Part memoir, part how-to, tell me no. I dare you! is 100% inspiration.

A memoir of race and education, this is the story of a girl who grew up and out of the Cleveland projects in the 1960s and '70s. While growing up in Cleveland, young Charlise Lyles experienced turbulent events including race riots and a neighborhood murder. Yet she was inspired to appreciate literature at a young age, and she spent her days reading—and also often searching for the estranged father who taught her that love of learning. Despite starting in the “slow class” at an aging school on Cleveland's east side, Lyles had a thirst for knowledge and drive for success that would open a door to new opportunities. Granted a scholarship to a prestigious prep school in a wealthy suburb, the vibrant teenager finds herself presented with a bewildering set of new challenges—and a new direction in life.

This book shows you how to positively involve parents to raise student achievement. It offers 10 steps for designing a comprehensive parent involvement program to increase communication between students, parents, and schools. The authors offer practical strategies and activities for involving all parents, monitoring under-involved parents, balancing over-involved parents, and assisting parents in urgent situations.

A peer counselor explains the secrets of healing the soul and the spirit.

I remember playing Truth or Dare? while camping with my cousins or at birthday parties with my friends. We would do some pretty crazy bold things just to show we werent chicken. Growing up in church, I learned Bible verses and even memorized them. I knew what the truth was and knew Scripture by heart, but the dare part was missing. You see, a dare is an actionsomething you do! This Bible study is a twist on the old game of Truth or Dare. It goes through sections of the Bible, which is the truth of Gods Word, and then it dares you to act upon that truth. I Dare You puts action to faith and allows you to prove that you arent afraid to show others that you love Jesus Christ!

Feeling stuck? Veteran journalist and cancer survivor Lu Ann Cahn was feeling angry and frustrated. The economy was tanking. Her job was changing. In a word, she felt “stuck.” Something had to change. Her daughter helped convince her to start a “Year of Firsts.” For the next 365 days, Cahn made a point of doing something she had never done before, every day. Before she knew it, her whole perspective on life had changed. In this inspiring book, Lu Ann recounts how a new “first” everyday brought excitement and wonder back into her world. And more than that, she helps readers see how they can do it too. • Participate in a Polar Bear Plunge • Speak to a complete stranger on the street • Zip-line across a crocodile-infested Mexican lake • Spend a day in a wheelchair • Learn to Hula Hoop

Joyce Meyer explains that a life without purpose is a life not worth living. We all need a reason to get up everyday. We all need to reach for something beyond ourselves. Over the centuries, millions of people have asked, "What am I here for? What is my purpose?" We are born; we live; and we die. We cannot do anything about being born or dying, but we can do a lot about how we live. Download the free Joyce Meyer author app.

"I Dare Not Say consist of a lovingly spiritual admonishment that will evoke a spiritual awakening in every believer. The time for covering up the mandates of the Holy Bible rather than to implement them is over. Christians, this is the day of freeing oneself; the day of coming to grips with the fears of expressing one's innermost sentiments as the Word of God has given us permission to do so all the while making disciples for Jesus Christ. The time for the manifestation of God's power within the church as well as within us is now! Author J.C. Watkins in her book "I Dare Not Say" has stepped up to the challenge of calling the Church back to its intended purpose. This new book taps into the heart of Christian relationships, church member to church member; friend to friend and Pastor to congregation.

Omar George Palmer's first book articulates the sojourn of life. He uses classical poetry to narrate the melancholy of unrequited love; he proclaims his unwavering faith in God, even as he grapples with the mysteries of life; he gives a unique perspective of the common man's struggle in a system plagued by avaricious politicians and defies the odds even as he fights until the last breath. This book is a truth serum concocted at times with a sweet array of iridescent words splashed with beautiful hues of rhyme. A must read for the romantic at heart and filled with delightful surprises.