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Better Homes and Jungles: Vaccinate Your Family Against Creeping Affluenza
by Steve FarrarChristian family advocate Steve Farrar insists you can carve out a happy home life from this new American wilderness, but it takes a wide-awake, jungle-wise mom and dad with an accurate compass and a sharp machete!
Better Late Than Never (Reverend Curtis Black #15)
by Kimberla Lawson RobyIn this stunning conclusion to the bestselling Reverend Curtis Black series, Curtis's secret past returns in an unwelcome--but ultimately healing--visit.Rev. Curtis Black is no stranger to scandal. Throughout the decades, he has done much in the public eye, both good and evil. But what most people don't realize is that Curtis has been hiding a horrific childhood that has affected him in countless, unspeakable ways.His buried past resurfaces when his estranged sister becomes alarmingly ill and his youngest child, twelve-year-old Curtina, becomes the kind of problem daughter whom he never imagined she could be. This is only the beginning. The horror of Curtis's childhood secrets, as well as Curtina's wild and rebellious behavior, takes a critical toll on Curtis and the entire Black family. All the public scandals they've experienced over the years now seem like child's play compared to the turmoil they are facing in private. Who could have known that the deepest wounds would come from within?Email: kim@kimroby.comFacebook.com/kimberlalawsonrobyTwitter.com/KimberlaLRobyInstagram.com/kimberlalawsonrobyPeriscope.com/kimberlalawsonroby
Better Luck Next Time: A Novel
by Kate HiltonA generational family comedy for fans of Eligible, This Is Where I Leave You, Heartburn and television’s This Is Us It isn’t easy being related to a feminist icon, especially when she’s celebrating the greatest moment of her storied career. Just ask the daughters of Lydia Hennessey, who could have it all if only they’d stop self-destructing. Mariana, the eldest, is on the verge of throwing away a distinguished reputation in journalism, along with her marriage. Nina, the middle daughter, has returned from a medical mission overseas as a changed woman but won’t discuss it with anyone. And Beata, the youngest, has a hostile teenaged son who just discovered the existence of a father who didn’t know about him either. Meanwhile, their cousin Zoe is making divorce look like a death match, while her brother, Zack, is grappling with the fallout from his popular television dramedy, which is based far too closely on Lydia herself. It might be easier to find their paths if they could step out of Lydia’s shadow—but the biggest women’s march in history is underway, and Lydia and her family are at the centre of it.Over the course of an eventful year, the Hennessey children contend with the big struggles of midlife: aging parents, raging teens, crumbling marriages and bodies, new loves and the choice between playing it safe or taking life-altering risks. And as they inch toward a new definition of happiness, they might even persuade their parents—and themselves—that they’re all grown up.
Better Parenting with the Enneagram: Nine Types of Children and Nine Types of Parents
by Ann Gadd• Examines each of the 9 Enneagram types as parents, including how to utilize your type&’s inherit skills to be a better parent • Explores each of the 9 types as children and teens, including their positive and more challenging traits, their triggers and fears, and how you can help your child find emotional health and achieve their full potential • Looks at each of the 81 parent-child type combinations and shows how each combination works at its best as well as what happens under pressure In this practical guide to better parenting with the Enneagram, certified Enneagram practitioner and experienced parent Ann Gadd explores the 9 Enneagram parenting types and the 9 Enneagram child types, revealing each type&’s strengths and challenges, as well as exploring all 81 parent-child type combinations. She offers a quiz to determine your Enneagram type and explains how to discover your child&’s type. Examining each of the 9 Enneagram parenting types in detail, Gadd looks at what each parental type wants from their child, how to parent from the highest aspects of your type, and how to utilize your type&’s inherent skills to be an even better parent. She explores each of the 9 types as children, preteens, and teens, including their positive and more challenging traits--what drives them, what they fear, what inspires them--and offers suggestions for how you can best relate to and communicate with your child. Looking at each of the 81 parent-child combinations, Gadd suggests how each combination works at its best as well as what happens under pressure. She reveals how to improve your overall parent-child relationship by recognizing not only your child&’s triggers but also your own and how to navigate them, leading to more harmonious relationships and interactions within your family. Offering an opportunity to understand your child and yourself on a much deeper level, the author&’s systematic approach to parenting with the Enneagram reveals why we and our children behave in certain ways, how to release our habits, and how to be fully present as a parent. And being present with our children is the best gift we can give them to help them feel safe, heard, and understood.
