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TALKING ABOUT ADOLESCENCE: Supercharge Your Body and Brain Power
By Eichin Chang-LimEichin Chang-Lim's TALKING ABOUT ADOLESCENCE: Supercharge Your Body and Brain Power packages brain science in a way that teens can follow, even if it doesn’t...
Joanne Howard's SLEEPING IN THE SUN tells the story of an American missionary family in British India with style and poise.
OUR OWN WESTSIDE LOVE STORY: With Words from Tony to Marie Including Poems Born of Enduring Love
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An uncommon coming-of-age story with a unique perspective, TELLING A THUMPER by Paul M. Fleming will keep readers guessing right up to the final page.
FLICK YOUR HEART-LIGHT ON, LET YOUR FEARS BE GONE!: Helping Children Connect to Their Heart to Soothe Their Mind
By Tonia CianciulliFLICK YOUR HEART-LIGHT ON, LET YOUR FEARS BE GONE!: Helping Children Connect to Their Heart to Soothe Their Mind by Tonia Cianciulli is a warm...
Joel Emery’s IN MY WRITE MIND has both clear, useful meditations on mental health and a poignant personal narrative.
Mary Romasanta's THE ETERNAL SECRET is a fast-paced, compelling story involving a scientific study of near-death experiences.
Though based around one family’s story, Jim Ruth's THE PURSUIT is a very readable and well-designed narrative history book that offers plenty for a general...
Phillip Vega’s FURY IN HER EYES effectively balances a compelling coming-of-age story with small, moving scenes of family members holding together during the COVID-19 crisis.
T.J. Scripps’s GLOW IN THE DARK is an inventive opening volume in an ongoing story. As the book progresses, readers will soon find they are...