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While growing up in Peace River, Alberta, Trina Moyles heard many stories of Lookout Observers--strange, eccentric types who spent five-month summers alone, climbing 100-foot high towers and watching for signs of fire in the surrounding boreal forest. How could you isolate yourself for that long? she wondered. "I could never do it," she told herself.

The day my mother was killed, she told my father I wouldn't speak again, and she told him if I died, he would die too. Then she predicted the king would sell his soul and lose his son to the sky. My father wants desperately to be king, and I just want to be free. But freedom will require escape, and I'm a prisoner of my mother's curse and my father's greed. In a land purged of enchantment, love might be the only magic left, and who could ever love...a bird?

The award-winning, platinum selling rapper, songwriter, and television personality shares her unforgettable story of coming of age in Miami, her inevitable rise to stardom, and her enduring legacy as a Hip-Hop Icon.

Sundara: the lush and forbidden oasis in the desert where men travel to watch acts of sexual deviancy, and the only existence 17-year-old Karys has ever known. But despite a life where secrets and sin are in high supply, and freedom remains far beyond their reach, Karys and her partner, Zakai, find safety in each other, their passionate love the light that helps them both survive the darkness.

In 2016, activist and mother Trina Greene Brown created the virtual multimedia platform Parenting for Liberation to connect, inspire, and uplift Black parents. In this book, she pairs personal anecdotes with open-ended reflective prompts; together, they help listeners dismantle harmful narratives about the Black family and imagine anti-oppressive parenting methods. Parenting for Liberation fills a critical gap in currently available, timely parenting resources.

Children will learn the appropriate times to say “please” and “thank you” and all about taking turns, swallowing food before you talk, and many more important skills from their Raspberry Noodles friends. 

Grandparents, here is the book you have been looking for! Helping Grandparents Understand Autism is a grandparent-friendly guide by Dr. Linda Barboa and Jan Luck. It was designed to help you understand this complex disorder and how it affects your grandchild. It tells how communication difficulties and sensory issues may affect your grandchild’s behavior. 

We all want our lives to change for the better - to become the healthiest versions of ourselves in spirit, soul, and body. Yet we still struggle. Author Trina McNeilly, looking for order in her own life, embarked on an inward journey to the home of her heart and soul to find healing and health from the inside out. Unclutter Your Soul is for all of us who are cluttered and overwhelmed with loss, fear, chronic stress, unhealthy coping mechanisms, crippling depression, or anxiety.

The day my mother was killed, she told my father I wouldn’t speak again, and she told him if I died, he would die too. Then she predicted the king would sell his soul and lose his son to the sky. My father has a claim to the throne, and he is waiting in the shadows for all of my mother’s words to come to pass. He wants desperately to be king, and I just want to be free. But freedom will require escape, and I’m a prisoner of my mother’s curse and my father’s greed. I can’t speak or make a sound, and I can’t wield a sword or beguile a king.

Upon his return home from the battlefields of Europe in 1918, Col Blackwood, a UK Army infantry officer, is reunited with his family on Christmas Eve after nearly four years away. In the midst of telling his children a bedtime story, we learn of Artaban, a Magi priest, and the fourth wise man to present gifts to the newborn King. As a result of dissension among his fellow Magians, Artaban has no other choice but to embark on this journey alone. Though his quest is fraught with challenges along the way that test his courage and stir his compassion, his faith never wavers.

Diverse teams don’t just materialize. Hiring across race, gender identity, ability, and more must be approached with intentionality and care. But how can a company move from believing...to doing? Aimed at HR management, executives, and leaders across sectors, Hiring Revolution is a compelling guide for how to combat baked-in bias and deal with racism and sexism head on.

It is 1971, and Bob Mccoy is about to have a very bad day. He is executed for a murder he swears he didn't commit. He comes to Probably Magic to find the real killer and to seek justice for his friend, the murder victim, and the exoneration of his name. The search takes Probably Magic through the muddy woods of Sodom, KY, to the corrupt halls of justice in Washington, DC. Probably and Wally are determined to bring peace to this restless spirit.

Daisy, a kind and helpful elephant, learns from her best friend, Ruben, that the zoo is planning to build a new community center. This news makes Daisy’s day because she loves helping others. Daisy, though, has a secret challenge and struggles with sharing it with her friends. Most of all, she is reluctant to share with Ruben as she feels that she might let him down along with her zoo friends. 

She’s 5’11” of frizzy red hair, freckles, and a whole lotta attitude…and her name is Probably Magic. She was the product of hippie parents who have their own secrets. But Probably has the biggest secret of all - she sees dead people.... Peter Euclid is a Confederate soldier, who wrote the love of his life a love letter while in battle with the Union on Cemetery Ridge. The letter was never delivered.

Every child should be encouraged to be confident in who they are.

You Are You! encourages children to be themselves, no matter what size, height, color, or personality they are!

Mermaid Kyleigh is an engaging story about a generous little mermaid sharing various items in her treasure box with friends. Ezio, will hold the attention of young children and adults. This is the third book by eight-year-old author Kyleigh Barboa and her writing partner Grandma Linda Barboa.

All the colorful shapes were wonderful friends. They played games together in the spring, summer, winter, and fall. One day the shapes noticed that they were all different and started teasing each other. This made all the shapes sad and lonely. Then the shapes agreed that they did not need to look alike to be friends. This audiobook carries an anti-bullying message as it teaches children about diversity. This audiobook is a must for every classroom of young children, and every household.

The Starr Family loves ice cream! Today is July 4th, Independence Day, and they want to taste the new ice cream flavor to celebrate the occasion. This is just the beginning of their ice cream adventure. Follow along with the adorable story by Barbara Kurtz and illustrations by Teresa Amehana Garcia. 

The Color of Memories is the story of Grandma Winnie and her family as they struggle with her memory loss. Grandma Winnie created costumes in her past, and her adoring grandchildren loved listening to her stories as she washed the family laundry. Her baseball playing grandson fears losing his grandmother when she starts mixing up the laundry and leaving out parts of the costume stories. Based on real people and true events, this early listener helps young children understand what happens when a grandparent develops memory loss from accident, injury, or disease.

In this third edition of The Stanton Pack, we meet Miss Scarlett, who is Queen of the Stanton household. Dutchess Scarlett Isabella, or Scarlett as we call her, is the sweetest, most lovely dog...except when she needs her nails trimmed. She hates to have her nails trimmed.