Better Than Friends
by Jill ShalvisOld flames reignite in Sunrise Cove in this charming enemies-to-lovers, second-chance, small-town, forced-proximity love story about family, friendships, and true love from New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis.'Jill Shalvis' books are funny, warm, charming and unforgettable' RaeAnne Thayne, New York Times bestselling author'Shalvis hits the perfect blend of sweet and spicy' Publishers Weekly-----------------------------------------------------------Love can be an adventure . . . When Olive Porter's adventurous parents go missing, she reluctantly seeks out Noah Turner, the only person she knows that can help... and her ex.As a special investigative agent for the National Park Service, Noah's used to always being on the move. Or he was until he got injured. Now resting at home, smothered by his loving but nosy family, he needs a good distraction.And when Olive shows up looking drop dead gorgeous, he has to remind himself that this is the woman who once blew up his entire life and never looked back. But she also just might be his ticket out of town. The question is, will the risk be worth the reward?-----------------------------------------------------------PRAISE FOR JILL SHALVIS:'Perfect, feel-good fiction' Sarah Morgan'Fall in love with Jill Shalvis! She's my go-to read for humor and heart' Susan Mallery, New York Times bestselling author'If you haven't read her books before you won't be disappointed, she's a great storyteller' 5-star reader review'Shalvis is an absolute go-to author for me. The narratives always run a full equilibrium with the outcome to make anyone's heart melt and shed a few tears along the way, while adoring every character a cheeky side romance to run alongside out main characters' 5-star reader review'A genuine page turner' 5-star reader review
Better Than Perfect
by Melissa KantorFrom the acclaimed author of Maybe One Day, Melissa Kantor, comes a poignant coming-of-age story that skillfully captures the singular experience of being a teenage girl. This beautifully woven tale will appeal to fans of Jenny Han and Sarah Dessen.Juliet Newman has it all. A picture-perfect family; a handsome, loving boyfriend; and a foolproof life plan: ace her SATs, get accepted into Harvard early decision, and live happily ever after.But when her dad moves out and her mom loses it, Juliet begins questioning the rules she's always lived by. And to make everything even more complicated there's Declan, the gorgeous boy who makes her feel alive and spontaneous--and who's totally off-limits. Torn between the life she always thought she wanted and one she never knew was possible, Juliet begins to wonder: What if perfect isn't all it's cracked up to be?
Better Than Perfect (Wild Cards)
by Simone Elkeles<p>A fresh and fun repackage of Wild Cards, Better Than Perfect launches a romantic new series from New York Times bestselling author Simone Elkeles. <p>After getting kicked out of boarding school, bad boy Derek Fitzpatrick has no choice but to live with his ditzy stepmother while his military dad is deployed. Things quickly go from bad to worse when he finds out she plans to move them back to her childhood home in Illinois. Derek's counting the days before he can be on his own, and the last thing he needs is to get involved with someone else's family drama. <p>Ashtyn Parker knows one thing for certain—people you care about leave without a backward glance. So when her older sister comes home after abandoning her ten years earlier, with her hot new stepson in tow, Ashtyn wants nothing to do with either of them. Then she comes up with a plan that would finally give her the chance to leave, but it requires trusting Derek—someone she barely knows, someone born to break the rules. Is she willing to put her heart on the line to try and get the future she wants?</p>
Better Than Picture Perfect (The Sharp Sisters #2)
by Stephanie Perry MooreThe Sharp sisters are bold, bright, sassy, stylin', and fierce. As the daughters of mayoral candidate Stanley Sharp, all eyes are on them as they attend high school. Every choice they make can make or break their father's campaign—and make or break their own chances for success. Ansli has a photographer's gift for seeing beauty in the world, but she's begun to doubt whether her own face really belongs in the Sharp family portrait. When she discovers her new boyfriend is now homeless, she starts to wonder what it means to belong anywhere at all. Can she find a way to help her boyfriend and other homeless families? And in the process, will she see where she fits in with the Sharp family?
