[Wattpad Editor's Pick] [Featured on Wattpad's Fresh Reads List September] When her father is murdered by a police officer and her mother turns to alcohol for comfort, young Keila Sheldon finds herself in the clutches of the foster care system. Scared and alone, she is forced to adapt to an unfamiliar world. Nine years later - hardened by life and living with a family determined to win her over - she receives an unexpected letter from her mother that sparks a journey of healing. Months away from aging out, Keila must decide whether to leave Sheila in her past or welcome her into her future. With a crazy ass cousin in her ear and a handsome stranger fighting for her attention, Keila has her hands full. Follow her as she attempts to navigate life and love after the tragic loss of life as she knew it. 🏆 1st Place Winner (Teen-Fiction): Net Monthly Awards for September

In a world where people are followed by animals that reflect their personality, Taylor is devastated when she starts being followed by companions of the creepy crawly variety. As her passionate science teacher's annual companion showcase rapidly approaches, Taylor's mind is abuzz with anxiety about what her newfound companions mean about who she is.

Tiara is a 16-year-old girl that lives in poverty with her family in Atlanta, Georgia. She's the type of girl that fears to let her walls down for anyone due to the experiences in her past relationships. Will Tiara let her walls down for a white, handsome, sensitive guy named Daniel, or miss out on the oppurtunity of a life time for a guys she's had feelings for, for months named Brandon?

Since birth, everyone has told Pecola Robinson that she was ugly, unwanted, and unworthy of being loved or loving herself. And Pecola had accepted this as fact. Thus, she has always tried to change and shrink herself so that she could be accepted by people, even adopting the name Robin as her preferred name to get people to love her while simultaneously allowing her to disappear and hide within and from the world of Eagleland. However, a year-long study abroad experience living amongst the Finali people across the globe presents Pecola the opportunity to take responsibility for her own happiness by moving on to heal from her trauma with the support of other women in her life or continue being defined by her trauma and existing as the tolerated good girl known as Robin. cover by cil @sereneur GENERAL | LITERARY | BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION tw: trauma; gendered violence/intimate violence; anxiety/depression

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, and for these two, their lives have been planned down to a science. For Wylan Olson, being yourself can be very stressful. Since she was young, her emotions have always been backwards. The embodiment of 'tears of joy,' that laughs to keep from crying, not many people understand her struggle. Mostly because she barely understands it herself, but she's making it...barely. All she wants to do is make something out of herself, and she's willing to work for it. Kwame Okari has been raised to be perfect. His parents' strict expectations at son leave no room for friendships, which they regard as frivolous. Their only concern is for him to be Ivy League, and he cannot afford to disappoint. He is a boy on a mission, with a clear objective: be first. And there's only one person standing in his way-Wylan. As the two develop a better understanding of each other, competing agendas complicate their relationship forcing them to decide which is more important: attraction or ambition, satisfaction or success, friendship or fruition, and lead them to wonder if one has to be mitigated for the other.

When you're young, everything little thing feels like its the end of the world. But in Kisha's case, it literally is. A pandemic quickly turns her South bronx fairytale quickly turns into a dystopian novella as she is plagued by heartbreak, Hennessy, and the remnants of the unknown.

Dive deep into the world of chakras with this information packed book. Become familiar with the seven energy points in the body and their complimenting stones, oils, ect. Each chapter is a different chakra so the chapters are quite long. Currently incomplete but I will update frequently!!!

little guide about chakras and some infos i guess hope it helps someone

Chakras. The name conjures up an image of a human body with seven swirling energy points along the spine, each one of the colors of the rainbow. But what are chakras all about? What do they represent? How does one work with them? This book starts from the beginning and goes step by step, chakra by chakra, through the system of energy, or prana. It explains what symbols and crystals are associated with each one, and how to use them to work toward better health. Namaste. This book Chakras for Yoga Meditation and Stress Relief is intended to be free on all systems, to help those who are in need of support find a step toward a more contented life. If the system you are currently on requires a charge to download, all author's proceeds will benefit battered women's shelters. This book is a companion piece to my other free books on yoga and meditation. Feel free to contact Lisa if you have any questions - she's happy to help!

Once Taylor's boyfriend found out that Taylor was pregnant he didn't want anything to do with her. Watch Taylor go through her journey and meets a mysterious, yet familiar, blue eyed man. (A/N) This is an interracial BWWM book if you do not like please do not read. Enjoy! Warning! This book contains cursing and some sexual content.