Do you fear leading a boring adult life, settling for a conventional job with no real happiness? Joe Fingerhut feared the same thing, but he did something others don’t do: He made his life extraordinary. He followed his heart, despite his parents’ objections, and pursued his own dreams. And he ultimately got his parents’ blessing! Thirty countries. Six continents. Eight Years. One dream life. That’s Joe’s story. This book is required reading for any teen who feels uncertain about their fut...

When Nancy Erickson disappeared after a seventy-foot fall into a remote ravine, her family feared the worst.The odds were stacked against her.She was injured.She was alone.She was diabetic.And she was without insulin.As darkness settled across northwestern Illinois, an extraordinary search effort began. Local first responders, rescue personnel, neighbors, church members, family, and friends joined together in the search.Among them was...

From the Heart of An Abandoned Daughter is about the trauma of family violence. It highlights the inner struggle of the author’s attempt as a child to cope with a terrorizing father and a mother who was so focused on survival that she had to block her own feelings, and consequently, disconnect from her children, leaving them to feel emotionally abandoned rather than protected.Without passing judgment on her parents, author Helen Gennari tells the story of what happened and...

Winner of the New York City Big Book Award! There is no manual for survivors of suicide. No rules to help those left behind to navigate their grief and anger. When Nancy Jo Nelson's husband disappeared, her entire life was upended. Her daughter was distraught. Her son, frightened and confused. And since she'd recently asked for a divorce, her husband's family-and the police- were suspicious. There were no clues. No answers. No reasons she could grab onto. Yes, he was an alcoholic, but he'd...

Basics of Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary Audio is a convenient and useful audio companion for students wanting to learn and reinforce Biblical Hebrew vocabulary. This audio product includes every term that occurs fifty times or more in the Hebrew Bible. Vocabulary is read in order of frequency and students may select from Classical Hebrew pronunciation (by Miles V. Van Pelt) or Modern Hebrew pronunciation (by Nancy L. Erickson).

Overcoming a childhood beset by civil war in East Africa and living on welfare in Chicago, the author grew up to attend Harvard on scholarship. Asgedom shares his experiences, insights, and five proven secrets that will help teens succeed in high school and beyond.

One paper plane flies straight and fast and true. Dylan's.Twelve-year-old Dylan Webber lives in outback Western Australia in a small country town. When he discovers he has a talent for folding and flying paper planes, Dylan begins a journey to reach the World Junior Paper Plane Championships in Japan.Along the way he makes unlikely new friends, clashes with powerful rivals and comes to terms with his family's past before facing his greatest challenge – to create a paper pla...

Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah's inspiring true story—which was turned into a film, Emmanuel's Gift, narrated by Oprah Winfrey—is nothing short of remarkable.Born in Ghana, West Africa, with one deformed leg, he was dismissed by most people—but not by his mother, who taught him to reach for his dreams. As a boy, Emmanuel hopped to school more than two miles each way, learned to play soccer, left home at age thirteen to provide for his family, and, eventually, became a cyclist. He r...

Are you scared to take risks in case you make a fool of yourself? Do you need other people's approval? If someone likes you do you think there must be something wrong with them? Do you hate your body? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this essential guide will help you to turn your opinions around. It will boost yourself esteem and encourage you to believe in who and what you are.

When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Do you see what you’re lacking—what the world tells you a girl needs in order to be beautiful? Or do you see your true image—the way God sees you, your true beauty? We all know how difficult it is to feel beautiful in a culture where we’re bombarded with images of what everybody says “beauty” is. So how are you supposed to view yourself the way God sees you? The way God created you to be? Based on the bestselling True Images Bible, the True Ima...

2015 Schneider Family Book Award Winner* "A candid and deeply resonant account of a hard-fought battle against societal stigma, and an embrace of one's true talent and calling." —Publisher's Weekly, starred reviewSpeaking for the animals he loves gives one boy’s life hope, purpose, and truth in this gorgeous picture book autobiography.Alan loves animals, but the great cat house at the Bronx Zoo makes him sad. Why are they al...

Different Like Me introduces children aged 8 to 12 years to famous, inspirational figures from the world of science, art, math, literature, philosophy and comedy.Eight-year-old Quinn, a young boy with Asperger's Syndrome, tells young readers about the achievements and characteristics of his autism heroes, from Albert Einstein, Dian Fossey and Wassily Kandinsky to Lewis Carroll, Benjamin Banneker and Julia Bowman Robinson, among others. All excel in different fields, but are united ...