Better Than Picture Perfect (The\sharp Sisters Ser.)
by Stephanie Perry MooreThe Sharp sisters are bold, bright, sassy, stylin', and fierce. As the daughters of mayoral candidate Stanley Sharp, all eyes are on them as they attend high school. Every choice they make can make or break their father's campaign—and make or break their own chances for success. Ansli has a photographer's gift for seeing beauty in the world, but she's begun to doubt whether her own face really belongs in the Sharp family portrait. When she discovers her new boyfriend is now homeless, she starts to wonder what it means to belong anywhere at all. Can she find a way to help her boyfriend and other homeless families? And in the process, will she see where she fits in with the Sharp family?
Better Than Weird
by Anna KerzIn this stand-alone sequel to The Mealworm Diaries, Aaron is anxiously waiting for his father to return for the first time since Aaron's mother's death eight years earlier. Aaron works hard with a counselor at school, but he still has problems getting along with and understanding other kids, and he's worried that his dad will think he's weird. As well as having to confront Tufan, the class bully, Aaron must find ways to cope with the fact that his dad now has a pregnant wife and his beloved Gran needs surgery. In the end, his greatest strength is not his intelligence or his sense of humor, but the openness and warmth of his heart.
Better Than the Best Plan (Sticker Mosaics #6)
by Lauren MorrillLauren Morrill's Better Than the Best Plan is a fresh, funny, romantic YA novel about a teenage girl who finds an unexpected silver lining in her life when plans get turned upside down.Plans are made to be broken.It’s the last day of junior year, and seventeen-year-old Ritzy—short for Maritza—is pretty sure she has a great plan. Summer job—check. Hang with friends at the beach—check. Keep looking after herself as she’s been doing since her mom bailed to follow her bliss—check. Or no check?After someone reports that Ritzy is living alone, a social worker shows up and puts her into foster care. That’s surprise enough. Even more surprising? Ritzy has been in foster care before, as an infant, and the woman who cared for her then takes her in again. But maybe the greatest surprise of all for Ritzy is that living with her foster mother, Kristin, in Kristin’s gorgeous house, isn’t all that bad. And neither is the cute, friendly boy next door. If Ritzy’s mom hadn’t gotten her back all those years ago, this is the life she could have had. But is it the life she should have had?When Ritzy’s old life catches up with her new one, she has some decisions to make. Can she plan for the worst, but still hope for the best?
Better Together Bible Study Guide: How Women and Men Can Heal the Divide and Work Together to Transform the Future
by Danielle StricklandCan you imagine a future where women and men are better together?We are at a strategic cultural intersection where relationships between women and men are eroding. While it is good for women to expose their pain, abuse, and experiences of gender inequality and oppression, what often follows is a never-ending cycle of blame, accusations, denial, avoidance, and ultimately devastation for everyone involved.Better Together, a six-session video-based Bible study (DVD/digital downloads sold separately), is a beacon of hope in this challenging storm. Danielle Strickland helps us understand how oppression works–whether it relates to gender, race, socioeconomic status, or religion–and how to overcome it. Let Danielle inspire you to believe that change is possible and equip you with ideas and strategies that will compel you to action.The Better Together Study Guide includes six guided Group Gatherings intended to amplify the video teachings as well as between-session personal time to engage the Bible and study content.Sessions include:Through Kingdom LensesHope for the FuturePulling the ThreadEmbracing DifferenceReplacing Root BeliefsTransition to ThrivingDesigned for use with the Better Together Video Study (9780310110781), sold separately. Streaming video also available.
