Bøger af Patricia Bell

Nate and Amina met at a time when neither of them expected romance to enter their lives. They quickly bonded, forging them into a turbulent relationship. This account of their journey reveals intimate details about their urban love story, the drama of Nate's past and how they grew closer to each other as they moved through life together, building a future and realizing business success.

Never in my life would I have imagined I'd be homeless. But here I am, fifteen and sleeping on a park bench with nothing but the clothes on my back, twelve dollars in my pocket, and a backpack full of useless school books. It's incredible how fast things can change. One minute I'm walking home from the bus stop, and the next my mother is being carted off by the police for drug- dealing and I am left with no family to take me in. Just as I resolve myself to entering a group home full of bullies and cockroaches, my principal finds a peculiar name on my emergency contact list. That's when my world totally changes and I am thrust into a situation completely beyond my control. And to top it off - I do have family! Turns out my mother lied to me all my life. And that's not all she lied about. Unbelievable!Books in the Karina's Journey SeriesFrom House to HomeFrom Good to BadFrom Lies to TruthGirl Unbroken - A Novella

"Guess who's back at school this year?" Amy asks before I get a chance to sit down."Who?" I don't know why I inquire, because I'm sure I don't know who she's talking about, anyway.She leans in closer to me - so close, I can smell the cheeseburger she just took a bite of. "Josie Mendez," she whispers so softly I can barely hear her.Who in the world is that and why would I care? I stare at her politely puzzled. Wait a minute. Why does that name sound familiar?"Hey, slugger. What's the big secret?" Chris walks up behind me and places his hands on my shoulders. That's when it hits me. Like a plug that's been pulled in a sink with an open drain - Josie Mendez. The girl who accused Chris of raping her when he was a freshman."The Josie Mendez?" I turn around to see Chris's brows tighten into rigid lines. "His Josie Mendez?""What about her? Haven't we already-""She's back." Books in the Karina's Journey SeriesFrom House to HomeFrom Good to BadFrom Lies to TruthGirl Unbroken - A Novella

A Bolt of Lightning. A Video Game. Kangan SuperPowers!A lot can happen in the three milliseconds it takes for lightning to run through the body. Third-degree burns, singed hair, clothes shredded by the explosive force. Your eardrums could blow, cardiac arrest, or well, you get the idea, anyway.So, imagine everyone's surprise when after being struck by lightning at age four, I came out of it completely unharmed. At least that's what everyone thought.It's a secret I've lived with for almost a decade, but recently it has been nearly impossible to keep.See more clean YA and kids adventures at taylaalexandrabooks.comGreat kids' summer read! Superhero kids book starring my four favorite kids! If you have middle-grade boys, (girls too) they are gonna love it!

"Guess who's back at school this year?" Amy asks before I get a chance to sit down."Who?" I don't know why I inquire, because I'm sure I don't know who she's talking about, anyway.She leans in closer to me - so close, I can smell the cheeseburger she just took a bite of. "Josie Mendez," she whispers so softly I can barely hear her.Who in the world is that and why would I care? I stare at her politely puzzled. Wait a minute. Why does that name sound familiar?"Hey, slugger. What's the big secret?" Chris walks up behind me and places his hands on my shoulders. That's when it hits me. Like a plug that's been pulled in a sink with an open drain - Josie Mendez. The girl who accused Chris of raping her when he was a freshman."The Josie Mendez?" I turn around to see Chris's brows tighten into rigid lines. "His Josie Mendez?""What about her? Haven't we already-""She's back." Books in the Karina's Journey SeriesFrom House to HomeFrom Good to BadFrom Lies to TruthGirl Unbroken - A Novella

The three Dean children, Brennan, Ava, and Addison, have been gifted a strange storybook that has no endings. For a while, it was fun to make up the endings and pretend they were there, fighting the bad guys, but when her brother and sister tire of the book, Ava makes a wish that all of the bad guys in Fairytale World will finally be defeated. Brennan thinks she's crazy for wasting a birthday wish on such nonsense, but her little sister, Addison, insists that it has already happened! It's not until they find a mysterious birthday card, complete with three tickets to Fairytale World, do they believe her wish has really come true. Now they are on their way to Fairytale World to defeat the bad guys!Join these three siblings as they travel through Fairytale World, armed with smarts, attitude, and a magic-wielding caterpillar who may never get her wish to become a butterfly!There are five unique adventures in this series: Hansel and Gretel RapunzelLittle Red Riding HoodJack and the BeanstalkThe Marginal Mr. MageRecommended age group: These stories are appropriate to read to children as young as four. For a read-alone book, recommended ages between six and ten.

After navigating his way through the difficult journey of leaving the street life and creating legitimate business ventures to sustain him, Nate is now settled down with his lover Amina and their young child. However, he quickly discovers that cutting off the people from that chapter of his life is not easy and takes time. In the midst of his attempts to end that life for good, Amina finds herself discovering secrets and untangling a web of lies that threatens to destroy their family.

Maurice, a small-town librarian, dies one Monday morning in a fiery car crash. Finding himself in a very unexpected afterlife, he befriends Kit, who knows more than he should about Heaven - and about Maurice's life on Earth.Meanwhile, Maurice's daughter Andy struggles to come to terms with the death of her ineffectual father. Tasked with preparing his eulogy, she starts writing letters to him, trying to make sense of her family's history.As Andy comes closer to discovering a long-hidden secret, Maurice and Kit uncover a terrifying heavenly plot, and for the first time ever Maurice must decide: will be stand and fight for something ... or risk losing everything?The Library of Unfinished Business is the story of a sad and disillusioned man who searches for the courage to transform his life - even after it has ended - and of a daughter who learns that her father's love is mighty beyond imagining. It's about the magic of storytelling, the importance of living bravely, and the power of love to triumph, even over death.