Hand to Hold

Hand to Hold
Author: JJ Heller
Publisher: WaterBrook
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2021-07-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0593193253

This heartwarming picture book reassures children that a parent’s love never lets go—based on the poignant lyrics of JJ Heller’s beloved lullaby “Hand to Hold.” “May the living light inside you be the compass as you go / May you always know you have my hand to hold.” With delightful illustrations and an engaging rhyme scheme, this book offers the promise of security and love every child’s heart longs to know. From skipping stones and counting stars to climbing trees and telling stories, every moment is wrapped snugly in the certain warmth of a parent’s presence and God’s blessing. With poignancy and joy, this bedtime read captures the unconditional love parents want their children to know but so often fail to express amid the chaos of daily life.

You Know Me Well

You Know Me Well
Author: David Levithan
Publisher: Text Publishing
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2016-06-13
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1922253936

You Know Me Well is a tender and joyful young-adult novel tracing the powerful friendship of two lovesick teenagers—a gay boy, Mark, and a lesbian girl, Katie—over the course of Pride Week in San Francisco. Told in alternating chapters, You Know Me Well explores how Mark and Katie help one another overcome heartbreak, fractured friendships and the dizzying speeds of change. David Levithan is an award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of young-adult books, including Every Day, Two Boys Kissing, Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist (with Rachel Cohn) and Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with John Green). He lives in New Jersey and spends his days in New York, editing and publishing other people’s books. Nina LaCour is the author of three critically acclaimed young-adult novels: Hold Still, The Disenchantments and Everything Leads to You. Nina lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her wife and their daughter. ‘A heartfelt story of two teens coming to terms with who they are and what they want their futures to hold. It’s an honest, emotional ode to love and friendship.’ Bookish Manicurist ‘So perfectly written by both authors!’ Dolly ‘The relationships are complex, messy and heartfelt and there is an overriding theme of self-acceptance right through the novel...It’s the kind of novel young adults (and many older ones) need to read, to understand that love is love–no matter what.’ Magpies

I Know Me

I Know Me
Author: Marian Olivia Heath Griffin
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2020-10-30
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1664139818

It seems like yesterday that things that were happening in my life over seventy years ago, demands that I trust in the loving purpose of a Sovereign God. I have learned to trust that He is in control – especially when life seems out of control. I am prospering and am always hopeful because as a blessed African American woman, I accept my responsibility to give back to the people in this country as much as it has given to me. I will always acknowledge my roots, as they are more important than ever. I am an empty vessel but am versed with a spiritual being to complete a mission for God. And I have an angel or angels who have guided me all my days. They are sent from my Sovereign Creator.

Do You Know Me?

Do You Know Me?
Author: Libby Scott
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2021-04-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1338656163

In this sequel to Can You See Me?, Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott return with another heartwarming and eye-opening story of friendship and middle school, inspired by Libby's own experiences of autism. Everyone else in Tally's grade seems excited for their class trip... And she knows she is supposed to be too. Ever since her classmates found out she is autistic, Tally has felt more comfortable being herself. But the end-of-year trip will be an entire week -- her longest overnight trip ever. How will she sleep? What about all the bugs? What will her dog, Rupert, do without her at home?Though she decides she doesn't want to miss out, bad news strikes as soon as she arrives: She isn't bunking with her friend Aleksandra. Instead, she is rooming with her former friends and two girls from a neighboring school -- who both reject Tally on day one.Tally isn't sure she'll ever make new friends. And how will she survive for so long away from home?Told through a mix of prose and diary entries, this authentic and relatable novel is about finding your people, and learning what it takes to be a true friend.

You Will Know Me

You Will Know Me
Author: Megan Abbott
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2016-07-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316231088

A "shocking and perfect" bestseller about family and ambition from the award-winning author of Dare Me and The Turnout (New York Times Book Review​). How far will you go to achieve a dream? That's the question a celebrated coach poses to Katie and Eric Knox after he sees their daughter Devon, a gymnastics prodigy and Olympic hopeful, compete. For the Knoxes there are no limits -- until a violent death rocks their close-knit gymnastics community and everything they have worked so hard for is suddenly at risk. As rumors swirl among the other parents, Katie tries frantically to hold her family together while also finding herself irresistibly drawn to the crime itself. What she uncovers -- about her daughter's fears, her own marriage, and herself -- forces Katie to consider whether there's any price she isn't willing to pay to achieve Devon's dream. From a writer with "exceptional gifts for making nerves jangle and skin crawl" (Janet Maslin), You Will Know Me is a breathless rollercoaster of a novel about the desperate limits of parental sacrifice, furtive desire, and the staggering force of ambition.