Better Together: A Novel
by Christine RiccioFreaky Friday meets The Parent Trap in New York Times bestselling author Christine Riccio's Better Together, a sparkling and heartfelt story about sisters, second chances, finding romance, and finding yourself. <P><P>Jamie’s an aspiring standup comic in Los Angeles with a growing case of stage anxiety. <P><P>Siri’s a stunning ballerina from New Jersey nursing a career-changing injury. <P><P>They’ve both signed up for the same session at an off the grid Re-Discover Yourself Retreat in Colorado. When they run into each other, their worlds turn upside down. <P><P>Jamie and Siri are sisters, torn apart at a young age by their parent's volatile divorce. They’ve grown up living completely separate lives: Jamie with their Dad and Siri with their Mom. Now, reunited after over a decade apart, they hatch a plot to switch places. It’s time they get to know and confront each of their estranged parents. <P><P>With an accidental assist from some fortuitous magic, Jamie arrives in New Jersey, looking to all the world like Siri, and Siri steps off her flight sporting a Jamie glamour. <P><P>The sisters unexpectedly find themselves stuck living in each other's shoes. Soon Siri's crushing on Jamie's best friend Dawn. Jamie's falling for the handsome New Yorker she keeps running into, Zarar. Alongside a parade of hijinks and budding romance, both girls work to navigate their broken family life and the stresses of impending adulthood. <P><P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Better Together: Because You're Not Meant to Mom Alone
by Jill SavageBeing a mom is hard, but it doesn&’t have to be lonely.Are you trying to do this mothering thing alone? So focused on the kids that you&’re hungry for friendships of your own? Have good friendships, but you want to enjoy them more?Jill Savage, mother of five, knows those challenges well, and she&’s here to help. Presenting a compelling vision of motherhood as a group effort, Better Together shows how you can:Combat isolation and enjoy a supportive mothering communityIncrease your social confidence and stop the comparison gameDeepen your friendships as you share life with othersStrengthen trust and build friendships without fearIncrease your joy and thrive as a momAll these things are possible. Dive into this storehouse of creative ideas for how to make mothering easier, richer, and more fun than you ever thought it could be.GROUP RESOURCES: A leader&’s guide is included in the back of the book. FREE video curriculum and additional group resources are available for Better Together at www.BetterTogetherBook.org.
Better Together: Because You're Not Meant to Mom Alone
by Jill SavageBeing a mom is hard, but it doesn&’t have to be lonely.Are you trying to do this mothering thing alone? So focused on the kids that you&’re hungry for friendships of your own? Have good friendships, but you want to enjoy them more?Jill Savage, mother of five, knows those challenges well, and she&’s here to help. Presenting a compelling vision of motherhood as a group effort, Better Together shows how you can:Combat isolation and enjoy a supportive mothering communityIncrease your social confidence and stop the comparison gameDeepen your friendships as you share life with othersStrengthen trust and build friendships without fearIncrease your joy and thrive as a momAll these things are possible. Dive into this storehouse of creative ideas for how to make mothering easier, richer, and more fun than you ever thought it could be.GROUP RESOURCES: A leader&’s guide is included in the back of the book. FREE video curriculum and additional group resources are available for Better Together at www.BetterTogetherBook.org.
Better Together: Building Relationships With People Who Have Visual Impairment and Autism Spectrum Disorder (or Atypical Social Development)
by Linda Hagood Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired StaffThe population of children with visual impairment has grown increasingly diverse in recent years. A growing number of students with visual impairment arebeing diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. The relationship between autism and visual impairment is complex. Therefore, the issues related to identification of autism in children with visual impairment remain controversial. As the theoretical controversies continue, parents and teachers are faced with a growing number of visually impaired students who have trouble building social connections, which typical sighted children establish during the first years of life. <P><p>The goal of this manual is to provide practical suggestions for teachers and parents who want to build important foundational relationships and teach social skills to children with visual impairments and autism or other types of atypical social development. Better Together provides a systematic scope and sequence of relationship-based goals and objectives, as well as examples of activities and strategies for teaching the objectives. Sample thematic units are presented that can be used by teachers to organize relationship-based instruction.
