"Everybody is talking, but nothing is really being said."In a world overflowing with opinions, filters, and fast fashion, The Chatty Chik & Lipstik dares to ask the deeper questions: What does it truly mean to be a woman of virtue, purpose, and grace?This bold and refreshing book is a call to action for women of all ages-teens discovering their identity, young adults navigating culture, and seasoned sisters reclaiming their voice. Through honest reflection, biblica...

Don't Believe The Hype: Wrecking The Status Quo Of MarriageMarriage was never meant to be ordinary. Yet culture has convinced us to settle for less-trading covenant for convenience and commitment for comfort. This book is your wake-up call to break free from the lies, challenge the status quo, and rediscover the beauty of marriage as God designed it: sacred, enduring, and full of purpose.Vernell and Aisha Adams know the struggle. Coming from broken homes, they v...

"For a Black woman, life being hard is almost as certain as her melanated skin. That's why they were given the wide hips to carry it. Thinking back over her life as she wrote this memoir, Aisha realized that who she was and what she'd been through were symbiotic essences. The things that could have, should have, or would have broken her were actually parts of the secret sauce that created a woman who is accountable, tenacious, and successful. No one's path is easy. But what you do with the...

**“Irresistibly appealing and genuinely inspiring—a story that helps us to see the world more clearly, and to see ourselves as powerful enough to change it.” —Rebecca Stead, author of Newbery Award Winner When You Reach MeIn this compelling companion to New York Times bestseller Amal Unbound, Amal's friend Omar must contend with being treated like a second-class citizen when he gets a scholarship to an elite boarding school.**Omar knows his schola...

This accessible book introduces the key concepts and theoretical developments of queer criminology and explains what they mean for modern criminal justice frameworks and practitioners.The book sets out experiences of the LGBTQ+ population as victims, offenders and professionals in legal systems in the US and internationally and explores what they mean for elements of those systems including police, courts, corrections and victims’ services. It is both a useful reference point for a...

In this tender genre-bending young adult novel by New York Times bestselling author Aisha Saeed, two teen protagonists grow from friends to something more in the aftermath of a tragedy in their magical town.Moonlight Bay is a magical place—or it was once. After a tragic death mars the town, the pink and lavender waters in the bay turn gray, and the forest that was a refuge for newcomers becomes a scourge to the townspeople. Almost overnight, the entire tow...

"We found out who Visser Four is. And he has found the Time Matrix, the machine Elfangor had hidden in the abandonedconstruction site. The same place we met him on a night none of us will ever forget. Especially me. Now Visser Four has theMatrix, and he plans to use it to become Visser One.But Jake, Rachel, Cassie, Marco, Ax and I can't let that happen. We can't let him alter time so that the Yeerks will win theinvasion. So we're prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice. Eventually, one of ...

We can't tell you who we are. Or where we live. It's too risky, and we've got to be careful. Really careful. So we don't trust anyone. Because if they find us...well, we just won't let them find us. The thing you should know is that everyone is in really big trouble. Yeah. Even you.__________________________________________________What would have happened if the Animorphs had never existed? If Jake and the others had taken the long way home from the mall that night, instead of cutting thro...

Discover stories of fear, triumph, and spectacular celebration in this warm-hearted novel of interconnected stories that celebrates the diversity of South Asian American experiences in a local community center.Discover stories of fear, triumph, and spectacular celebration in the fictional town of Maple Grove, New Jersey, where the local kids gather at the community center to discover new crushes, fight against ignorance, and even save a life. Cheer for Chaya as she...

"We could blame everything that happened on Marco. He was the one who heard about the downed submarine. He was the onewho thought we should check it out. And everyone knows that if Marco's up to a challenge, I'm definitely there.Everything was going fine. Until the explosion. An explosion that blew us millions of years back in time, to the age of dinosaurs.Now Tobias, Cassie, Marco, Ax, Jake and I are fighting for our lives with every step we take. But that's not our biggest problem.Our bi...

We never should have done it. But we needed a break. Some time off from the superhero stuff. A chance to act like normal kids. Well - as normal as four kids who can morph into animals, a boy trapped in a hawk's body, and a bright blue alien can be. Everything should have been cool.Now Rachel is missing. And there's this... this thing that's after us. But it's not up to me to tell the whole story. Tobias, Cassie, Marco, and Ax were there, too. Even Rachel has some info to add. So go ahead a...

‘Simply the most consistently inventive, brilliant, curious and creative writer going’ Gillian FlynnBest-selling author Joyce Carol Oates blends sexual violence, racism, brutality, and power in her latest incendiary novel.Best-selling author Joyce Carol Oates returns with an incendiary novel that illuminates the tragic impact of sexual violence, racism, brutality, and power on innocent lives and probes the persistence of stereotypes, the nature of revenge, the complexities ...