You Don't Know Me

You Don't Know Me
Author: Imran Mahmood
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2017-05-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1405927356

Only one question matters . . . Did he do it? THE GRIPPING COURTROOM THRILLER NOW A MAJOR BBC DRAMA 'A daring concept executed to perfection' LEE CHILD 'Utterly compelling' DAILY MAIL 'I was utterly gripped' GILLIAN MCALLISTER 'Superb character-driven fiction. Masterful' GUARDIAN **AS SEEN ON NETFLIX** ________ A young man stands accused of murder. The evidence is overwhelming. But at his trial, this man tells an extraordinary story. It is about the woman he loves, who got into trouble. It's about how he risked everything to save her. He swears he's innocent. But in the end, all that matters is this: Do you believe him? ________ ADAPTED FOR THE SCREEN BY THE TEAM BEHIND VIGIL, STARRING BAFTA-NOMINATED SAMUEL ADEWUNMI 'Searing and heart-breaking, genre-bending . . . triumphantly reconfigures the traditional whodunnit into something remarkable' RUTH WARE 'Bold and original . . . A thrilling new voice in crime fiction' TIM WEAVER 'A startlingly confident and deft debut' TANA FRENCH 'Superb character-driven fiction. Masterful' GUARDIAN **Longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger** **Longlisted for the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year** A BBC adaptation, now available on Netflix: 'A propulsive thriller' TELEGRAPH 'A clever courtroom drama' INDEPENDENT 'A compelling, well-executed piece of telly' RADIO TIMES

Forget You Know Me

Forget You Know Me
Author: Jessica Strawser
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2019-02-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250184479

The next “masterful” (Publishers Weekly) novel from "the gifted Jessica Strawser" (Adriana Trigiani), hailed as “immensely satisfying” (Kathleen Barber) and “that book you can’t put down” (Sally Hepworth). A video call between friends captures a shocking incident no one was supposed to see. The secrets it exposes threaten to change their lives forever. Molly and Liza have always been enviably close. Even after Molly married Daniel, the couple considered Liza an honorary family member. But after Liza moved away, things grew more strained than anyone wanted to admit—in the friendship and the marriage. When Daniel goes away on business, Molly and Liza plan to reconnect with a nice long video chat after the kids are in bed. But then Molly leaves the room to check on a crying child. What Liza sees next will change everything. Only one thing is certain: Molly needs her. Liza drives all night to be at Molly’s side—but when she arrives, the reception is icy, leaving Liza baffled and hurt. She knows there’s no denying what she saw. Or is there? In disbelief that their friendship could really be over, Liza is unaware she’s about to have a near miss of her own. And Molly, refusing to deal with what’s happened, won’t turn to Daniel, either. But none of them can go on pretending. Not after this. Forget You Know Me is a “twisty, emotionally complex, powder keg of a tale” (bestselling author Emily Carpenter) about the wounds of people who’ve grown apart. Best friends, separated by miles. Spouses, hardened by neglect. A mother, isolated by pain. One moment will change things for them all. "[A] great hybrid of women's fiction and suspense...strong character development and unpredictable plot." - Library Journal

You Don't Know Me But You Don't Like Me

You Don't Know Me But You Don't Like Me
Author: Nathan Rabin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2013-06-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1451626886

A writer's journey with the fan bases of Phish and Insane Clown Posse describes his unexpected discovery of how both groups have tapped the human need for community, a finding that coincided with his diagnosis of bipolar disorder.

You Don't Know Me

You Don't Know Me
Author: David Klass
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2010-09-14
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 9780312653026

Fourteen-year-old John creates alternative realities in his mind as he tries to deal with his mother's abusive boyfriend, his crush on a beautiful, but shallow classmate, and other problems at school.