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In the mid-1950s, traumatic events test all levels of love, lust, friendship, loyalty, and courage in a close-knit farm neighborhood where teens and adults keep secrets for their own convenience or their own survival. As tensions build, they're forced to take courageous risks to sacrifice their happiness for the safety of others. Discovery is a myth-busting coming-of-age novel that will keep you guessing until the last page.Immerse yourself in a past era and discover that life then was no less complicated, and the issues of love and discovery no less traumatic, than in any decades since.

Updated in 2023.GOLD AWARD WINNER at the Midwest Book Awards in Family & ParentingAll aboard, parents!It's time to see your child off on the voyage of a lifetime: the first year of college. The college transition is filled with mixed emotions and is a time of tremendous change for both students and parents. As move-in day approaches, important questions lurk beneath the surface:What can I do now to help equip my student for success?What skills and tools should I teach my child to help them prepare to launch?How will I survive back on shore when I send my student out to sea?Here is your survival guide! Out to Sea: A Parents' Survival Guide to the Freshman Voyage will help you navigate the emotional and practical aspects of the freshman year. This easy-to-read, informative guidebook is swimming with helpful tips, organized checklists, and real-world advice from parents and experts alike.Out to Sea will keep your sanity afloat and ensure smoother sailing for you and your student as you embark on this grand voyage. Anchors aweigh!You'll learn all about:What to pack-with handy checklistsStaying connectedCommunicating and healthy boundariesMentorship parentingMoney mattersOrientationAcademic expectationsAlcohol and substance useMental and physical healthRoommate relationsCampus crime and safetyWhat to expect when your student comes homeAnd so much more!

This book is about the process of deciding how we determine our use of any particular biblical text. In essence, we are each the architect of our own biblical house. let's take an honest look at how we have designed our individual house.In this inspired and engaging work, Mark Wickstrom shows how conflicting religious opinions derive not from contradictions in the Bible but from personal agendas that contradict the gospel of grace. he identifies the timeless truths, cultural norms, personal opinions, and random texts that suit personalagendas and may create divisions among the faithful. read the gospel of grace to discover how to create deeper understanding and unity in faith communities large and small.

Tyra loves the ocean but her best friend, Emily, has never been.Gramma has a great idea: she and Tyra will bring the ocean to Emily!Thus begins Tyra and Gramma's adventure to make the Shell Box, a special gift decorated with beautiful seashells right from the sandy shores of the ocean. With a kid-friendly, cutaway seashell guide and beautiful photographs, this charming book is the perfect companion for any shell-collecting explorer.

In The Healing Doll Way, Barb Kobe shares stories and images from her transformative experience becoming a healing doll artist, as well as those of many of her students and peers. The book also guides you through the process of making healing dolls for yourself. The act of making a doll can take you through a process of imagination, recovery, and growth. You do not need to be an expert at dollmaking -- or artmaking, for that matter -- to experience the power of this kind of work. This dollmaking process invites and encourages you to explore a range of perceptions and emotions, and in doing so, reach a deeper level of understanding and acceptance of yourself. -- back cover.

In this autism book for kids, Daniel Brundidge likes to sing better than he likes to talk. When his mom wins an RV in a contest, the family sets off to visit their grandma. Daniel looks out the window and sings all the way from the Big City Highway to the Old Town Road.Laugh and sing along with the Brundidge family in this uplifting, silly story that pays homage to one of the catchiest songs ever played.Inspired by the heartwarming viral video of Daniel singing "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X, this autism awareness book celebrates the power of music to teach and heal.Sheletta Brundidge is an Emmy Award-winning comedian, media personality, and reality television star. Her son Daniel was nonverbal until he was four years old and began humming the hit song "Old Town Road" by best-selling singer Lil Nas X. The clip of Sheletta''s son was uploaded to Twitter where it quickly went viral getting 2 million hits and garnering the attention of national media. Sheletta''s been featured in People magazine and USA Today and has appeared on Good Morning America, The Tamron Hall Show, The Steve Harvey Show, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.Appearing on Chip and Joana Gaines'' new Magnolia Network, Sheletta will use Daniel Finds His Voice to educate parents of special needs children about the power of music therapy and music education. Sheletta has also partnered with music schools in Minnesota, Texas, and Louisiana to give away hundreds of free copies of her new picture book to therapists and teachers to help create autism awareness.Darcy Bell-Myers has loved to draw since she was a little girl. She lives with her husband and three children, who also love to draw, in Stillwater, Minnesota. As the mom of a child on the autism spectrum, Darcy has experienced the struggles and superpowers of these remarkable kids firsthand. The illustrator of books that include Shiva''s Dance; Needles: The First Christmas Tree; Mary Emma, Walk!; Wyatt''s Big Day; and Higgledy Piggledy, she''s also the author/illustrator of The Animal Babies ABC Book of Ballet. Her books have won honors and awards, including San Diego Book Award Best Published Picture Book, Parents'' Choice, Dr. Toy, National Library Association, and IPPY. You can find more of her work at bellmyers.com.

Cameron will soon be starting kindergarten and her whole family is nervous. How will they manage without her when she goes off to school? This sweet and funny story starring a young African-American girl with autism will help all kids-and their families-face the great big wonderful change that is school.Sheletta Brundidge and her husband, Shawn, named their four kids in alphabetical order to keep them straight. (Kidding.) (Sort of.) Andrew, Brandon, Cameron, and Daniel range in age from thirteen to five. The three youngest have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders, which turned Sheletta into an advocate for children with special needs and their parents. An Emmy-winning broadcaster, Sheletta hosts the Taking Authority Over Autism podcast. It can be found at SHElettaMakesMeLaugh.com, the multimedia podcast platform she founded.Darcy Bell-Myers has loved to draw since she was a little girl. She lives with her husband and three children, who also love to draw, in Stillwater, Minnesota. As the mom of a child on the autism spectrum, Darcy has experienced the struggles and superpowers of these remarkable kids firsthand. The illustrator of books that include Shiva''s Dance; Needles: The First Christmas Tree; Mary Emma, Walk!; Wyatt''s Big Day; and Higgledy Piggledy, she''s also the author/illustrator of The Animal Babies ABC Book of Ballet. Her books have won honors and awards, including San Diego Book Award Best Published Picture Book, Parents'' Choice, Dr. Toy, National Library Association, and IPPY. You can find more of her work at www.bellmyers.com