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Margaret Chase Smith liked to help people, and she knew she could do that as a member of Congress. She became the first woman to serve in both the House and the Senate, where she supported the space program and more opportunities for women. Her hard work and success helped pave the way for generations of women after her to run for office.

Inspired by the recent wave of activism led by young people fighting for racial justice, civil rights icon Ruby Bridges - who, at the age of 6, was the first Black child to integrate an all-White elementary school in New Orleans - shares her story and offers a powerful call to action with this elegant audiobook.

Called "powerful and provocative" by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, author of the New York Times best-selling How to Be an Antiracist, this explosive book of history and cultural criticism reveals how White feminism has been used as a weapon of white supremacy and patriarchy deployed against Black and Indigenous women and women of color.

Ben loves baseball. He loves the lines of diamond-shaped field and the dome of the pitcher's mound. What Ben doesn't like is reading. Ben has dyslexia, which means letters and sounds get jumbled up in his brain, and then the words don't make sense. But when Ben starts looking at reading like he looks at baseball, he realizes that if he keeps trying, he can overcome any obstacle that comes his way.

All of This is for You is balm for anyone feeling lost and detached from today’s confusing, hectic world. In her heartfelt notes, Ruby Jones reminds us that even when times are tough, it remains important to be kind and gentle with ourselves and those around us. This beacon of hope and kindness is for every one of us, because no matter the individual issue—whether it’s self-image, identity, depression, grief, or anxiety—we all struggle with challenges. Jones's soothing insights are a breath of fresh air during tough times and a reminder of humanity's enduring goodness.

Choices and decisions. These are the fundamentals you should never let anyone make for you. Being a gang member wasn't a choice Catalina Gonzales had to make. But having double identity as Deborah Angel was a decision she chose to make. By day, a waitress. By night, a gang member loitering the streets for innocent victims.

They are everything to me. I love Jaxson, Ezra, Maverick, and Ryder the same and in vastly different ways all at once. It's a love that threatens to consume me. To take over every waking second of my final year...if only hidden enemies, ancient secret societies, and unsolved murders weren't also competing for my attention. This will be my hardest term yet. Not just for the horror of the present, but for the uncertainty of my future. How can I have a life with my knights when someone is determined that I don't survive my senior year at all? But I will find them. I will expose them.

I never thought I could forgive them. I didn't believe there was still a heart inside of me that could forgive. But my boys, my knights, were taking down my walls and claiming a piece for themselves. All I wanted was to lock our secret away and enter junior year as though the past never happened...but someone won't let me. Someone knows what we did and the price for their silence may be more than I can give.

Many people wrestle with the challenge of finding out the best way to discuss this important subject of abstinence and premarital sex with their young ones. In our society today where everybody is afraid of being wrong or hurting somebody’s feelings, this book offers an easy way to openly discuss this issue. Parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles, and mentors are encouraged to purchase this book for themselves and their young ones, and make out time for the discussion.

They broke me. Ryder, Maverick, Ezra, and Jaxson didn't think I would come back for my second year. The coldly cruel knights of Evergreen believed the Mark would be all it took to get rid of me. To keep me quiet. But now, I've got a whole new reason to stay. Those four will know a pain far worse than what I've endured. They tore me apart until there was nothing left...and now, I'm going to return the favor.

This moving tale is for anyone who has ever felt the pang of loneliness, or worried that their broken heart might never be the same again. Fans of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, The Keeper of Lost Things and The Library of Lost and Found will fall head over heels for this life-affirming novel that shows us that if you’re willing to take a risk, happiness is only ever a heartbeat away.

It wasn't supposed to be like this. Evergreen Academy was meant to be my fresh start. My hair was on point. My skin was flawless. And now, I wore the hell out of my clothes instead of hiding them. Even running into Ryder hadn't thrown me. So what if the silver-eyed devil who tormented me for years now ruled my new school with a band of boys everyone called the Knights. The four of them were devastatingly rich, enviously handsome...and heartbreakingly cruel.

Lynn Evans needs to break away. Her girlfriend Marie wants to plan Lynn’s entire life down to the last detail. Lynn can’t stand the idea of letting Marie down, but things just keep getting worse. In the hopes of rekindling their passion, she invites Marie on a romantic vacation at an inn on the picturesque Maine coast. But at the last minute, Marie bails on her, and Lynn is left all alone...except for the innkeeper Dana, a charmingly awkward and surprisingly romantic woman who listens and appreciates every word Lynn says.

College roommates, Sally and Jessie once again decided to wait until the last minute to study for their Statistics exam. After hours of staring at a boring book without any understanding of what is going on, they both decide they need to do something to help clear their mind. The result is something they both would have never guessed.

Arabella needs someone to help run the farm she had inherited from her parents. After a couple of men apply with no experience, she opens her door and life to a strong woman who is everything the farm needs. And everything Arabella desires. For Josie, the job delivers the woman who has been missing from her life and all the red-hot nights of passion it means for both of them!

Ruby Rose is obsessed with finding her fairy-tale dream of “happy ever after”. Searching her whole life for true love, Ruby Rose learns the hard way, through heartbreak and pain, that fairy tales aren’t true. She finds herself at the age of 32 in a hospital bed alone. Pregnant and facing an abortion, she undergoes an operation. As she slips into unconsciousness, Ruby Rose meets her future self in a beautiful garden and is offered a rare and exciting opportunity to enter a program that will change her life forever.

Maria Birch is 70 years old, and for her every week is the same. On Monday, she does her weekly shop. On Tuesday, she goes for a blow-dry. On Wednesday, she visits the laundrette. But Thursday is her favorite day of all - everything hurts less on a Thursday. Every Thursday Maria walks to her local café. Waiting for her at one of the red gingham-topped tables is Albie Young, a charming man with a twinkle in his eye and an impressive collection of tweed flat caps. Every week, the pair share a slice of marble cake and a pot of tea. Except one week, Albie doesn’t turn up.

To help you access spiritual spring I have created a quick and easy guide to get your mind, body, heart, and spirit into alignment. This is a great practice for you to start. There are four parts to learn: Mind Mastery, Body Bliss, Happy Heart, and Soaring Spirit. Spiritual Spring is connecting to your inner being right now. Your highest purpose in life is to connect to the divinity within you and to fill yourself with love, compassion, and forgiveness.

Kim and Megan are happy with each other, but Kim is bisexual, and Megan still has an occasional attraction to men. When Jeremy responds to them, they meet up and begin one of the hottest nights they have ever experienced together, while Jeremy discovers that three definitely isn’t a crowd!

When Nell and Elise decide to share a dorm at college, it opens the door to a relationship with an exciting dynamic. Elise openly dates girls while Nell only has eyes for Elise and a desire to please her all the time. As they grow more comfortable together, it makes their intimacy even more exciting than they could ever imagine!