Better Together: Creating Community in an Uncertain World (Orca Footprints #13)
by Nikki TateBetter Together explores how people gather in groups of all kinds to fulfill the basic human need for companionship. From the smallest units of parents, siblings and friends to global organizations that try to build on a foundation of common human experience to meet their goals, people working together are a powerful force for change. Too often, we look at someone and see all the ways we are different. People all around the world come together to build things, teach and entertain each other, and provide everything from better health care to good food to security and education. Better Together examines the many ways we are the same, no matter where we live.
Better Together: How Women and Men Can Heal the Divide and Work Together to Transform the Future
by Danielle StricklandWe are currently at a strategic cultural intersection with relationships between women and men eroding. And it seems no one knows what to do. While it is good for women to expose their pain, what often happens is that they immediately blame the person at the other end of it, which sets up a never-ending cycle of accusations, denial, avoidance, and ultimately devastation for everyone involved.This moment of discovery should not signal the end but instead become an opportunity to create a different world where men and women are better together.Better Together is a beacon of hope in a challenging storm. It&’s where thoughts can be rechanneled and hope rekindled as author Danielle Strickland offers steps toward a real and workable solution. Her premise is that two things are needed for change:1) imagine a better world, and2) understand oppression.Understanding how oppression works is an important part of undoing it.Danielle says, &“I refuse to believe that all men are bad. I also refuse to believe that all women are victims. I don&’t want to be just hopeful, I want to be strategically hopeful. I want to work toward a better world with a shared view of the future that looks like equality, freedom, and flourishing.&”
Better Together: ‘Involving, intriguing and hugely enjoyable'
by Sheila O'FlanaganSheridan Gray has discovered a secret. Sharing it would get her career back on track. But it would also hurt those she loves...An unputdownable novel from bestselling author of THE MISSING WIFE and WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and Marian Keyes. When Sheridan loses her job as a journalist at Dublin's biggest newspaper, she's determined to come back fighting. Forced to take a position in a small country town, this seems impossible... until she discovers that the closer she gets to a certain handsome man in the town, the tougher it is to expose their secrets. When it comes to love or success, will Sheridan go with her heart or her head?(P)2012 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
Better Together: ‘Involving, intriguing and hugely enjoyable'
by Sheila O'FlanaganSheridan Gray has discovered a secret. Sharing it would get her career back on track. But it would also hurt those she loves...An unputdownable novel from bestselling author of THE MISSING WIFE and WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and Marian Keyes. When Sheridan loses her job as a journalist at Dublin's biggest newspaper, she's determined to come back fighting. Forced to take a position in a small country town, this seems impossible... until she discovers that the closer she gets to a certain handsome man in the town, the tougher it is to expose their secrets. When it comes to love or success, will Sheridan go with her heart or her head?What readers are saying about Better Together:'Her best book ever! An involving, intriguing and hugely enjoyable read' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars'A beautiful entwining story of love set in Ireland. This book is unputdownable as the story is thoroughly engrossing' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars'You feel like you are part of the story and not just someone reading the book. Another great story from Sheila O'Flanagan' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars'A beautifully told story, well worth reading' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
Better Together: ‘Involving, intriguing and hugely enjoyable’
