A heartbreaking debut YA romance featuring a neuroatypical girl with a tragic history and the chronically ill boy trying to break the vault encasing her heart.

Alvie Fitz doesn't fit in, and she doesn't care. She's spent years swallowing meds and bad advice from doctors and social workers. Adjust, adapt. Pretend to be normal. It sounds so easy.

If she can make it to her eighteenth birthday without any major mishaps,

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"Jack, 12, tells the gripping story of Joseph, 14, who joins his family as a foster child. Damaged in prison, Joseph wants nothing more than to find his baby daughter, Jupiter, whom he has never seen. When Joseph has begun to believe he'll have a future, he is confronted by demons from his past that force a tragic sacrifice"--

Sexually induced assaults leave wounds on souls and can destroy a person's mental health. It can induce traumas which stays forever in the life of the victims therefore, it needs to delt to save mental health of a person. Otherwise, they won't be able to live a healthy life. Sexual assault could be traumatizing in the same way as other types of traumatic experiences, most victims usually undergo trauma-reaction distress symptoms weeks after the...

Another tale from the universe of "NO LAST VOLUME", however, now, narrated by ELOÍSA (protagonist of "AO SOM DO BAILE", book 2 of the SERIES). Upon finding a Bulldog still a puppy - abandoned inside a shoe box at the door of his house - Eloísa urgently decided to take care of the animal. The problem is that Dona Lola, her mother, is allergic to dog hair. Without alternatives, she tries to ask for help from her best friend, Mariana, to shelter...

A sad true story of a small town girl growing up in an abusive life. First by an alcoholic father, then an abusive uncle, and mentally by her first husband. Then there were the bouts of depression that were brought on by these situations. Especially when her son got cancer and died at a young age. And the long haul to try to get herself back to a normal life. It is very hard but she keeps on trying.

Abused and neglected children still love their parents and family. However, regardless of their age, many have wondered and asked the question, "Why?" A typical response from any traumatic event, incident, or memories of those painful moments. Every child deserves to be heard and to have their basic needs met by their loved ones. When a child encounters a bad moment in their life, it can sometimes lead to trauma and have more of a negative impact...

Based on the Hermie and Friends™ film by the same name, Webster, the Scaredy Spider is Max Lucado's latest character to enter the garden. With little regard to the "Garden Treaty of '85," cute little Webster wanders into the garden to face his long list of fears: leaving home, other insects, talking in front of others, meeting new people, big lizards, water, heights, flying through the air, dark places . . .But little does he know, he is a big,...

The Powerful Bully Elk tells the story of a boy who has a crazy dream, in fact a nightmare, about an elk that chases him through various scenes and bullies him along the way. This tale brings to life the tactics a bully might use in real life. It also highlights two important factors to consider regarding bullying behavior and what sets bullying apart from lower-level conflict. Readers can relate to the dream experience felt by the boy who has a difficult...

The Little House That Lived is about a condition called neglect, which can affect the life of any person, place, or thing. As with anything that has a potential to be made or developed into something of great value, in this story, a family drives by, notices the neglect, sees the potential, and invests in the house, which becomes a beautiful home.

This is the story of a little girl named Kiki, who is dealing with the sadness of a secret monster. She is afraid to tell her family about the secret monster because she fears they will not love her anymore. She shares her joys and sorrows with the readers and takes them on a journey of bravery and fears. She finds ways to heal her sadness with things that make her happy. But the secret monster is always near when she has feelings of fear and sadness....