LaLa and her stuffed bear, Beary, invite Dennis and his stuffed bear over to play. Dennis wants to play catch with the bears, but his bear is a lot bigger than LaLa’s. This is extremely disappointing, and LaLa isn’t sure she wants to play with Beary ever again. Can a lesson in gratitude save the day?
This book is about a girl named Emily Whayne and her doberman, Xena. One day people in a van are following Emily. The next day, three men watch as Emily competes in a martial arts tournament. Those same men show up at her swim meet. At a horse ranch, a group of men then try to kidnap her. She gets past them through a clearing and runs into another group of people, who seem to be protecting her from the men but also try to kidnap her.
Shy Spy is watching over Cindy from heaven, trying to guide her on her walk of faith. Cindy questions everything, especially the dreams Satan sends her. She is trying to find out what she believes in when some strange things happen to her...even when she does not realize it. Meanwhile, Shy Spy is making a biography of Cindy’s life and attempting to keep her on the straight and narrow path. Will Cindy find out why these weird things keep happening? Will Shy Spy be able to keep Cindy out of Satan’s clutches?
Different is an enlightening story about Izzy Palmer, a girl most people assume is just angry or weird but really has Tourette syndrome. Her behavior consists of disguised tics and sometimes undisguisable tics. Izzy's life seems to be going well until a new girl moves to town and starts hanging out with Izzy's best friend, Addison. Next, her crush is acting suspisciously. On top of it all, the eighth-grade dance is coming up and Izzy wants to look perfect. Her solution is to stop taking her meds.
Cindy doesn’t know her life is being written down as she lives it. She also doesn’t know she is about to become a brand-new witch. But these things are happening. While Cindy figures out—sometimes unconsciously—what being a new witch means, those watching her are fighting to have her on their side. Cindy's magic is changing her life in ways she never expected—especially when, right after she awakens it, she is mostly unaware that she is even performing magic!
Lara's Story is a moving tale of a young girl bereft of her mother and everything she knew. Lara is forced into indentured servitude to her father's landlord. After narrowly escaping him, she is found cold, sick, and hungry in the streets of Ennis, Ireland, by a young American couple who are convinced she is the answer to their prayers for children. She is swept away into a whole new world of petticoats, luxury, and love she never imagined possible.
Harmony, the main character of Enlightened, has lived multiple lives throughout many different centuries. She references Earth as her school and repeatedly visits it to learn useful skills she can apply to her next life. When one life is over, she returns to heaven or "home" and prepares for her next life.
Women of Color in Tech: A Blueprint for Inspiring and Mentoring the Next Generation of Technology Innovators delves into the importance of women of color entering into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) careers. The author provides her personal experience of what it takes to gain entry into this field and sustain a lasting career. She stresses the significance of what it means to have women in tech positions, especially women of color, when men now predominantly govern this field.
