This book, which is rich with illustration on every page, is customized for children who have purposefully absent dads. This book portrays a loving variety of kind, paternal men throughout the pages--in the form of teacher, uncle, friend's dad, coach, and more. This book celebrates the people (male and female) who are present in a child's life, and to illustrate the richness life can still afford despite a parent's deliberate absence.

Women Are With You is an oral history book featuring excerpts of interviews with women who have successfully extricated themselves from abusive relationships. This nonfiction book's intention is to: ́ express empathy to women currently in abusive relationships ́ provide insight into the cycle of abuse and its many forms ́ provide suggestions for women considering separating from their abusive partner ́ help break the societal stigma that domestically abused women often face ́ help loved ones of a domestically abused woman understand the cycle and the victimÍs mental state These texts are pulled from direct transcripts from audio-recorded interviews. The selected texts do not sugarcoat the difficult transition from abusive-relationship-to-freedom. There are legitimate obstacles, and there are priceless opportunities. The 32 women telling their stories traverse demographics. They range in age (from 18-to-80), race, socioeconomic class, education, and regions.

THE UPDATED 2016 EDITION!!! Donald Trump is elected grade school principal. From the weasel who is his hair to his chocolate milk martini, from the school nurse on his lap to the crowning of Mr. America, from the PTA riot to the deportation of Mexican 2nd-graders: See what chaos ensues! Hilarious cartoons on every page! FULL COLOR. Perfect keepsake for an election year.

Marty is the ideal fifth grader. He gets good grades, listens to his teachers, and doesn't start trouble in class. But there's a darkness settling over Marty's life. The kids at school won't stop picking on him, his family life lacks any sort of structure, and his estranged older brother collects severed heads in his bedroom closet. And when Marty's not working on countless comic books of his own design, he's filling his head with the lessons only low budget horror movies can provide. What's a boy to do? Join Marty as he attempts to find himself amidst the chaos of his everyday life, where severed heads roll like bowling balls and horror movies might just save your life.

In middle school, nothing is more important than friendship. When Truly is invited to sit at the Popular Table with the group she has dreamed of joining, she can hardly believe her luck. Everyone seems so nice, so kind to one another. But all is not as it seems with her new friends, and soon she's caught in a maelstrom of lies, misunderstandings, accusations and counter-accusations, all happening very publicly in the relentless, hyperconnected social media world from which there is no escape. Six eighth-graders, four girls and two boys, struggle to understand and process their fractured glimples into one another's lives as they find new ways to disconnect, but also to connect, in Rachel Vail's richest and most searching book.

The long-awaited, inspiring autobiography from Kerry Katona. Updated for the paperback. Kerry Katona has been one of the most talked about celebrities of the last 12 years. Since bursting on the scene in 2000 with girl-band Atomic Kitten, her turbulent life has made her the subject of thousands of articles and numerous reality TV shows. Kerry released her first autobiography, TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG in 2006, but since then her life has become hardly recognisable, having taken many more twists and turns. This memoir will pick up from there and is, above all, a story of inspiration - from drugs, bad men, bankruptcy, armed robberies, embezzlement, plastic surgery, weight battles, booze, more drugs and depression - Kerry has survived and brought her life back from the brink to become a very together and happy mother of four. Now she has moved on, regained control of her life and tackled her problems head-on - becoming clean of drugs, getting back in shape, escaping her marriage and falling in love again. This is the remarkable, and at times heartbreaking, story behind how she did it.

