This triumphant picture book recasts a charged phrase as part of a black girl's everyday life--hands up for a hug, hands up in class, hands up for a high five--before culminating in a moment of resistance at a protest march. A young black girl lifts her baby hands up to greet the sun, reaches her hands up for a book on a high shelf, and raises her hands up in praise at a church service. She stretches her hands up high like a plane's wings and whizzes down a hill so fast on her bike with her hands way up. As she grows, she lives through everyday moments of joy, love, and sadness. And when she gets a little older, she joins together with her family and her community in a protest march, where they lift their hands up together in resistance and strength.

All Breanna could think about was a way of escaping from her problems with her Dad. It seemed like he had her in tears all the time. When the escape path appeared, she could hardly believe her ears. Even her best friend, Karen, was happy for her, but hated to see her go. Many doors of opportunity awaited her in the near future. All she had to do was trust God and quit worrying. Her brother, Charlie, was leaving soon for the Army and her parents would be alone for the first time in many years. This would be quite an adjustment for them. Breanna was worried about her mother, but knew she could see her occasionally. What was around the corner for this young, energetic young lady. Only time would tell.

The day is finally here. Breanna is marrying the man she loves and gaining her freedom at last. If she and Jeremy can jump through all the hurdles her family has set for them, that is. It will be an exhausting day, but to keep Jeremy by her side, she'll do anything she needs to. Her family has kept her in isolation for twenty-nine years now and she can't keep living like that. She can't. Breanna and Jeremy have been working toward winning her freedom for years now, and they won't let this chance to get it and show their love to the entire city slip from their fingers. Thankfully, their friends are there to help them along the way. ********** Trigger warnings: Breanna's family is awful, and I mean awful. You will be angry at them from the very first line of the book. But their hold on Breanna is slipping.

Eleven-year-old Crystal Black makes a startling and potentially life-changing find while riding her horse on her mother's farm in Vermont. This heralds the beginning of a summer full of adventure and discovery for her and her best friend, Breanna – one that will test every ounce of the girls’ physical, psychological, and emotional strength as they work together to solve the secrets just beginning to unravel on the property. The Secret of Blackridge Farm is the heartfelt story of two girls discovering the true meaning of friendship and community citizenship. Age-related tensions throw chaos into their lives, however, and cause them to appear destined to lose their friendship before it ever has a chance to take off. Only a tragic accident leads the girls, their families, and townsfolk to discover the true secret of Blackridge Farm.

Breanna is a beautiful dancer, singer, and actress. However, she doesnt have the support of the two people she loves the most: her parents. Together with the help of her friend Amber and her pet Bunny, she tries to achieve her dream to be a star. Amber wants to convince her parents to leave an acting career to be in the Olympics. Will they be able to convince their parents? Will Breanna win the part in the Broadway show? Will Breannas parents let her keep the part if she wins?

The Angel of Mercy series follows the adventures of certified medical nurse Breanna Baylor as she seeks to serve her fellow man and restore her relationship with her true love-John Stranger of the Journeys of the Stranger series-in the post-Civil War West. A Promise for Breanna finds the heroine face to face with Frank Miller, the man who once broke her heart and led her to mistrust men, sabotaging her relationship with John Stranger. Suspense, danger, romance, and spiritual truth each play a part in this compelling story that draws readers into the life of an angel of mercy.

This book, Justifiable Homicide, exams twenty actual criminal cases where a woman has been charged with the crime of murder as the result of a homicide where the victim is a man. What does the criminal justice system do with a woman who is on trial for murder? An interesting question. The answer may surprise any person who reads this book.