Life in the Passenger Seat Pre-Order Bonuses

Everyone loves a little something EXTRA, right!?!? When you pre-order your copy (or copies) of Life in the Passenger Seat, you’ll get a whole lot of it! The book will release on June 24th and bonus items will be emailed that same day.

Bonus Items Include:

  • Flip the Page Virtual Summit Ticket

  • Daily Dashboard Guided Reflection Journal (PDF Download)

  • Shelby’s Soundtrack (Digital Playlist)

Keep scrolling for more details on each… and then place your order!

Flip the Page: A Virtual Summit on Gymnastics, Grit and Growth

  • When: Monday, August 11th 2025 (7:00-8:00 pm CST)

  • Where: Zoom

  • What: A virtual summit featuring panels of elite level gymnasts, coaches and mental health professionals who will share strategies and stories about balancing life, achieving goals, overcoming obstacles and being your best self both inside the gym and out.

  • Featuring: D3 Collegiate Champion Gymnasts from UWL, D3 Champion Coach Kasey Crawford (UWL), Dr. Amanda Falkers Ed.D., LPC, SAC, ACS and more.

** A Zoom link will be emailed to everyone who pre-orders the book. Additional tickets can be purchased here for $7 each.

Daily Dashboard: A Guided Reflection Journal

Inspired by Shelby’s journey, this printable journal helps readers reflect, reset, and take small, meaningful steps forward—just like she does. With story-based quotes and practical daily prompts, the Daily Dashboard is designed to help you check in with yourself, make adjustments, and steer your day in a positive direction. To preview the journal, click here.

Shelby’s Soundtrack

Every journey needs a soundtrack—this one’s full of grit, growth, and high energy. Whether you need some pump up music in the gym or a mood-changing playlist to help you turn your day round, Shelby’s Soundtrack will do the trick. Preorder Life in the Passenger Seat and get exclusive access to Shelby’s Soundtrack, a curated playlist that brings the story to life. Side A: Grit. Side B: Growth. Press play and ride along.

The book will be released June 24th, but if you’d like to pre-order your copy now, you can! Buy one for yourself, for you and a teen/teacher/gymnast/Little Free Library in your life, or for a group! Email Amanda with requests of bulk orders larger than 10 books. (wordnerd@amandazieba.com) Keep reading to see the PRE-ORDER BONUSES!

Every Pre-Order will receive:

  • 1 bookmark

  • 1 ticket (per book) to Flip the Page: A Virtual Summit on Gymnastics, Grit and Growth

  • Daily Dashboard Reflection Journal (Digital PDF download)

  • Shelby’s Soundtrack - a YouTube Playlist (PDF + QR code/link to digital playlist)

If you’d like to partner with Amanda to spread the word about this book including bulk purchases, event planning, podcast/news interviews, collaborations, social media tours, bookstore events or other promotional efforts, please reach out to her via email: wordnerd@amandazieba.com. Amanda is especially interested in events and efforts that will uplift and support gymnasts, mental health in sports, and foster care.

This book is being published through Beaver’s Pond Press and sponsored in part by the Ingold Family Foundation.

The Ingold Family Foundation was started by NFL Miami Dolphin (former Wisconsin Badger!) Fullback, Alec Ingold, in an effort to empower underserved youth through accessible and impactful learning experiences. The foundation focuses on financial, mental, and physical health, inspired by the lessons learned in sports. If you’d like to make a donation to the Ingold Family Foundation to support their work with foster care organizations, click here or use the QR code to the right. To learn more about Alec and the Ingold Family Foundation, click here.