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This book is lovingly dedicated to all Educators, Para-educators, Students, and their Families in Baltimore City, Maryland. Continue to inspire, teach, love, nurture, and demonstrate greatness.

When the longtime abuse by a university’s softball coach of teenagers in its youth summer softball program—and the university’s strategic cover-up of those crimes—comes to light, a community is turned upside down in this drama-filled thriller perfect for fans of Kate Elizabeth Russell and Allison Leotta.

Are you too young for school at two? That's how it seems each time Junior says goodbye to his big brothers from the car with Mommy. But today is different. This time Junior will get out of the car too and at HIS OWN SCHOOL! Early childhood education is important, especially in urban communities. However, most parents aren't aware of the benefits and availability of head start centers for their very youngest children. Children everywhere need to get a head start to become strong readers and learn fundamental social skills.

Emma was just a dreamer—until the nightmare becomes real. She escapes the shadows, but the battle to reclaim her life is only the beginning! Once an imaginative and lighthearted teen whose head was filled with survival stories, Emma never imagined living through the kind of stories she used to write—let alone fight for her life. Taken, hunted, and trapped in a brutal world of silence and control, she has to muster strength, knowledge, and instinct to escape with her life. But after surviving the darkness, the real journey begins, compelling her to build something powerful from the ruins.

Celebrate your strengths, acknowledge your weaknesses, and approach personal growth with a spirit of ongoing learning and self-acceptance. Remember that you are constantly evolving; your understanding of yourself will deepen and mature over time. This journey of self-discovery is a continuous process of growth and refinement. A crucial element of self-discovery is cultivating a strong sense of self-worth. For Black women, who have historically been marginalized and subjected to systemic inequalities, building self-worth can be particularly challenging.

In Ravens before Noah, Susanna Harutyunyan paints a vivid and haunting portrait of resilience and survival amidst the Armenian mountains. Beginning with a newborn and an old man fleeing the Hamidian massacres, the novel traces the lives of exiles who form a hidden community, cut off from the world and bound by shared traumas.

The experiences of heroic older women have traditionally been dismissed or buried in history books, and the skateboarding industry has mirrored this trend. Female skateboarders rarely get mentioned beyond a token paragraph, and stories of their contributions and barrier-breaking have almost never been told. Until now. With enthusiasm and empathy, Girl Gangs, Zines, and Powerslides celebrates the relentless participation of women in skateboarding from the 1960s onward who defied a hostile industry to carve out their own space through underground networks.

Unseen Chains: The Reality of Human Trafficking in America is a compelling and eye-opening exposé that delves into the hidden world of modern-day slavery within the United States. Through a powerful blend of survivor stories, investigative research, and expert interviews, this book uncovers how human trafficking thrives in plain sight — from rural towns to major metropolitan areas. Focusing on the exploitation of women, children, and migrants, the book explores the complex networks behind sex trafficking, labor trafficking, and domestic servitude.

It’s true what they say—you really are wiser when you’re older, because I’ve hated my younger self for years. After leaving behind the girl that I spent my entire life loving from afar, younger me deserves the hate, though. But when her dad told me I was ruining her life, I let my own insecurities consume me and knew I had to set her free.

Feeding the Family: Coping with Rising Food Prices is a timely and practical guide for households navigating the growing challenge of putting nutritious meals on the table amid economic uncertainty. As inflation and global supply chain disruptions continue to drive up the cost of groceries, families are forced to rethink how they shop, cook, and plan. Drawing on expert insights, real-life stories, and budget-friendly strategies, this book offers readers tools to stretch their food dollars without compromising on health or taste.

Daisy McCrae’s life got off to a rocky start. Abandoned by a mother she never really knew, she was adopted into a family she’s never truly felt a part of. Thirty years later, her life is just as rocky. Between losing her job and her boyfriend, she’s lost all sense of self. Now Daisy is back where it all began: the Union Street Bakery. She’s resigned to living in the bakery’s attic, learning the family business, and saving it if she can. But patching up the holes in her relationship with her sisters is another story.

Daisy McCrae is picking up the pieces of her life in the hope of making something better. Running the family bakery, finally connecting with her sisters, rebuilding her relationship with her ex-boyfriend…It’s messy work, and yet she’s happy to manage it. But Daisy knows too well how much life can turn on a dime—and she’s about to learn that lesson all over again.

"The Vibrancy Within" is a powerful guide for individuals seeking to heal from their past, break generational cycles, and reconnect their purpose. This book empowers listeners to embrace wholeness in their mind, body, and soul by blending spiritual reflection and therapeutic insight.

Building Hope: Affordable Housing Solutions for Every Family is a compelling exploration of the housing crisis and the innovative solutions that can create safe, stable, and affordable homes for all. This book highlights real-life stories of families struggling to find housing, while showcasing the work of policymakers, community leaders, and organizations dedicated to making homeownership and rental housing more accessible.

Soaring without Limits is more than a book—it’s a call to action for anyone who feels held back by self-doubt, trauma, or limiting beliefs. Through raw honesty and powerful storytelling, the author takes you on her journey of transformation, from navigating the weight of childhood trauma to reclaiming her voice, self-worth, and purpose. If you’ve ever felt trapped by fear, insecurity, or the shadows of your past, this book offers a path forward.

Jeckle Island offers Rachel’s children the chance to spend summers roaming wild and free, as long as they follow the rules. But when her son comes face to face with a terror they dare not speak of, she must prepare for their perfect world to change. Forever.

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Stephanie Johnson is a young, Black, and spirited, though troubled eleven-year-old girl seeking to find her place in a world that doesn’t understand her. As she and her girlfriends navigate their experiences of friendship, family and first love together, Steph seeks a better future for herself – but will she be able to escape the hand she’s been dealt? Once Bad Intentions is a redemptive journey into womanhood; a heartfelt story that unfolds over a decade in 90s black London, where suffering and love, humour and forgiveness, triumph and loss all co-exist as part of a passage toward redemption.

Cursed Angels are the most powerful beings in existence with every magical power at their disposal, but at the price of being unstable between the sides of dark and light. For that reason, all Cursed Angels are banished from Heaven. Luna was raised on Earth, hiding her powers and believing she was the only one left, until she meets Eris who changes her life forever. Taken to an unknown planet where magic is normalcy, Luna meets Vaughn whom she instantly has a connection with. Realizing Eris is their common enemy, they form a group to stop her from reaching her goal—opening the Demon Gate.

Leading Gracefully is one of the best "how to" career coaching books written on women's leadership featuring a new roadmap on how to build self-confidence, be authentic and become a more effective leader. Following the success of Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg and Daring to Lead by Brene Brown, this book is a a step-by-step guide to help women get a seat at the table and keep it.