Everyday, children around the world worry if they will fit in at school or make friends. But when a bully lurks in the shadows and eventually pounces, a lonely child's insecurities can be made even worse. Christine Taing shares tales with moral lessons that will empower children to stop and aptly deal with bullying. Children learn appropriate reactions to bullying through stories that teach them to do the right thing, take a stand, and be a friend to a child in need. A little girl learns to be proud of her family and the meaning of a true friend. A fourth grader decides his bully is a person who needs a friend just like him. A musically-talented high school student discovers that when he sticks up for himself, no one can hurt him. A teenager, with help from a teacher, becomes a confident student who embraces his differences. In this collection of short stories, children learn to stand tall and strong against bullies and ultimately become the beautiful flowers they are meant to be.

Down a dirt road in a hidden corner of the South, Jenks Farmer invites you to his patch of soil, where pecan trees surround acres of lilies and the vision of a quaint American farm is a reality. Part poetic memoir and part garden guide, this month-by-month work stands out among plant books for its personal stories and fascinating central character--Jenks Farmer writes about life, death, and the power of plants to connect us all. Whether he's hosting women at a Mother's Day cocktail party (a local ode to the generations of gardening women around his small South Carolina town), blasting Rod Stewart while harvesting pecans, or at evening's fall, stepping among the lilies as they send out an intoxicating perfume, Jenks will be your guide, and a new friend made in the garden.CJ Lotz, Senior Editor, "Garden and Gun"