by Sheila O'FlanaganSheridan Gray has discovered a secret. Sharing it would get her career back on track. But it would also hurt those she loves...An unputdownable novel from bestselling author of THE MISSING WIFE and WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and Marian Keyes. When Sheridan loses her job as a journalist at Dublin's biggest newspaper, she's determined to come back fighting. Forced to take a position in a small country town, this seems impossible... until she discovers that the closer she gets to a certain handsome man in the town, the tougher it is to expose their secrets. When it comes to love or success, will Sheridan go with her heart or her head?What readers are saying about Better Together: 'Her best book ever! An involving, intriguing and hugely enjoyable read' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars'A beautiful entwining story of love set in Ireland. This book is unputdownable as the story is thoroughly engrossing' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars'You feel like you are part of the story and not just someone reading the book. Another great story from Sheila O'Flanagan' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars'A beautifully told story, well worth reading' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
Better With You Here
by Gwendolyn ZepedaSome friends help us heal . . . If you ask her, Natasha Davila will tell you there's nothing more important to her than her kids. She'll do anything for her son and daughter-even play nice with her ex-husband. Only now she's facing a problem she never expected: her ex is re-marrying and suing for full custody. She could fall to pieces . . . or she could call on her friends.Some help us change . . . There's Sara, whose tough talk hides a soft-and loyal-heart, and Haley, who has so much more to offer than a pretty face. When they're together, Natasha doesn't have to be someone's wife or someone's mother. She can just be.And some remind us what true friendship is really about . . . When Natasha's ex ups the ante and exposes some disturbing news about her friends, she's forced to cut ties. But can she really walk away from the women who have been standing by her side?
Better You Go Home: A Novel
by Scott DriscollA Czech American man desperatly searches Eastern Europe for his estranged family in this “exciting international story of one family’s secretive past” (ForeWord Reviews). Seattle attorney Chico Lenoch always wondered why his father refuses to contact the family he left behind in the Czech Republic. Since the Velvet Revolution peacefully transitioned the country out from behind the Iron Curtain, he’s been able to reunite with them, yet hasn’t. Letters he finds in his father’s attic don’t reveal much—except that Chico appears to have a half-sister halfway around the world. Compelled to unearth his father’s buried secrets, Chico travels to Eastern Europe to find his forgotten sister—who may just be the kidney donor he so desperately needs. On his quest, Chico meets Milada, a beautiful doctor who helps him navigate the obstacles between him and his sibling. While Chico idealizes his father’s homeland, Milada is looking for a way out . . . perhaps with the American man she is helping. As Chico learns the truth of his father’s history, he must reckon with the pain his search has brought to those in the present.
Better to Wish: Better to Wish (Family Tree #1)
by Ann M. MartinFour generations. Four girls. One family.An amazing new four-book series from Ann M. Martin.This first book in an all-new quartet from the phenomenal Ann M. Martin follows Abby Nichols in the 1930s in Maine. After her mother's death, Abby is largely responsible for raising her siblings, but she longs to write and live in New York City, far away from the tiny Maine town where she lives now. Once her father remarries and Abby has a stepmother she doesn't get along with, she finally makes her escape to the city and life she's always dreamed of.
Better with Books: 500 Diverse Books to Ignite Empathy and Encourage Self-Acceptance in Tweens and Teens
by Melissa HartNeeded now more than ever: a guide that includes 500 diverse contemporary fiction and memoir recommendations for preteens and teens with the goal of inspiring greater empathy for themselves, their peers, and the world around them. As young people are diagnosed with anxiety and depression in increasing numbers, or dealing with other issues that can isolate them from family and friends–such as bullying, learning disabilities, racism, or homophobia–characters in books can help them feel less alone. And just as important, reading books that feature a diverse range of real-life topics helps generate openness, empathy, and compassion in all kids. Better with Books is a valuable resource for parents, teachers, librarians, therapists, and all caregivers who recognize the power of literature to improve young readers’ lives. Each chapter explores a particular issue affecting preteens and teens today and includes a list of recommended related books–all published within the last decade. Recommendations are grouped by age: those appropriate for middle-grade readers and those for teens. Reading lists are organized around: Adoption and foster care Body image Immigration Learning challenges LGBTQIA+ youth Mental health Nature and environmentalism Physical disability Poverty and homelessness Race and ethnicity Religion and spirituality