Jamal and the Large Mirror: Volume 2
0$3.99 – $13.99Jamal was a fifth grader living in Brooklyn, New York, with his mother and older brother. The two boys’ father was killed in a helicopter accident during his military service in Iraq. Before he left, though. Jamal’s dad gave his youngest son some life lessons, including “If it’s to be, it’s up to me,” about taking responsibility for one’s personal choices and actions. Using a large mirror in their home, Jamal’s father also told his son that there was a large community behind them that they couldn’t see but was giving the mirror gazer strength and support. The community that Jamal ultimately envisioned included his father as well as the late Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., former President Barack Obama, Vice President Kamala Harris, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, and others. The goal of the mirror lesson was to enforce in Jamal the assurance that he was not alone, even when his father could not be with him physically.
This wonderful book is enhanced by illustrations by Brian Rivera. The story acknowledges the realities of a father’s leaving to go to war and the impact his death has on his family. The author also illustrates that an important component in the process of resolution, as well as in healing to process grief, is to acknowledge the feelings that everyone experiences. The mirror serves as an excellent tool to help the protagonist cope, not only when his father leaves but throughout his life. While the book would benefit from some additional editing, the vital life lessons, as well as the compassion and integrity of Jamal’s father, are reflected throughout this inspirational tale. Seals’ poignant yet encouraging story is well worth reading.
The Mocha Skin That Shattered The Mirror
0$3.99 – $13.99The Mocha Skin that Shattered the Mirror, is an inspiring children’s book that interrupts the thinking-that dark skin is ugly. It teaches mocha girls that loving oneself is the way to unravel true beauty! Self-esteem, image, confidence, and uniqueness are all the attributes that a mocha girl will need to love herself despite what the world thinks!
Any Way Out
0$3.99 – $14.99A teenage Ashley Ames is painfully growing up in a rural area before the technology boom. Her parents are bitterly divorced and caught up in their own lives, too busy to care about what goes on with Ashley. However, she does find support from her stepmother Ruth.
Ashley bounces back and forth between her parents’ homes, with good reason. Either she moves because it’s gone bad or they throw her out.
Ashley’s behavior is erratic and self-destructive at home and at school. She gets selected to participate in a Scared Straight program, at a prison. It helps for a while.
A young man, Ryan doing a repair job at Ellen’s house, Ashley’s mother, notices Ashley. She has just moved back in with her. As Ashley goes through high school her escapades get her into trouble, while she deals with deep depression leading to a suicide attempt.
She has struggled but eventually finds her way out.
The Music That Makes Me Dance: A Collection of Poetry
0$15.99The Music That Makes Me Dance is a collection of poems that will encourage readers to listen to their inner music, the music of the heart. On some days, that personal song might be a lilting melody that encourages a slow somber dance. On others perhaps you hear a dirge during which standing and moaning is an appropriate response. The poem, “African Dancing,” inspired by the poet’s lived experience, will find in you a memory that will make you twirl and spin like a child’s old-fashioned spinning top. Whatever you hear or feel, standing still while your heart accompanies you in song will not be an option. The Music That Makes Me Dance will leave you moved and moving.
A Life, Well… Lived!
0$4.99 – $12.99Someone once said, “Too soon old, too late smart,” but what if you had the chance to live your entire life with the wisdom of age? Dana Gordon, through a series of unforeseen events, is going to get just that opportunity. Her life will be changed forever before she even lives it.
A Reluctant Pioneer
0$3.99 – $12.99Leah Brown, a wife and mother from San Francisco, decides to spend time at a small cabin built in Idaho territory in the late 1860’s by her great, great grandparents, Linnea and Thaddeus Milton. She debates further debilitating treatments for her illness, something that has precluded her being able to spend time with her husband Ned and two sons, away in summer camp. Her memories of childhood and the tragic loss of her father stir her mind, especially when she discovers Linnea’s long-hidden diary. As she reads and rereads it and begins to explore the world around her, she gains perspective on the challenges women have always faced. She honors the pioneer’s words and imagines Linnea’s unwritten thoughts. Leah experiences a surprisingly different time in the old cabin than she expected.
Pharaoh: The Urban Legend
0$3.99 – $17.99Pharaoh had been stuck in Village Green for the last few years. The only option he believed he had for getting money was being a criminal. He would soon find out the background of a girl that suddenly had taken interest in him, and her pain slips into his heart and touches every fiber in his body. He falls in love with her while dealing with hardships and the dope life. Then the two cousins Richie and Draco step to him with a plan. But in the streets of Gainesville Florida somebody always knew somebody. And Rose, his momma, had been in the streets for a while. It wouldn’t be long before the news spread.
The Happiness Catcher
0$3.99 – $12.99This is a story about what makes us feel happy and holding on to that feeling every day!
I was a preschool teacher for several years, and my own children were among my students. It has shown me that at the same time, our children are learning from us, we can also learn so much from them.
Making Your Own Reality: A Survival Story
0$5.99 – $18.99Making Your Own Reality is a collection of the experiences that guided James Meade, Jr. from being an animal-like survivor of a massive brain injury to being a Ph.D in Psychology and an internationally-known speaker who has shared with audiences around the United States and the world. Dr. Meade has worked with brain-injured individuals and their families around the world and has seen people create miracles that even other professionals thought could never happen. Dr. Meade does not cure people but has watched people make their own miracles. Much of what he writes describes what he has experienced and seen changed his own life and the lives of others.
Al Sibert, Ph.D, the author of The Survivor Personality, who wrote that Dr. James P. Meade, Jr., “is a man who KNOWS what this is all about.”
Bertha: The Ordinary Chicken (German Edition)
0$3.99 – $15.99Meine Liebe zur Hühnerzucht hat ich zu diesem Buch inspiriert. Es ist geprägt von ihren mütterlichen Instinkten und ihren individuellen Persönlichkeiten.
Hühner haben wie wir Gefühle wie Ablehnung, Anpassungsbereitschaft und vor allem Liebe.
