Amanda Buck was born in 1995 in Manitou Springs, Colorado. She grew up with her parents, grandparents, aunt, and uncle, and has a brother. Amanda attended Manitou Springs schools from 4th through 12th grade and has worked at Pleasant Valley Baptist Preschool and Daycare since she was 14 years old. She enjoys reading, movies like Mean Girls and Moonrise Kingdom, martial arts, cooking Mexican food, and dreams of becoming a book publisher.

1. A Glass Case of Emotion Amanda Buck

2. The Basics
• Born: July 24, 1995
• Mom, dad, both sets of
grandparents, an aunt,
and an uncle
• A brother
• Two dogs, and a cat

3. Then the School
• Manitou
Springs
• 4th through
12th
• Friends/Best
Friend

4. To the Grindstone
• Pleasant Valley Baptist Preschool and Daycare (PVBCD)
• Went until age 11, worked at age 14
• Still there!

5. The Little Things
• I love mustaches, and reading
• I love the movies Mean Girls and Moonrise Kingdom
• Orange belt in Shorin Kempo, yellow in Judo
• Favorite animal: bear
• I love making Mexican food
• 4th of July is my favorite holiday
• I want to be a book publisher
• Soap dispensers look like manatees