Gasperi’s books are available online at Amazon. Madeleine is a huge advocate and ally of the LGBTQ community she believes in equality for all and overall creating a world where we are understanding and accepting of one another. “I’m looking forward to making a difference and reaching a goal of understanding.”

“I think success is having strong character and being kind,” she said. That was pretty exciting for me.”Īfter graduation, Gasperi said she hopes to attend medical school, either at the University of Washington or at the University of Michigan and continue to make a difference. I did, and found Madeleine Gasperi and Barnes & Noble. “I’m a 16-year-old girl, so sometimes I Google myself. Gasperi said the highlight of her writing career to date has been her selection by mega-bookseller Barnes & Noble’s website. It lets me donate money to these causes,” she said. I was so focused on medical school, but this is nice. She hopes to write and publish more in the future. Gasperi’s sentiments are about more than just words, she said, with $1 from every book sold going to the “Spread the Word to End the Word” campaign, which seeks to eradicate the use of the word retard.Īs a Running Start student, Gasperi attends classes at Green River Community College part time so she can graduate with an associate’s degree at the same time she graduates from Auburn High School. “I can’t even say those words,” she said.

Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Gasperi said one of the aspects of bullying she takes on in her book is the use of terms such as “retard” and the “N-word” to belittle others. Knock It Off - Kindle edition by Gasperi, Madeleine. “People say it’s human nature, but that’s not what should be taught. “I think we all have (been bullied),” Gasperi said. “I wasn’t even thinking about another book, but when you hear all these derogatory terms being said, that inspired ‘Knock It Off.'”Įven if the experience of being bullied is universal, Gasperi said, she hopes that someday it won’t be. I got down to my computer and just wrote it,” she said. Just a few weeks after publishing “I Have Two Dads”, Gasperi said, she was inspired to write her second book, “Knock It Off”, which takes on bullying.

Knock It Off! by Madeleine Gasperi