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Amanda Trumpower writes for Jesus lovers who dig dragons, detectives, and droids. She’s a twin mom, second-generation homeschooler, D&D enthusiast, and board game fanatic.

She is a lover of all things geeky, including but not limited to Disney Princess fan art, complicated board games, D&D, Dragon Age, and KOTOR.

Writing ever since she could hold a crayon, she really cranked up the words per minute after upgrading to a keyboard.

Collar Cases is a mystery chapter book series for readers 7-12. It follows the adventures of Mittens Meow and Alex Digger, feline and canine investigative journalists who solve mysteries and learn lessons about character in their small town.

Amanda lives in Ohio with her husband and two Chaos Monsters, also known as to ...more

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	Case of the Robbed Recipe (Collar Cases, #1) by Amanda Trumpower (Goodreads Author), Sarah Johnson (Illustrator) 4.80 avg rating — 20 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Power Pup vs. Tommy Trigger Finger (Power Pup, #1) by Amanda Trumpower (Goodreads Author), Jerry Bennett (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Jason C. Joyner (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Case of the Missing Monet (Collar Cases, #2) by Amanda Trumpower (Goodreads Author), Sarah Johnson (Illustrator), Katie J. Trent (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Case of the Robbed Recipe: A Christian Mystery for Kids (Collar Cases Book 1) by Amanda Trumpower (Goodreads Author), Wendy Mattox, Molly Farnsley (illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Power Pup Meets Riptide: A Christian Superhero Adventure for Kids by Amanda Trumpower (Goodreads Author), J. J. Johnson (contributor), Jerry Bennett (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Case of the Angry Avians (Collar Cases, #3) by Amanda Trumpower (Goodreads Author), Christie Thomas (Goodreads Author), Sarah Johnson (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Case of the Crooked Cowboy: A Christian Mystery for Kids (Collar Cases Book 5) by Amanda Trumpower (Goodreads Author), Trista Shaye (Goodreads Author) (Narrator), Becca Wierwille (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“As a matter of fact it wouldn’t be safe to tell any man the truth about his wife! Funnily enough, I’d trust most women with the truth about their husbands. Women can accept the fact that a man is a rotter, a swindler, a drug taker, a confirmed liar, and a general swine, without batting an eyelash, and without its impairing their affection for the brute in the least. Women are wonderful realists.”
― Agatha Christie, Murder in Mesopotamia

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“It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them. ”
― Agatha Christie, Agatha Christie: An Autobiography

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“I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow; but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.”
― Agatha Christie

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“A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity. It dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.

-The Last Seance (from The Hound of Death and Other Stories, also Double Sin and Other Stories)”
― Agatha Christie, The Hound of Death and Other Stories

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“Poirot," I said. "I have been thinking."
"An admirable exercise my friend. Continue it.”
― Agatha Christie, Peril at End House

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