Helping teens and pre-teens to navigate 21st Century pressuresYou will face many challenges and threats over the next few years, it’s fair to say that the modern world is complicated. However, at the same time, it’s hard to know where to go to get advice.I wrote a book for parents, telling them about the things happening in your life and giving them advice on how best to help you. I showed the book to several young people for their views and their overwhelm...

When a devastating fire engulfs a home, a teenage boy disappears without a trace. A detective discovers a charred diary that may hold vital clues. Inside, the entries reveal a lonely soul, aching with feelings of sorrow and unworthiness, but also a rare glimmer of hope as he confides his deepest secrets to an unlikely confidante: a poster on his wall of a beautiful woman emerging from a waterfall.Did the boy run away? Did the fire consume more than just his home, or is something el...

"Accepting Your True Self" begins with the Authors personal story reaching, what he thought, was the absolute end of all hope, deciding to take his own life. Curtis chose to give himself one last option and if that did not work, he would have no other choice but to end it. He drove himself to a mental hospital, told them his story and said if they could not help him, he would only have one other choice. Fortunately, they took him serious and immediately admitted him into the facility where...

A gripping tale of World War III unfolds as global powers clash, revealing the horrors of invasion, destruction, and the rise of new superpowers. Explore the devastating impact of advanced warfare and the struggle for survival in a world forever changed.In The Great, Great War - World War III: The Beginning of the End, the narrative delves into the catastrophic events leading to a global conflict that reshapes the world. The United States, NATO, Japan, Isr...

The gripping story of volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft, perfect for armchair adventurers who loved The Mona Lisa Vanishes and Becoming Muhammad Ali. Complete with extensive backmatter for school and at-home conversations.This beautiful biography in verse is about two French scientists who changed what we know about volcanoes. Katia, a curious girl who collected pebbles and dreamed of escaping her small town, grew up just a few miles away fr...

Turns out rock bottom has a basement. And the Syndicate's got the keys.I swore I'd never end up back in their cages. But here I am—stripped of everything, trapped in a nightmare lined with steel and regret. The bloodlust is worse now, crawling under my skin like fire. Whatever they did to me, it's changing me. And not in a way I like.The worst part? I chose this. I gave myself up so Dominic and Alice could escape. Now I'm counting every second, hoping they'...

Remember the feeling that something was in your closet? That doll was possessed? That neighbor isn't quite what he/she seems? The creepy feeling down your spine?Monster’s aren’t always Human, but sometimes they are.Zimbell House Publishing is dedicated to helping new writers become quality authors.

Raising a child in the 21st Century is scary! There are so many threats to your adolescent that you worry about what they are up to in their bedroom, let alone when they are out with their friends. The world is so different than when we grew up, young people nowadays have different expectations about life and use so much technology. It's no wonder we feel overwhelmed at times. Even things that were simple have got more complicated, issues like gender identity or sex. It's hard to know wher...

Being an introvert is often seen as some kind of disability, where people think you are held back because of your personality.Well, for two introverts, that is very far from the truth.In this 7-step programme, speaker and coach, Mary Jane Boholst and leading behaviour expert, Richard Daniel Curtis, two self-proclaimed introverts, share the steps they took to overcome their fears, achieve personal success and find their gifts.Join them as they take you on a journey t...

A book for parents of teens or preteens, teachers and professionals.Adolescence is a turbulent time for young people. Not only do they have to cope with the external pressures surrounding them, such as relationships, academic and peers, they also form their adult personalities.In addition, there are major changes happening in their body, the physicalchanges caused by puberty are combined with a massive rewiring in their brain. This process causes ma...

For parents the modern world is scary!In this book, behaviour expert Richard Daniel Curtis gives parents, carers and professionals practical advice about how to steer their teenager or preteen through the minefield that is the modern world.Starting with an overview of the life-altering changes in the brain during puberty, this book takes you on a tour of the biggest causes of stress and worry for parents, concluding with some tips for helping your child hav...

Melina Freeman is a runner on the track, in her faith, and from the shadows of her father's past. A scholarship athlete at Howard University, she's relentless in pursuit of purpose until a sudden pain halts her stride and forces her to confront a truth she can't outrun.As her body falters, her world draws closer: a mother whose tenderness becomes a quiet sanctuary, a father haunted by memories he cannot name, and a circle of friends and faith that refuses to let her face the storm ...