Friendship Changes

In the futuristic city of Greyville, where smog fills the air and nature seems to have disappeared, three friends—Maddie, Joey, and Charlie—set out to make a difference. After discovering a tiny plant growing through a crack in the concrete, they form the Green City Kids, a movement to bring back trees, flowers, and gardens to their gray, lifeless world. With determination and teamwork, they inspire their entire city to go green, proving that even the smallest actions can lead to big, beautiful changes. Green City Kids is a heartwarming story about hope, nature, and the power of community.

Eliza is in a full-blown panic. Her notebook has been stolen - the one thatlists everything she wants but is afraid to go after. And the absolute worstperson in the world has it: her ex-boyfriend, Cooper. Like it's not enoughCooper was lying to Eliza for their entire relationship, now he and his friendsare blackmailing her; giving her just one night to complete the most humiliatingtasks on her list or they'll post her secrets online. Eliza's sure of one thing:she isn't going down without a fight. Cooper may have what's left of herdignity, but she's not the only one with something to hide.

In A Caring Life, Aaron Santmyire provides an inspiring call to embrace the art of caring in everyday life. His adventure-filled stories combined with practical application ideas are inspiring and convincing. He brings a powerful perspective on a practice we often take for granted, and his depth of insight is challenging and refreshing. No matter what stage of life you’re in, this book will stretch you and equip you to care authentically, love unconditionally, and lead compassionately.

Ariana is finally ready to graduate and get a new start at the University of Georgia. But she never expects to meet someone as perfect as Lucas at the beginning of senior year. Lucas is everything Ariana could ever want in a guy, but he can't be a part of Ariana's new start, not when his family needs him at home.

Amberly’s life is anything but normal. Finding out the truth behind who she was didn’t even crack the surface of all the changes coming her way. Learning she is being hunted by someone hundreds of years old is the least of her problems. When she starts having visions and seeing everyone, she loves dead at her feet she begins scrabbling against the clock, wanting only to train and become stronger, so that she can protect the ones she loves from their horrible fate. But can fate be stopped? To add to the craziness in her life, Vladimir’s right hand, Aidan, begins invading her mind. Who ...

Packed with techniques you can put to use today, this book will teach you how to develop conversational skills, talk to strangers, and dominate any social situation. From "socially awkward" to "bad at networking" to "poor communication skills" to "uncomfortable with public speaking", Make Anyone Like You takes your challenge by the horns and shakes away the excuses, breaking the process of conversational success into easily implementable steps that you can learn and master quickly.

A hot boy… her best friend crushing on her brother… the unwanted attention of the mean girl… oh, and a horrible disease. Just what a girl needs! Starting a sophomore year of high school has enough challenges, but Samantha’s year becomes full of so many changes! A chronic disease: Samantha has barely even heard of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), but it’s about to change her world forever. Will she take it all in stride with the help of her family, or will all the blood checks, injections, and high and low blood glucose levels be just too overwhelming to endure? An unexpected love interest: ...

In a time when loneliness is increasingly common, we often overlook one of life's most profound gifts: friendship. While our culture places a spotlight on romantic love, the lasting, transformative power of friendship - especially friendship with Jesus - can truly change our lives. Through the stories of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, Amy Boucher Pye explores how a relationship with Jesus isn't just another friendship; it's a sacred connection that meets us right where we are and invites us to grow into who we're meant to be.

One in three teenagers suffers from social anxiety. This book was designed to help you move beyond social anxiety and into your personal comfort zone. Drawing on theory and research from various subfields within behavioral science, No More Social Anxiety for Teenagers offers the tools for understanding and discussing social anxiety in a causal and practical way.

Zodiac Wheel travels through life, learning lessons from the signs it set out to find. You will meet characters EVERYONE BORN UNDER A ZODIAC SIGN can relate too, this means THE WHOLE WORLD! Please enjoy and come back for more...

Now the Wheel will continue to find more signs... Let's see how the Fire signs come together to help create Peace & Harmony day.

Seventh grade was supposed to be Alli's breakout year, only her big debut ends up being a big disaster. Then queen bee Rachel Delaney takes Alli under her wing, and Alli finds herself in the inner circle of seventh-grade cool. But the inner circle is nothing like Alli expected, and ugliness lurks behind the prettiest faces. Can Alli figure out where she fits in, or will she get caught up in the glamour of running with the in-crowd?

Despite living firmly in her comfort zone, Frankie McKenzie feels unsettled. She can't help feeling something's missing. Is it a home to call her own? Travel? A more rewarding job? A relationship? Before she can work it out, she dies in a freak kebab-related accident after yet another dud of a first date.

Embark on an enchanting journey through a world where magic and technology coexist in perfect harmony. In " Steampunk Annie's Odyssey" follow the extraordinary adventures of Annie, a Steampunk fairy with mechanical wings and gears, as she navigates the boundaries between realms and discovers the transformative power of unity and friendship. Participate in Annie's quest as she accidentally stumbles upon an evil witch's enchantment and finds herself in a parallel fairy realm. Witness her struggle to return home and her unlikely friendship with Remy, a talking rabbit trapped in the alternate ...

Becca Evans has waited six years for the chance to prove herself at work, hoping to gain a prestigious promotion and the attention of her childhood crush—who just happens to be the owner’s son. When hit with the reality that she’s being strung along, Becca decides to take destiny into her own hands—in the form of a run down bed and breakfast. Determined to return the B&B to its former glory, she quickly realizes she’s in over her head thanks to the creative DIY updates of the eccentric previous owner. With a kooky cast of characters and a handsome neighbor who believes the house ...

While researching her first book, That’s What She Said, Kimothy Joy discovered that the famous women she was profiling were not alone in their success. Each of them were propelled forward by a supporter—a wing woman—a sister, a mom, a best friend, a close confidant. The remarkable partnerships they shared were as multifaceted and complex as the individual women themselves. Extraordinary Wing Women is Joy’s tribute to the importance of female camaraderie.

Harry wants nothing more than to write Hollywood screenplays. The first step? Winning the screenwriting competition that will guarantee admission into the college of his dreams. With his priorities set, he’s determined to spend his summer free of distractions — also known as boys — and finish his script. After last year, Harry is certain love only exists in the movies anyway.

These 20 superbly crafted linked stories navigate the difficult realm of friendship, charting its beginnings and ends, its intimacies and betrayals, its joys and humiliations. A mother learns something of the nature of love from watching her young daughter as she falls in and out of favor with a neighborhood girl. An intricate story of two women reveals a friendship held together by the steely bonds of passivity. A chance sighting in a library prompts a woman to recall the "unconsummated courtship" she was drawn into by a male colleague.

Amni wakes up one morning to find the sky taken over by a huge brown cloud. Even as she and her friends start to discover more, their city of Mumbai starts reeling from the changes the cloud brings to the weather. Bhura Cloudus (as the media calls it) causes scalding rain to fall, makes birds flee the city, and suffocates every living thing. As chaos continues to build and the climate changes brought by Bhura become disastrous, there are several questions on everyone’s mind: What will the powerful politician, Mota Bhai, do now?

In his last year of university, Will thought he knew everyone he cared to know. Openly gay and volunteering at an AIDS helpline at the start of the crisis, he had found community at a frightening time amongst the theatre students, writers, and visual artists. He also knew who he wanted to avoid: the jocks. Until one day Will was invited into a secret Yale society that brought opposites together. On his first day, he was faced with Chris Maxey - a physically imposing, loud, star wrestler who seemed to be uncomfortable around Will and embody everything he reviled and feared.