Rich Perceptions

I'm entering the second anniversary of "Getting What I Deserve." Books like this generally have their prime season at the beginning of the school year. Here, I'm revisiting the moment that launches the entire novel.

Why Charlie Opened the Door This fall marks the second publishing anniversary of Getting What I Deserve — and with another school year beginning, I keep returning to…

I had a complicated relationship with .

Why I Wrote "Getting What I Deserve" My Complicated Relationship with Bullying My relationship with bullying has always been complicated. I was never bullied the way Charlie is in Getting What I Deserve, but I struggled with friendships that shifted, cracked, or faded away during my teenage years. Even then, I knew people changed—mys...

I wrote Getting What I Deserve to tell an engaging story about emotional bullying.
I didn't expect the visceral response from readers who said:
“I was Charlie.”

That’s why I’m relaunching the book—with resources for classrooms, families, librarians, and counselors.



👉 Read the full story:
https://richperceptions.com/blogs/news/why-i-m-relaunching-getting-what-i-deserve

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