When Orbit decides to go visit some of his young friends in the park, they are so excited to see him again. They love the stories Orbit tells them and the lessons he helps them learn. This visit he wants to talk to the children about empathy. He explains that empathy is a superpower that you have and you should use with all the people you meet. You should be empathetic to others as you hope they would be to you.
When I was reading When To Fire, it felt as if I was sitting around a campfire listening to an old Western legend. It follows the story of Matthew Frimm or "The Pistol Kid." He is a young sharpshooter with a rough past and a reputation that is growing faster than he can keep up with. He's constantly out on the Western frontier trying to chase the long lost memories of his parents, but life keeps getting in the way when a bank robbery goes wrong and his best friend Chaske is killed.
It is summer vacation and Maddy, Grace, and Mia are together trying to figure out what short trips they can take to have fun over break. Mia suggests they visit the Parkland Zoo for a day trip. The following Saturday, Maddy’s parents take the three girls for a day of fun at the zoo. When they arrive there, something doesn’t look right. The parking lot is empty, and there aren’t any animals to be found. They see a zookeeper and head over to speak with him.
Lotus keeps too many secrets for her own good. Secrets that she could never tell her parents about, secrets that would destroy her if they ever came out, destroy everything she loves. And so it happens that she's being threatened with one of those secrets. When her best friend Nova offers her the chance to join her and their friend, Vin, on a week-long getaway, she agrees. All they're going to be doing is focusing on their upcoming exams, with no devices, no link to the world outside. In a farmhouse miles away from the nearest town, what's going to happen?
Polly Parker Meets Her Shadow by Victoria Lowery is the first book in the Secrets of the Shadow series. It is a YA science fiction novel that follows the fourteen-year-old Polly as she goes through separation and reintegration. Separation removes negative emotions and thoughts, transforming them into a shadow. Then, the process of reintegration is when Polly learns how to handle those emotions and incorporates that part of her shadow back within herself. Each time Polly masters an emotion she learns a secret. Her goal is to learn all six secrets and become fully reintegrated.
In How to Stand Up to Bullying, author M.C. Ryder shares her own experiences of dealing with past bullies and her understanding of those childhood scourges, what to expect, and how to react to their behavior. She explains the psychology of a bully, their motivations and desires, the lack of love, and a parent’s choices needed to shape a spiteful, manipulative person. What fuels a bully’s hunger for power? What would they perceive as a threat?
Rebecca, a devout Christian, meets Jeff through a Christian dating app and has what she views as a wonderful date. The only downside is she forgot to exchange phone numbers afterwards, leaving her hoping they will find a way to reconnect. The story follows Rebecca’s daily life, working in the church to playing softball on a local team.
Gemma by Patrick L. Wimsatt is a romance book about a young lady and man who worked together to defeat a wicked man and rebuild their kingdom. James is a young man also known as Prince James Edmond before he was stripped of his title by a wicked man named Alazaar, who treated people badly and made them slaves. One particular day, James was walking when he came across a man with a young girl bound in chains. It was obvious she was a slave, but he felt connected to her in some way and decided to pay some money to “buy” her.
Book 2 in The Council Trilogy follows the aftermath of the bombing in San Francisco that turned Olivia's life upside down. After learning there's a whole Other world beyond humans including fairies, vampires, witches, and time walkers, she's also learned she has special powers of her own but not yet how much she has and what she can wield. After running away from surprises in Paris, she finds herself in grief when someone close to her is murdered.
It’s Sleepover Saturday and Amelia has invited her best friend, Eleanor, over to stay the night. They have been best friends since they were babies. These ten-year-olds do everything together and have love and respect for one another. Along the way, they made friends with Orbit, who was born during the Covid-19 pandemic when the world was hurting. He is on a special mission to find out what Amelia and Eleanor have done throughout their ten years together that have made them the best friends they are today.
