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Snow Days: Ugly Me Book 5
A Stunning Addition to the Bestselling Ugly Me Young Adult SeriesSome storms happen outside.
But the worst ones happen inside.
From bestselling author J.E. Stamper, Snow Days is a powerful contemporary young adult novella about trauma, self-worth, anxiety, and forgiveness.
Randi Lewis has turned over a new leaf and has begun to settle into a new comfort zone. But an approaching winter storm threatens to unearth long-buried memories intent on disrupting her new peace. As the power goes out and the snow piles up, she must confront unresolved trauma, fragile relationships, and the fear that the broken parts might be the only real parts.
But what if healing begins right there?
💔 Perfect For Readers with anxiety, trauma, or self-doubt
Feel invisible at school
Are trying to break unhealthy cycles
Need a reminder that they are more than their worst mistakes
📚 Ideal and high school students
At-risk youth
Classroom novel studies
School counselors and social workers
Parents seeking honest YA mental health fiction
Snow Days doesn’t sugarcoat the struggle.It tells the truth about masks, silence, shame, and the courage it takes to face yourself when everything slows down.
Because sometimes growth doesn’t happen in the spotlight.
Sometimes it happens on the quiet days.
If you’ve ever felt like the “ugly” parts of you were too much…
This story is for you.
❄️ Scroll up and click “Buy Now” to step into Snow Days — and remember you are not alone in the storm.
But the worst ones happen inside.
From bestselling author J.E. Stamper, Snow Days is a powerful contemporary young adult novella about trauma, self-worth, anxiety, and forgiveness.
Randi Lewis has turned over a new leaf and has begun to settle into a new comfort zone. But an approaching winter storm threatens to unearth long-buried memories intent on disrupting her new peace. As the power goes out and the snow piles up, she must confront unresolved trauma, fragile relationships, and the fear that the broken parts might be the only real parts.
But what if healing begins right there?
💔 Perfect For Readers with anxiety, trauma, or self-doubt
Feel invisible at school
Are trying to break unhealthy cycles
Need a reminder that they are more than their worst mistakes
📚 Ideal and high school students
At-risk youth
Classroom novel studies
School counselors and social workers
Parents seeking honest YA mental health fiction
Snow Days doesn’t sugarcoat the struggle.It tells the truth about masks, silence, shame, and the courage it takes to face yourself when everything slows down.
Because sometimes growth doesn’t happen in the spotlight.
Sometimes it happens on the quiet days.
If you’ve ever felt like the “ugly” parts of you were too much…
This story is for you.
❄️ Scroll up and click “Buy Now” to step into Snow Days — and remember you are not alone in the storm.
108 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 27, 2026
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March 2, 2026
Snow Days by: JE Stamper
Randi’s story continues in book five of the Ugly Me series. Now that Randi has
a chance at a better life, she must learn how to control “Ugly Me” from taking
over.
Randi is a survivor. She has survived a troubled childhood where her parents’
choices have caused Randi so much trauma. Now she is living with her
teacher, Carol. She now has a best friend, and things are better than she
could have imagined.
But trauma has a trigger! One dark night during a snowstorm, the electricity
goes out and the “Ugly” comes back, trigger pulled. Slipping back in time,
Randi fears for her life and attacks Carol. Now she must learn to control the
“Ugly Me” that comes out. Push it down. Believe in the good of today. With
the snowstorm comes a Snow Day with Carol and her best friend that feels
happy, but memories keep worming their way in… the memory of the snowy
day that changed everything.
In Snow Days, Randi tries to believe in her happy while fighting the memory
of the day that changed her world. “My anxiety is a clever and patient beast.
It likes to strike in those quiet moments when I let my guard down and fool
myself into thinking everything’s okay.” p.72. With the ringing of the phone,
and Carol’s change in demeanor, Randi knows something is coming. Will she
have to go back or will she find the forgiveness she needs to move forward?
We all have our memories of snow days. Warm up some hot cocoa and read
about Randi’s snow days…past and present.
Randi’s story continues in book five of the Ugly Me series. Now that Randi has
a chance at a better life, she must learn how to control “Ugly Me” from taking
over.
Randi is a survivor. She has survived a troubled childhood where her parents’
choices have caused Randi so much trauma. Now she is living with her
teacher, Carol. She now has a best friend, and things are better than she
could have imagined.
But trauma has a trigger! One dark night during a snowstorm, the electricity
goes out and the “Ugly” comes back, trigger pulled. Slipping back in time,
Randi fears for her life and attacks Carol. Now she must learn to control the
“Ugly Me” that comes out. Push it down. Believe in the good of today. With
the snowstorm comes a Snow Day with Carol and her best friend that feels
happy, but memories keep worming their way in… the memory of the snowy
day that changed everything.
In Snow Days, Randi tries to believe in her happy while fighting the memory
of the day that changed her world. “My anxiety is a clever and patient beast.
It likes to strike in those quiet moments when I let my guard down and fool
myself into thinking everything’s okay.” p.72. With the ringing of the phone,
and Carol’s change in demeanor, Randi knows something is coming. Will she
have to go back or will she find the forgiveness she needs to move forward?
We all have our memories of snow days. Warm up some hot cocoa and read
about Randi’s snow days…past and present.
March 6, 2026
J.E. Stamper sheds a bright light on Snow Days and the many perspectives there are. It can be laughter and fun, hunger and freezing, and even blame and guilt. Stamper opens the readers eyes to real life situations that define individuals' experiences and struggles. Kindness and understanding is needed and judgement needs to disappear. I am definitely going to look at snow days differently in the future
March 7, 2026
Randi's story continues. She's in a better place now, trying to "lose" all her ugly me thoughts.
April 3, 2026
She has grown so much. I hope the series continues.
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