Relationship Youth

"Christine Lakin's reading is terrific. Her narration is wonderfully deadpan...and her characterization is pure ear candy. Lakin grants each character complexity and humanity..." — BookPage (Starred Review) "[Narrator Christine] Lakin excels in her performance of the characters’ dialogue...

Can we trust the Bible, or has it been distorted over the centuries? If Christians believe that the Bible contains the very words of Almighty God, why have most never read it cover to cover or made it part of their daily lives? How did we get the Bible? How should one respond to legitimate criticism? Everyone believes something when it comes to religion. Atheists believe there is no God. Atheists are not unreasonable, they are just arguing from a different starting point. How should we think about atheism? Are angels and demons real, or just a Hollywood invention? If the devil exists, why ...

The "utterly compelling, uncommonly beautiful" collection of personal essays (Newsweek) that established Jo Ann Beard as one of the leading writers of her generation. Cousins, mothers, sisters, dolls, dogs, best friends: these are the fixed points in Jo Ann Beard's universe, the constants that...

What happens when millennials meet a mystic? An avalanche of queries and an unflinching stream of answers. In this compilation, Sadhguru fields questions that are quirky, personal, profound, and shockingly bold from university students.

At last, the world will discover what happens to the greatest salesman when he finally emerges from his lonely retirement to commence a new career. At first, he finds failure - until he receives a special gift from someone he has not seen in half a century. He then returns triumphantly to his homeland to write his own 10 vows of success to be shared with all who seek a better life - including you.

This brand-new unabridged audio book of J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved The Hobbit is read by the BAFTA award-winning actor, director and author, Andy Serkis. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End...

Ashley is a young single mum raising her daughter, Eden, and working hard to do the very best job she can - until one night she can't find a babysitter and makes the decision to leave Eden home alone for a couple of hours, asleep inside a wardrobe. It is an action that begins a terrible downward...

Mental health issues are most significant in preteens and teens. Since these are the transforming years, both physically and mentally, children face a myriad of issues they need help with. If we could understand that a child's worries are real and require genuine and empathetic attention, we could provide these young minds the guidance and support to grow into confident and self-reliant adults.

In a world consumed with quick-fixes, superficial romances, and "hookup" relationships, maybe you're asking: What's the benefit to actually waiting for God's best? Is there a perfect plan for my future - or is it just a fairy tale? Should I just settle like everyone else? With all-new insights from Jackie Kendall, a new generation will answer these questions and discover what made Lady in Waiting a life-changing encouragement to over half a million people worldwide.

A young man leaves home certain that life will be extraordinary. Love will be eternal. Talent will lead to greatness. And somewhere in the wider world, the remarkable destiny awaiting him will finally begin. Alexander Aduyev arrives in St. Petersburg carrying all the passions and expectations of youth. Raised in the quiet comfort of the Russian countryside, he believes deeply in romance, friendship, poetry, and the promise of a meaningful life. The capital, however, operates by very different rules. Waiting for Alexander is his uncle, Pyotr Ivanych—a successful, practical man who has ...

What if we stopped trying to ‘fix’ kids whose behavior doesn’t meet expectations—and started digging beneath their behavior to see what they really need? Some children have big emotions, loud voices, or reactions that catch adults off guard. Whether they’re neurodivergent, have a disability, or have experienced trauma, their behavior often reflects a deeper story—not defiance.

The truth is that youth anxiety, stress, burnout, comparison, injuries, perfectionism, and identity disturbance are at all-time highs. Our shortsightedness as leaders is killing the confidence and long-term success of our youth. In the book The Youth Truth, Andrew starts by sharing the shocking and scary realities facing our student-athletes today. He then dives deep into solutions: love-powered leadership and mind-set performance coaching.

YOU CAN overcome sexual temptations as a YOUNG PERSON and build meaningful relationships 7000 plus copies sold previously. Learn exactly how to overcome sexual temptations in this book. This little youth book deals with the big issues of love, relationships and overcoming sexual temptations. The pages of this biblical book provide practical guidance for youths and singles traversing the choppy waters of relationship building with the opposite sex. Matters such as falling in love, peer pressure, fornication, abstinence and the unequal yoke, to name a few, are treated cordially but clearly. ...

Encourage, inspire, and strengthen your faith with this uplifting collection of Christian stories written especially for teen girls. Growing up isn't always easy. Friendships change, challenges arise, confidence is tested, and the future can sometimes feel uncertain. During those moments, it helps to be reminded that God is always present, always faithful, and always ready to guide you forward. Encouraging Stories for Teen Girls features 30 faith-filled stories designed to help young women navigate everyday struggles and opportunities with courage, hope, wisdom, and grace. Each story ...

A mysterious girl birthed him, but couldn’t raise him Armed with an adoption diary written by his father and a picture of a young girl, Gadi searches for his roots in Brazil. He hunts down clues about the identity of his biological mother and wants to know what had happened that made her give him up and what is her life like. Gadi learns about Brazil’s adoption process and retraces the steps of his own adoption journey; from the arms of a young girl who could not raise him, to the arms of his adoptive parents who looked forward to his arrival. While traveling with two friends in Brazil,...

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable and quiet life. His contentment is disturbed one day when the wizard, Gandalf, and the dwarves arrive to take him away on an adventure. Smaug certainly looked fast asleep, when Bilbo peeped once more from the entrance. He was just about to step...

Teenage life is not easy—it comes with a lot of physical, emotional, and cognitive changes. You may often feel hurt by criticism from others, only to be told that you’re just overreacting. Remember this: You’re not being overly sensitive. They just don’t understand why you feel the way you do, including the amount of stress you’re under.

If you want to learn how to mentor at-risk youth, build trust, find their purpose and passions, and guide them to a better future, then check out HowExpert Guide to Mentoring Juvenile Youth. Have you ever wanted to be a mentor to youth and/or at-risk youth? Do you think you have what it takes to make an impact in their lives? Well, this book, HowExpert Guide to Mentoring Juvenile Youth, can guide you along your mentoring journey and help you fine-tune your path. You will find 101 Tips to help you launch a successful mentoring program.

The contributors of Trust Kids! write from different backgrounds, genders, ages, and sexualities and combine past lineages with more recent child-rearing ideas to offer a fresh, inspiring perspective. Many works on parenting and families wind up re-inscribing hierarchies by declaring how kids should be liberated. Trust Kids! insists on youth autonomy, listening to youth, and questioning adult supremacy.

The NeuroWhereAbouts Guide puts at parents' fingertips the developmentally appropriate prevention science they need to set children up for success from elementary school to college. Filled with tools, activities, contracts, and scripted talks for 18 high-risk behavior topics, such as alcohol, marijuana, technology overuse, vaping, pornography, body image issues, self-injury, suicide, dating violence, risky sexual behavior, and more.