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Kate Parker, a native New Yorker, had a difficult time in her teenage years. She was filled with loneliness and despair after her father abandoned her and her mother, Maddy. When she receives an invitation to relocate to Southern California, Kate has self-doubt meeting new people and leaving her home town. When the family is invited to a community party, Kate meets the Carrington family. Getting to know this family, she becomes attached to Callen, the younger brother, and develops a friendship with a self-taught landscaper, Garrett, the older brother.

You will find that an essential letter has gone missing and is on vacation! It's The A That Got Away! Now, what happens to all the words that depend on the A? How will everybody get by without her, when they expect her to be on hand, right at the beginning of the alphabet!

Everyone associates millennials with avocado toast obsessed and cold brew-chugging hipsters being told they spend too much on their daily lifestyle. Well, I know it’s a lot more than that. It’s a generation of young people who was handed the short end of the stick when it was difficult to grow up and be financially responsible. From the Great Recession to the COVID crisis we’ve been through some crazy stuff, but still, we are resilient.

Kate Paris Battaglia, a resilient high school student, has taken advantage of Covid-imposed solitude to author her first book: 101 Tips for Surviving in a Pandemic: A Generation Z Guidebook. Born near 2000, Kate allows listeners to travel into the minds of a generation accustomed to the technology of the internet. However, she surprisingly does not dwell on social media to cure all ills that Covid-19 and its variants have inflicted upon the "zoomers" of Gen Z.

Have you ever dreamed of owning your own company but don't know where or how to begin? Do you want to be in charge of your future and set the rules? Well there are no shortcuts and easy money, but having a clear cut way to get there makes all the difference. This program was designed with that in mind. We give you the knowledge and tools it takes to start your own business and turn your dreams into reality. This course is results driven, packed with actionable plans, and you set the pace.

Where is your business headed? Have you toyed with a few marketing campaigns that didn’t result in increased sales? Are you looking to tap into new markets and grow your company? This program will give you the essential tools that you'll need to expand your markets. No fluff, only step-by-step tools for actionable results.

What if you could write a book, get it in front of millions of readers, and it wouldn’t cost you a dime or cost next to nothing? Even better, what if you received a commission for every book that was sold from your site? Oh yeah, and once it's done, it will earn you perpetual income forever. Yup, you read it right! You can, thanks to Kindle, Amazon, and Audible making it all possible - and I am going to show you how. All you need to do is be your creative self, read, and take action.

Parker’s poems continue to resonate today. She was trying to make sense of who she was in a world that was busy telling her who she could and should be, regardless of how she felt about it. Aren’t we all? Having Parker’s acerbic irreverence and wit reflect our own lives back to us, in which, as she says, “good and bad are woven in a crazy plaid”, gives us reassurance, perspective, courage, and a much needed laugh.

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851) will forever be known as the author of one of the all-time great Gothic novels, Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus (1818). In 1824, she published her essay "On Ghosts", which offers a personal glimpse into her own opinions and experiences. This edition includes a new preface with historical context and an excerpt from M.G. Lewis' 1796 work The Monk: A Romance that Shelley references in "On Ghosts".

Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was brilliant, well-educated, well-read, well-traveled, privileged, and prolific. Wharton was, one might say, an influencer of her time. Her body of work encompasses 15 novels, seven novellas, 80-plus short stories, poems, plays, and nonfiction writings spanning travel, design, criticism, war articles, and a memoir. In 1921, she was the first woman awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Literature for her most famous novel, The Age of Innocence.

Positive affirmations are defined as: statements that affirm something to be true, or positive phrases that a person repeats to themselves to describe how or who they want. Affirmations can help in so many different areas of life, it’s truly amazing. Affirmations can also be used to increase your awareness of your positive attributes and reinforce your confidence in yourself.

Nobody grows up hoping to become divorced one day. It’s not something either party dreams of when they prepare to walk down the aisle. But the honeymoon phase always ends. What we know as our life can change in the blink of an eye. Things can be going smoothly, and just as we want them to, when out of nowhere we get news that shatters our world as we know it.

Why is Arizona one of the best-known places to see a tremendous variety of birds? Where can I see roadrunners or other birds in Arizona? What is the state bird of Arizona? 50 Things to Know About the Birds in Arizona by Author Jessica Dumas offers an elegant approach to finding the most beautiful and varied species of birds on the continent. Here we present you with the regional view of the state and help you to locate the habitats and special locations near your travel destination.

We are all familiar with worries and anxieties. Worrying can be beneficial when it motivates you to act and solve a problem, but unrelenting doubts, fears, and negative possibilities can take over your mind, affecting your ability to manage your daily life and wellbeing, as well as your sleep and appetite, social life, and ability to concentrate. But it doesn't have to be this way; there are ways to break free from the cycle of negative thoughts and emotions.

Eat Like a Local - Texas, by Cara Firestone, offers the inside scoop on food and drink in the Lone Star State. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate. Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Eat Like a Local series, this book will give you a food guide from someone who has lived at your next culinary destination.

Still naïve and gullible, our kids will easily decide to talk to strangers unaware that it could put them in a dangerous situation. Our job is to teach kids to make the right choices. Little Emma decides to trust an unknown lady who offered her candy. Luckily, she has three puppy friends who will smell the danger. With the help of Lola, Cici, and Hooch, Emma's mother will find her daughter and bring her home safely.

Cleansing yourself of all negative influences in your life in order to focus on your ambitions. Setting and attaining goals in this simple yet inspirational thought process. Reach new heights, be inspired, and most of all, get ready to make a change!

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Ocala. Greater than a Tourist: Ocala Florida USA by author Kailey Lentsch offers the inside scoop on the Horse Capital of the World.

Assuming that you have already done your research on this topic, you have most likely stumbled upon different pieces of evidence that elaborate on the positive impact of Alkaline diet. The basic concept of the Alkaline diet follows an ideology that believes that the human body turns into a very healthy metabolic machine when acidic (acid forming) foods are completely replaced with Alkaline based ones.

Just Another Halloween is a unique, rhyming storybook that takes kids on a brand-new Halloween adventure and unveils the story of Mason, a town where humans and supernatural beings have lived together in peace for hundreds of years. Little ones will love listening to this audio and finding entertaining Halloween characters inside.