The Boy Who Stood Up Tall

The inspiring tale of a little boy with a sensitive soul who learns to stand up to his fears. One day, a little boy is playing with his bear when a thunderstorm approaches his house. At first, the little boy is afraid and runs from the storm, but when his bear starts to explain the concepts of fear, bravery, and courage, something magical happens . . . Learning to overcome fear is a crucial part of a child’s life. Children who never learn to manage their feelings of fear grow up hiding who they are, and they shrink back from what they truly desire to do in the world. The founder of Resilient Little Hearts, Sarah Boyd, teaches psychology-based principles of finding courage and overcoming fear in the story of The Boy Who Stood Up Tall. This heartwarming tale redefines what courage is and shows young readers that even when they are sensitive and tender-hearted, they can still find courage and discover their internal resources for overcoming fears.

Tree, a six-foot-three-inch twelve-year-old, copes with his parents' recent divorce and his failure as an athlete by helping his grandfather, a Vietnam vet and recent amputee, and Sophie, a new girl at school.

Be yourself like Molly Lou Melon no matter what a bully may do. Molly Lou Melon is short and clumsy, has buck teeth, and has a voice that sounds like a bullfrog being squeezed by a boa constrictor. She doesn't mind. Her grandmother has always told her to walk proud, smile big, and sing loud, and she takes that advice to heart. But then Molly Lou has to start in a new school. A horrible bully picks on her on the very first day, but Molly Lou Melon knows just what to do about that.

This collection of letters from a parish priest to people of fiction, history, and literature will delight, encourage, and inspire. It is a reminder to us that everything and everyone can speak to us of God if we look hard enough.

Yolanda sets out with family and friends to help her grandmother and discovers long-buried secrets about a family curse and the healing power of the magic surrounding her.

Amidst the hellish backdrop of the year 1861, a family enjoys the comfort of life in Virginia. Jedediah Hinkley, father to William, Logan, and Jed Jr., lives with his brother, his brother's wife, and their three children Nathan, Abigail, and Maxwell. When the homecoming of Jedediah's eldest son, William, draws the whispers of war into the home, the ethereal balance of lies and discrepancy tilt, threatening to shake the foundations of innocence thriving inside the hearts of the children. Tense rivalries surface from within, as Jedediah, who stands strong against secession, butts heads with his brother, Moses, who swears the second American Revolution is upon them. Awash in bloodshed, the children soon find themselves staring face down at one of the bloodiest chapters in a nation's history. NOTE: The cover looks fuzzy, but will print perfectly clear.

"The truth is slowly being revealed... questions are still lingering... why can't I solve them?" Kaiya De' Noctis is the last key to open the door which will solve the mysteries of the Rift and the truth of the Ascended Plain. Her curiosity is leading her on her journey to understand more about the original Archlight and the reasoning behind the first war of Light and Dark. The darkness lives in all of us... but it is up to us to understand who we really are. In this final story, Kaiya must take her journey with cautious steps, less her curiosity put her in the clutches of something much worst than the monsters that hide inside us all.

Reproduction of the original: Gretchen by Mary J. Holmes