert Link to “When Silence Amplifies” Blog]
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Let’s keep listening to the kids who aren’t speaking.

https://richperceptions.com/blogs/news/%F0%9F%93%B5-when-silence-amplifies-how-charlie-s-avoidance-of-social-media-made-things-worse