Winner of the 2018 Pura Belpre Award! “A book for anyone mending from childhood wounds.”—Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street In this unforgettable multicultural coming-of-age narrative—based on the author’s childhood in the 1960s—a young Cuban-Jewish immigrant girl is adjusting to her new life in New York City when her American dream is suddenly derailed. Ruthie’s plight will intrigue readers, and her powerful story of strength and resilience, full of color, light, and poignancy, will stay with them for a long time. Ruthie Mizrahi and her family recently emigrated from Castro’s Cuba to New York City. Just when she’s finally beginning to gain confidence in her mastery of English—and enjoying her reign as her neighborhood’s hopscotch queen—a horrific car accident leaves her in a body cast and confined her to her bed for a long recovery. As Ruthie’s world shrinks because of her inability to move, her powers of observation and her heart grow larger and she comes to understand how fragile life is, how vulnerable we all are as human beings, and how friends, neighbors, and the power of the arts can sweeten even the worst of times.

A story of a girl who have endure so much in her young life, but she survives and manage to make it. In the short story you will find how hard life has been for her, and how she never gave up. The broken girl was a young survivor who raised four kids alone after her husband death. Although she has endured so much pain and hurt, she always thanked God, because he never gave up on her. All this to say we all have been in love before and did whatever to keep a man, but we also get tired. Love sometimes hurt so bad, and we just give up everything. Do you ever ask yourself if this is a test of God faith? In a relationship love is supposed to be 100/100 but in this situation it was 100/50 fucked up right? We all question God sometimes and we know better. God put people in your life for a reason and season, and he also remove them people for the very same thing. Everything we endured in life is a lesson, at least that's how I see it. Most time people will say things like you're stupid, crazy, or dumb because you love who you love. You would always hear she needs to leave him he not no good for her. The main ones talking and putting the next person down life be worst than yours a total disaster. This broken girl is me and I made it with the help of God and you can do the same to, just never lose faith in God. To my readers I hope you enjoyed the book, I hope my story helped or touched someone who was in this very same battle of love. I gave all thanks to God who has never left my side and always made a way for me and my kids. To my kids, I know you will sit down and read this book one day and have many questions just know your father loved y'all unconditionally and he would've done just about anything to make sure y'all had everything in the world. I love all five of you equally, my five heartbeats forever...To be Continued!!!

A journalist uncovers the dark secrets of an abandoned boarding school in this chilling suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel. Vermont, 1950. There's a place for the girls whom no one wants—the troublemakers, the illegitimate, the ones too smart for their own good. It's called Idlewild Hall, and local legend says the boarding school is haunted. Four roommates bond over their whispered fears, their friendship blossoming—until one of them mysteriously disappears.... Vermont, 2014. Twenty years ago, journalist Fiona Sheridan's elder sister’s body was found in the overgrown fields near the ruins of Idlewild Hall. And although her sister’s boyfriend was tried and convicted of the murder, Fiona can’t stop revisiting the events, unable to shake the feeling that something was never right about the case. When Fiona discovers that Idlewild Hall is being restored by an anonymous benefactor, she decides to write a story about it. But a shocking discovery during renovations links the loss of her sister to secrets that were meant to stay hidden in the past—and a voice that won’t be silenced....

"Sorry, John Green fans, but McDaniel's been making us cry . . . for decades." --Bustle.com An inspirational story about love, tragedy, heartbreak, and renewal as a young woman deals with her serious health issues, a fractured family life, and the prospect of romantic love while trying to remain focused on her studies and a lifelong dream. Kenzie Caine is enrolled at Vanderbilt University, with the goal of becoming a veterinarian. When she lands a summer job caring for and helping to rehabilitate abused horses at the Bellmeade Estate stables, she is over-the-moon happy. One place she does not want to be is at home with her parents. Since the tragic death of Kenzie's younger sister, her mother has unraveled and her father has lost Kenzie's trust. At the stables, Kenzie is in her element. But a serious heart condition limits her ability to complete the more physical aspects of the job, so her employers have tasked the charming Austin Boyd with helping her. But Austin has secrets. And as Kenzie and Austin become closer, those secrets threaten to harm their relationship, as well as reveal other startling truths. Once again Lurlene McDaniel delivers the type of story for which she is famous--and readers everywhere will be reaching for their tissues.

Remember the places you touched me. Ben touched seven parts of Mira Cillo: her palm, hair, chest, cheek, lips, throat, and heart. It was the last one that broke her. After Mira's death, she sends Ben on a quest to find notes she left him in the seven places where they touched—notes that explain why she and her sister, Francesca, drowned themselves in the quarry lake. How Ben interprets those notes has everything to do with the way he was touched by a bad coach years ago. But the truth behind the girls’ suicides is far more complicated, involving a dangerous infatuation, a deadly miracle, and a crushing lie. BEAUTIFUL BROKEN GIRLS is a stunning release from Kim Savage, the author of the critically acclaimed After the Woods.

The escaped victim of a cult is at risk of being swallowed up again in this tense novel of psychological suspense by the author of Only You . . . When Daisy wakes up, she knows something is very wrong. She is alone in her flat and a mobile phone is ringing. A message for her flashes up on the screen. The problem is, Daisy doesn’t own a mobile . . . As a survivor of a malevolent cult known as The Fishermen, she still suffers from her past. Having made a simple existence for herself, she now finds that her life has been invaded. Because the message, a single image, has been sent by them—shattering the fragile reality she has made. She shows it to her new friend, Jay, who tries to reassure her. But is Jay all she seems? Because if The Fishermen are back, Daisy can’t trust anyone. Not even herself . . .

What happens when the voices of the world overpower the voice of God? When you no longer recognize who you are or better yet Whose you are. Dear Broken Girl, no longer should you allow fear to control you. You are loved, wanted, cherished, adored, and so much more by a God Who sees your beauty.I share my life stories in this book hoping that women of all ages may be able to relate. To show that we are all broken! Maybe you've believed the lies that you're nothing, worthless, ugly and have no purpose to fulfill or a life to live because you are broken beyond belief.Dear Broken Girl, you are the daughter of the TRUE AND LIVING KING! Royal blood flows through your veins! Life has placed labels on you, but Jesus has placed a purpose and a promise within you. You have been given a new purpose! May we never trade eternity for temporary or everlasting for emptiness or truth for lies!