What started as 8-year-old Sammie Van's mission to get a buddy bench for her school to fight loneliness grew to be so much more.
Nor Sammie is making a difference beyond her hometown.
In her first-ever book, Sammie shares how she's encouraging others through recycling, community, giving, determination, bravery, helping, being herself, and celebrating.
She wants to inspire the world one kid at a time.