Autumn Grant is a volleyball star at Hamilton High and has her choice of both athletic and academic college scholarships. She is lovingly raised by her father and grandmother, who have taught Autumn to make sound decisions about her future. When Autumn discovers she is pregnant, however, she's determined to keep her perfect life and erase the mistake of one night by scheduling an abortion. Only five days before her appointment, the news that her grandmother and father have tragically died changes Autumn's life forever, and she is faced with a difficult decision¿whether to have the baby and raise it as her own or to give the child to her volleyball coach to adopt. Her choice becomes even more difficult when she discovers that the baby and her grandmother share an extraordinary physical trait. Touching on the adolescent themes of teenage sex, adoption, and abortion¿this topical novel is poignant and inspiring.

A young boy presents the different ways his family members and others say goodbye, then describes the worst goodbye he ever experienced. By the author of Some Helpful Tips for a Better World and a Happier Life.

From the creator of The Rabbit Listened comes a gentle story about the difficulty of change . . . and the wonder that new beginnings can bring. Change and transitions are hard, but Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend! demonstrates how, when one experience ends, it opens the door for another to begin. It follows two best friends as they say goodbye to snowmen, and hello to stomping in puddles. They say goodbye to long walks, butterflies, and the sun...and hello to long evening talks, fireflies, and the stars. But the hardest goodbye of all comes when one of the friends has to move away. Feeling alone isn't easy, and sometimes new beginnings take time. But even the hardest days come to an end, and you never know what tomorrow will bring.

From bestselling author Todd Parr, a poignant and reassuring story about loss. Through the lens of a pet fish who has lost his companion, Todd Parr tells a moving and wholly accessible story about saying goodbye. Touching upon the host of emotions children experience, Todd reminds readers that it's okay not to know all the answers, and that someone will always be there to support them. An invaluable resource for life's toughest moments.

Bible storybook that teaches young children that Jesus came to give his friends life after death.

The true story of a wife, her homosexual husband, and a love that transcended tragedy. Gerald Pearson had been honest with Carol Lynn about his homosexual past, but both of them had faith that marriage and devotion to their religion would change his orientation. Love would conquer all. Then, after eight years of apparent happiness and the birth of four children, Gerald was no longer able to deny what he considered to be his essential self. Carol Lynn was shattered, her self-esteem all but destroyed. Their divorce, however, could not erase a lifetime of love and mutual support. Carol Lynn courageously stood by her former husband's side. Even when he contracted AIDS - and came home to die.