A New York Times Bestseller What if the person you need the most is someone you’ve never met? Funny and romantic, this tug-at-your-heartstrings contemporary YA debut is perfect for readers of Rainbow Rowell, Jennifer Niven, and E. Lockhart. Everything about Jessie is wrong. At least, that’s what it feels like during her first week as a junior at her new ultra-intimidating prep school in Los Angeles. It’s been barely two years since her mother’s death, and because her father eloped with a woman he met online, Jessie has been forced to move across the country to live with her stepmonster and her pretentious teenage son. Just when she’s thinking about hightailing it back to Chicago, she gets an email from a person calling themselves Somebody/Nobody (SN for short), offering to help her navigate the wilds of Wood Valley High School. Is it an elaborate hoax? Or can she rely on SN for some much-needed help? In a leap of faith—or an act of complete desperation—Jessie begins to rely on SN, and SN quickly becomes her lifeline and closest ally. Jessie can’t help wanting to meet SN in person. But are some mysteries better left unsolved? “Three Things about this novel: (1) I loved it. (2) No, really, I LOVED it. (3) I wish I could tell every teen to read it. Buxbaum’s book sounds, reads, breathes, worries, and soars like real adolescents do.” —Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of Leaving Time and Off the Page

Sydney Frankel, soon to be a sixth-grader, is looking forward to a summer of fun with her best friend, Maggie. She figures she deserves some time to herself to do what she wants before her mom delivers Sydney's new sibling in just four months. Too bad Sydney's mom has other plans for her. Sydney's forced to take a summer course at the South Miami Community Center. She's allowed to take any class, except for what she really wants—a reading course. But when Maggie comes up with a switcheroo plan so that they can both take the classes they like, unexpected complications arise.

We all need love in our lives. Without it, we wouldn't experience happiness, dedication, or determination. We wouldn’t be selfless or kind. Love isn’t just a word, but a feeling, an action … and it’s pure. In this new book titled Letters of Love, 12 inspiring and award-winning authors courageously write their own letters of love. They express the love of themselves to their family, to God, to the world, to those who have passed, and to the people who have shown them, love. Share the authors’ love as they take us on a journey to show the people in their lives and yours what is possible and how much they care. Letters of Love might even encourage you to love beyond measure, show kindness and hope, and be the light in the dark that so many seek. Authors Melissa Desveaux Melysa Aldiano Naomi Beverly Willema Girard Libby Monica Sarah Pridham Rebekah Samuel Veronica Sanchez Kerri-Ann Sheppard Abigail Sinclaire Nor Suhir David Vine Reviews “I absolutely love Veronica’s letter. I think it is exactly what we need, especially in times like these. It makes you realize what are the important things in life, how to cherish them and appreciate them. The secret is in love and appreciation.” - Anna Yaramboykova CEO Kicks Academy Professional Development LTD- London, UK *** "Rebekah’s letter of love touched my heart like no other. Not just because she speaks from a place of deep understanding but because she so directly speaks to MY heart in her words. It brings what the world believes love to be into the light and shares who love is." - Carole Jean Whittington Mind Your Autistic Brain with Social Autie *** "Sarah's letter is moving and inspirational. After going through such unimaginable loss, it is a testament to her strength that she continues to create a lasting legacy for Jasper. Sarah's letter offers a different perspective on grief and how we change after a person we love is gone." - Rhiannon Koch "A meaningful, heartwarming letter written to Melissa's sons. It is so raw, loving & thoughtful, I shed tears in my eyes. Just beautiful.” *** “A beautiful testimony from a loving son to his beloved mother. Such loving words were written for his mum, any mother would be very proud.” - Martina Vassallo *** “When reading this beautiful letter, my heart filled with so much love. It shows how much love a mother has for their child. What an amazing and special letter to this writer’s sons. Something they will cherish forever. A beautiful read.” - Rebecca Riggio *** “This is so relatable! It’s as if Rebekah’s letter was written for me and for you too! You can tell it’s written from the heart with love and meaning. It is such a gift, written with a powerful empowering message. I sat here and cried reading it, it’s amazing and I’d recommend it to anyone because I love it so much!” - Arjaye, Cozy Woodland Cottage Knits *** "This letter is a deep and compassionate expression of the different types of love and challenges of life. It addresses different readers with memories of joy, sorrow, and redemption!" - Sandra Bisson - Miss France 2002 *** An inspiring story for entrepreneurs, as well as anyone recovering from a stroke or a sudden diagnosed debilitating disease - - Nieves M. Pinero, Entrepreneur, Florida, USA, Ladies Rock Worldwide, Crystals and Minerals