An intimate, inspiring memoir by educator and labor union leader Karen Lewis, a formidable fighter, a staunch defender of teachers and students, and a beloved Chicagoan.In 2012, Karen Lewis led the Chicago Teachers Union to a historic strike, challenging the city’s powerful mayor and paving the way for an unprecedented wave of teacher strikes in the decade that followed.But Lewis’s life took her in rich and surprising directions long before she landed in th...

Bitter the Chastening Rod follows in the footsteps of the first collection of African American biblical interpretation, Stony the Road We Trod (1991). Nineteen Africana biblical scholars contribute cutting-edge essays reading Jesus, criminalization, the enslaved, and whitened interpretations of the enslaved. They present pedagogical strategies for teaching, hermeneutics, and bible translation that center Black Lives Matter and black culture. Biblical narratives, news medi...

Historically, many churches and theologians defended and supported race-based slavery and subsequent forms of racial hierarchy and violence. The essays in Reparations and the Theological Disciplines argue that it is urgent that the theological disciplines engage the issue of reparations by revisiting Scripture and our theological traditions. The time is now for remembrance, reckoning, and repair.

A Lost Princess and the Swashbuckling Game of a LifetimeCari Dix didn't know her whole life was a lie, she only knew she didn't belong here. Growing up with the most ordinary parents ever, all Cari wanted was a life of adventure and a little bit of fun.When she discovers an old, restored computer from her father's past, Cari stumbles into a fantasy game world she'd always thought a part of her childhood imagination. Taking her combat fencing skills with her...

Lost in the Swashbuckling Game Trilogy of a LifetimeGet the Trilogy Boxed Set and save over 40% versus the individual books!Cari Dix didn't know her whole life was a lie.She only knew she didn't belong here.Growing up with the most ordinary parents ever, all Cari wanted was a life of adventure and a little bit of fun.Then she discovers an old, restored computer from her father's past and Cari stumbles into a fantasy ...

Running Black Market Magic is Deadly…Winnie Durham just wants honest work selling magic items.Then Resolution 84 passed…Caught between the law, her mother's escalating medical bills, and a vow to never deal in dark magic, Winnie is given an opportunity that's too good to refuse...Will the Red Legs close Winnie’s shop?Can Winnie stay ahead of the law long enough to discover the real reason magic was banned?The Charm Runn...

High school is tough enough—throw in a portal to hell, and things really heat up.Uncle Chip Proctor thought he had it all under control. After years of protecting Sadie and Addy, two royal half-Fae teens, he’s starting to believe they might just make it to Sadie’s coronation after graduation. But when a fiery portal erupts on the soccer field, his quiet role as their stay-at-home human guardian is about to be put to the ultimate test.Rose Eldersdottir has never let her gu...

He thought witch nannies and magical mayhem were the big baddies… until he runs into the paranormal PTA.Uncle Chip Proctor believes he has the hang of this raising-kids thing. Settling into his role as the human stay-at-home dad for two enchanted wards, the former financial exec is still learning to navigate a newly discovered world. But when the little future queen enters first grade, he’s alarmed when his partner-in-parenthood spots a dangerous Fae hunter on the ...

Pirate Raiders, a Threatened Heir, and a High Seas LitRPG SwashbucklerCari Dix is tired of playing by the rules. Let everyone else race to rescue the fate of an Empire. She chooses a return to the high seas and her raider ship, the Vengeance.Then Cari discovers a secret that could change the world and once again save the heir to the Crystal Throne. The chase is on for Raider Captain Cari Dix. Her parents, Hal and Mona, follow along behind, trying to catch u...

Only Merlin's Descendent Can Answer Excalibur's Call.An evil far greater than man has returned, and only she can heal the world and repair its failing magic.Can Winnie unite the nation’s charm runners and sable bosses?The world's survival depends on Winnie’s decision.Stolen Destiny is the fourth book in the action-packed Broken Throne series. Enter a magical world with gangster mages, crooked cops, and an ancient evil threatening ...

When an unprepared bachelor finds himself with custody of magical orphans, can he navigate a Faerie noble, an evil witch, and parenting a toddler?Charles Henderson “Chip” Proctor’s life is filled with cash, supermodels, and success. Enjoying the fast lane of the wealthy elite, the prominent NY investment executive can’t believe it when his brother and sister-in-law die in a car crash that makes him guardian of their children. And it just gets worse after he discove...

A race against time to save a little girl and the empire she is destined to lead.Despite the best efforts of her enemies, Cari Dix is alive and well. Now she's ready to come out of hiding and bring the missing heir back to the imperial capital.Together this group of swashbuckling rogues must travel across the entire continent, brave undermountain tunnels, fairy tale witches, and an entire army on the hunt for them. The fate of the Empire of Fantasma hangs i...