Young Inspirational

Soft, smooth, and lustrous, a pearl offers a wonderful symbol for the human experience. Its beautiful polished surface conceals the difficulty with which it was created - by a living creature struggling with its environment. The same can be said of the human spirit. Often it is only when we are confronted with adversity that our souls are transformed to reveal the powerful, radiant life-force within. Dr. Bettie Youngs shares real-life pearls, the inspiring stories of people who have been transformed by the hardships they've faced - emerging stronger, wiser, and more alive than they have ever been.

Like its best-selling predecessor, this book deftly combines teen contributions and responses with the commentary and sensitive advice of coauthors Bettie B. Youngs, PhD, EdD, and Jennifer Leigh Youngs, teaching teens that we each can make life better through our love and compassion. Sure to become a treasured companion, this trusted guide will help all its listeners journey toward making their lives better and brighter.

On a rainy day in July 1999, 21 young people lost their lives in the infamous Saxetenbach Gorge Swiss Canyoning Disaster. I should have been one of them. The flash flood swept down the mountain with impossible force, sweeping the victims’ bodies miles downstream. It would take days to recover them all. Many were only identifiable from dental records. But I survived. From little girl lost to lioness. Brave Enough Now is a gripping story of courage, survival, friendship, and transformation.

Durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, uma esquadrilha da Força Aérea dos Estados Unidos não consegue completar uma missão na Itália devido a um fenômeno inexplicável. Quando sobrevoam o monte Gargano, os militares têm uma visão sobrenatural que os aterroriza e os faz voltar para a base. O que poderia ser apenas um ataque militar frustrado acaba se tornando o ponto de partida para a conversão de dois oficiais. Curiosos para desvendar o misterioso evento, Connors e Bloom vão até um convento na cidade de San Giovanni Rotondo, onde pode estar a resposta para suas dúvidas.

Fifteen-year-olds Fenley Scurlock and Jason Liaw had both started businesses by the time they'd reached middle school. In this groundbreaking book, these young entrepreneurs interview leaders involved with brand-name businesses like MasterClass, Hallmark, IKEA, Parachute, and more. They ask questions every burgeoning exec wants to know: How can I get started? Is college worth it? What skills do I need? How did YOU make it big?

Today's teens are being shaped by the pressures and disappointments of the world. But Max Lucado encourages them to take a close look at what can shape their hearts and their futures from the inside out - God's grace. As Max explains, "God’s grace has a drenching about it. A wildness about it. A whitewater, riptide, turn-you-upside-downness about it. Grace comes after you." Wild Grace gives teens an understanding of how grace can change their lives in powerful ways, even when those lives are messed up, off track, or in trouble.

Be with yourself for a moment. Be yourself for a moment. Airplane mode everything but yourself for a moment. From acclaimed performance poet Sophia Thakur comes a stirring collection of coming-of-age poems exploring issues of identity, difference, perseverance, relationships, fear, loss, and joy.

Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by the pressures of school, friends, and expectations from parents, coaches, and teachers and need a motivational boost? This inspirational 30-day affirmation challenge book can help you overcome your anxiety and fear of facing another unknown day! Get your daily dose of motivation and epic spiritual inspiration from the Bible!

A captivating look into my journey of writing between the ages of 10 and 32 years old. A fantastic selection of captivating stories and poems from friendship and love to demons and time travel.

You and every other human being were created to be in charge. Since we were created to be at the top of our game, we have been given the resources we require, which are nothing more than our minds. There is no energy comparable to that generated by a believing heart. As a result, here is a collection of words on marble, positive affirmations, and inspirational quotes for men and women, young and old, to assist you in releasing the untapped energy within you.

Through the real-life story of Gotee recording artist, Stephanie Smith, students will find hope in the midst of their own pain, loneliness, or brokenness. As she shares her struggles with identity, self-esteem, and abandonment, students will see that they are not alone. Her journey from a fatherless, heartbroken girl, to a forgiving, hopeful woman will inspire and encourage readers.

Abby Wright, with her cute English accent and cool way of saying things, is Jeri McKane’s biology lab partner and close friend. When a mysterious explosion in their lab sends Abby to the hospital, Jeri’s sleuthing nose smells more than just smoke. Can she unravel the mystery before anyone else gets hurt? And, worse yet, is the firebug at Landmark School targeting her? Danger and mystery abound for the group of middle-school friends as they are faced with the daily choice to trust God.

There is nothing that compares to the faithfulness of the family dog. For six years, Teddy has helped out on the family farm, walked the kids to the school bus, comforted them when they were sad, and snuggled with them through cold winter nights. In the dusk of a warm summer evening, when an intruder makes his way through the yard, threatening all that Teddy holds dear, the four children learn a devastating truth about the meaning of faithfulness. This is a touching story of love and ultimately, forgiveness.

"Pude seguir adelante, "dejar todo en manos de Dios", como dicen. Y cuando lo hice, las ventanas y las puertas se abrieron de par en par. La luz entró a raudales, una luz que ahuyentó al miedo y eliminó la ira. Lo solté, en verdad lo solté, y fui libre [...] la elección fue mía. Podía elegir perdonar o no. Perdoné porque me habían perdonado. Y cuando perdoné llegó la liberación". -"La señal".

From the best-selling authors of The Hell with Love, a fierce, funny, touching collection that takes the sting out of "aging while female".

Falsely tarred as a blundering baby killer by an unscrupulous doctor, Nurse Catherine is left with no other avenue of escape but to run from the city. When she arrives at Fort Peck to meet William Davis, a gentle but manly hunter-come-homesteader, her aching self-doubt threatens to dash her chances of true love. It is only through the midnight pleas of a terrified stranger that Catherine’s true courageous colors blaze through. Catherine not only experiences her own deliverance but becomes a deliverer of new life on the wild frontiers of Fort Peck!

“This i say to you who have followed me in the regeneration of the son of man. You shall sit on the throne of his glory. You shall also sit upon twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone that has left houses, or brethren, or sister, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life...” (Jesus, The Christ)

"These raw poems explore identity, creative expression, love, and relationships of young adults." The 60+ poems and brief prose pieces in this moving collection put into words the passionate thoughts that surface during everyone's coming of age. Through free-verse lines, the touching hopes, dreams, fears, and desires of many young adults from different cultures and backgrounds shine through as inspiration.