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Growing up on a south London estate and excluded from every school that would take her, Alesha is the poster girl for the nation's 'feral youth'. When a young teacher makes an unexpected reappearance in the 15-year-old's life, opening the door to a world of salaries, pianos and middle-class housemates, Alesha's instinct is to pull up her hood and return to the streets. But fuelled by a need to survive, she falls into a cycle of crime, violence and drug dealing, her one true ally deserting her when she needs him most.

The number of people who become involved with partners who abuse them emotionally and/or who are emotionally abusive themselves is phenomenal, and yet emotional abuse is the least understood form of abuse. In this breakthrough book, Beverly Engel, one of the world's leading experts on the subject, shows us what emotional abuse is and what to do about it.

After four years at the country’s top culinary school and several years as head chef in her mother’s restaurant, Rowan Townsend has built a notable reputation. Her farm-to-table collard greens have long been bringing everyone to the yard, but limits on the restaurant’s size have led to long waits. Looking to expand the restaurant, she enters a televised chef competition. The problem? Her infuriatingly talented nemesis from culinary school also enters.

Using Open and Relational Theology, Unblaming God presents alternative in- terpretations to four Old Testament stories—Noah and the Flood, God “telling” Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, Canaanite genocide, and the book of Job. These new interpretations better reflect God as love, not as a God of control.

Hazel Davis is drifting: newly unemployed, living in a city she hates, and significantly less successful than her infamous younger sister, Evie. Evie grew up online, having gone viral at age five in a daddy-daughter dance video. Now she’s a megapopular lifestyle influencer. But to Hazel, @evelyn is just Evie, her beloved little sister—and a kid who has been exploited for her entire childhood. So when Evie disappears—in the middle of a live stream, during a brand-sponsored trip to Los Angeles—Hazel knows something is terribly wrong.

Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth about the Salem Witch Trials in the hit History Smashers nonfiction series. Perfect for fans of the I Survived books and Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales. A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR In 1692, a few paranoid Puritans accused their...

There are a lot of right leadership strategies and techniques our leaders have been using throughout history. In Bundle Leaders Guidebook, you will uncover the secrets to exceptional leadership. The books are designed to get you thinking about your own leadership style, and what you need to do to enhance your leadership.

The Teacher’s Guide to Proverbs 31 is a 21-day devotional crafted with your calling, challenges, and classroom in mind. We know teaching isn’t just a job — it’s a ministry. And just like the Proverbs 31 woman, you pour yourself out daily with wisdom, strength, grace, and grit (even when you’re running on cold coffee and prayer).

"A thought-provoking thriller filled with jaw-dropping twists that kept me racing through the pages." —Gigi Pandian, USA Today bestselling author of the Secret Staircase Mysteries A twisty thriller about a woman who vanishes from a luxury hotel, and the detective who believes the case is tied...

Step into the world of a child living with ADHD—through their eyes, their words, their whirlwind. This deeply human narrative offers not only a window into the emotional and mental experiences of a young mind with ADHD, but also valuable psychiatric insights that decode the chaos with compassion and clarity. Perfect for parents, educators, and mental health professionals, this book bridges the gap between science and story, helping listeners understand the why behind the behavior—and how to support it.

Meet Every Learner's Needs delivers research-backed techniques to transform classrooms into dynamic learning environments in which all students are appropriately challenged—and appropriately supported—every day.

Why can't I stop eating, drinking, smoking, gambling, overspending, watching pornography, cheating on my spouse, yelling at my family or any other addictive pattern I've fallen into? Have you ever asked yourself that question? What's controlling you? Is it God or an addiction? We always have good intentions to stop, but our cravings keep us from succeeding. We can relate to Paul when he said, "I want to do what is good, but I don't. I don't want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway" (Romans 7:19 NLT).

There is a huge racial wealth gap in America today. Owning a business is one of the best ways to build wealth—but entrepreneurs need capital. And investing in Black companies is obstructed by systemic racism and implicit biases that continue to create barriers to success. Merging historical information and data, along with tactical examples and explanations, this practical guide shows us what needs to be done in order to change the way we support Black companies and how we think about wealth.

Life should be filled with joy, and you should have the energy to receive it… Discover how to get it back! Do you ever have moments when exhaustion hits you so hard that you feel utterly drained? Do you feel like you’re running on fumes and no amount of rest is ever enough? Have you noticed that you’re feeling less joy in the things that used to bring you pleasure? Perhaps you think you should be able to push through—after all, it seems like everyone else can. But here’s the truth: They can’t.

In Micro Habits, Massive Impact, behavior strategist Tamsin Haleshenk reveals the life-changing truth behind the tiniest routines: you don’t need to overhaul your life — you need to rewire your defaults. Drawing on psychology, neuroscience, and real-world application, this book explores how seemingly insignificant actions — brushing your teeth with intention, drinking water mindfully, writing one sentence — can ignite profound, lasting change when done consistently and strategically.

This book brings together a wealth of readings on the metaphor of the "New Negro," charting how generations of thinkers debated its meaning and seized on its potency to stake out an astonishingly broad and sometimes contradictory range of ideological positions. It features dozens of newly unearthed pieces by major figures such as W. E. B. Du Bois, Charles S. Johnson, and Drusilla Dunjee Houston as well as writings from Cuba, the US Virgin Islands, Dominica, France, Sierra Leone, South Africa, colonial Zimbabwe, and the United States.

Transform your stress and regain calmness in just weeks—even if you're brand new to somatic exercises! Struggling with anxiety, tension, or lingering trauma? Curious about gentle, body-based practices to restore balance and ease? You're in the right place.

Wispy Falls’ town motto is: “You’ll be safe here!” But that doesn’t seem to be true. Because in Wispy Falls, monsters live in the woods, and children go missing, and the bodies are beginning to stack up. A seventeen-year-old vlogger known as Storymancer is determined to get to the bottom of what’s wrong in Wispy Falls. A few years ago his six-year-old brother went missing in the woods and no one in town seemed to care enough to find him.

If you are a person of color who has experienced repeated trauma from the toxic stress of—discrimination, racialized violence, racial stigmatization, traumatic grief, legacies of intergenerational trauma, poverty, sexual trauma, interpersonal violence, or the remnants of colonial and historical trauma—you may struggle with feelings of anger, rage, mistrust, fear, anxiety, depression, or shame. You may feel unsafe or uncomfortable in your own body, or find it difficult to build and keep close relationships. Sometimes you may feel alone in your pain. But you are not alone.

Take a trip back in time to the Regency-era life of Jane Austen, one of literature’s most beloved novelists, with this captivating exploration of her works and the timeless themes of romance, family, and society. Pocket Portraits: Jane Austen takes you through the moments of Jane Austen’s...