Single mom Carrie Bennet knows that her ‘new’ home in a run-down townhouse is a much better place than living with her cruel and controlling ex-husband, and she’s determined to create a good life for herself and her two children. With a budget so tight that one wrong move can leave her homeless, the stress is overwhelming. She’s willing to do almost anything to get her head above water, but with no experience and no degree, her prospects are slim. Her biggest chance comes from the most unlikely place—the dumpster in the parking lot of her complex. With creativity, hard work, and a little luck this might be the breakthrough she’s been hoping for. Sweet, Smart, and Struggling is the first in series featuring fun, creative women who make their own rags-to-riches stories come true. Get inspired, find some new friends, and escape with these feel-good stories. Start reading today!

Jasmine (Jaz) has her whole life planned. There's just one problem... She might be pregnant. When her parents find out, their reaction leaves Jaz devastated--and homeless. She finds herself on the doorstep of Carrie Bennet, a single mom of two who welcomes Jaz with open arms. Trapped between her fear of making another mistake and her childhood dream of designing clothes, Jaz must decide whether to do what's expected of her or create her own path. You'll love this book because everyone loves a story that shows it's OK to break the rules. Read it on its own, or as part of the Success on Her Terms series. Get it now.

A slow-burn romance in a cutthroat kitchen! There’s more to becoming a top chef for 17-year-old Isabella Fields than just not getting chopped … especially when the chances of things heating up with an intriguing boy and becoming a food star in the kitchen are both on the line. Isa’s family life has fallen apart after the death of her Cuban abuela and the divorce of her parents. And after moving in with her dad and her new stepmom, Margo, in Lyon, France, Isa feels like an outsider in her father’s new life. She balances her time between avoiding the awkward “why-did-you-cheat-on-Mom” conversation and her diligent aspiration to become a premiere chef. Despite Isa’s world being turned upside-down, her father’s house is located only 30 minutes away from the restaurant of world-famous Chef Pascal Grattard, who runs a prestigiously competitive international kitchen apprenticeship. The prize job at Chef Grattard’s renowned restaurant also represents a transformative opportunity for Isa who is desperate to get her life back in order—and desperate to prove she has what it takes to work in an haute kitchen. But Isa’s stress and repressed grief begin to unravel further when the enigmatic Diego shows up at the house unannounced. How can Isa expect to hold it together when she’s at the bottom of her class at the apprenticeship, her new stepmom is pregnant, she misses her abuela dearly, and things with Diego reach a boiling point? Mixing up only the best ingredients, Salty, Bitter, Sweet: Is a clean and wholesome rival-to-lovers trope set in a cutthroat kitchen environment Is a perfect book for foodies ages 13 and up, and features a Latina main character who is trilingual Explores complicated family dynamics and relatable themes of friendship, acceptance, grief, and learning to care for yourself Perfect for TV fans of Top Chef, Chopped, and The Great British Bake-off, as well as YA titles such as With the Fire on High or A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow Has authentic representation of Mayra Cuevas’ background

A Wall Street Journal bestseller Named one of 10 Best New Management Books for 2022 by Thinkers50 Creating a culture of learning and growth. Growth is the goal. Helping people develop their potential—enabling them to articulate and become the self they want to be, are capable of being, and that best serves them and others in the short and long term—is what we as individuals and leaders strive toward. But how do we grow? It turns out it happens in a predictable way, which means we can understand where we are in our growth and chart a way forward. In this compact, complete guide, Whitney Johnson dives more deeply than ever into the S Curve of Learning so that you can envision how growth happens and direct yourself and others in your organization to create a culture that fosters it. The growth and learning journey comes in three phases: the Launch Point, the Sweet Spot, and Mastery. Compelling examples of successful people will show you when and why growth is slow, how to keep going, what to do when growth and learning are almost too fast to keep up with, and how to leap from one growth journey to another. As individuals grow, so do organizations and societies. Growth is learning put into action—action that betters the world as we better ourselves and our small niches, both personal and professional, within it. Growth occurs when learning is internalized—when we try something new and invest the effort to move it from being something we do to something we are.

Single mom Carrie Bennet beat the odds by leaving an abusive marriage, climbing out of poverty, and finishing her undergrad psychology degree. She now has the summer to finish saving up for grad school, using her growing business upcycling old picture frames as art. Life should be good. But old and new insecurities keep disrupting her plans. Is there hope for the future when the past has been so painful? And is there ever a point when she'll make enough money to stop worrying about whether she can support herself and her kids? When Carrie’s busy life intersects with two very different women who are barely surviving, she begins to see how she can draw on her personal experiences, her education, and her business to make a difference in their lives. It takes a push from one of them for her to begin asking if she really wants to be single for the rest of her life—especially when her gorgeous neighbor is always ready to lend a helping hand. Life Upcycled is a story about finding where you belong, learning to trust yourself, and taking risks for a better future. This is book #3 in the Success on Her Terms series. Read the books in order or individually—either way you’ll find yourself on a sweet and inspiring journey that’s a perfect escape.

A blueprint for how parents can stop worrying about their children’s future and start helping them prepare for it, from the cofounder and CEO of one of America’s most innovative public-school networks “A treasure trove of deeply practical wisdom that accords with everything I know about how children thrive.”—Angela Duckworth, New York Times bestselling author of Grit In 2003, Diane Tavenner cofounded the first school in what would soon become one of America’s most innovative public-school networks. Summit Public Schools has since won national recognition for its exceptional outcomes: Ninety-nine percent of students are accepted to a four-year college, and they graduate from college at twice the national average. But in a radical departure from the environments created by the college admissions arms race, Summit students aren’t focused on competing with their classmates for rankings or test scores. Instead, students spend their days solving real-world problems and developing the skills of self-direction, collaboration, and reflection, all of which prepare them to succeed in college, thrive in today’s workplace, and lead a secure and fulfilled life. Through personal stories and hard-earned lessons from Summit’s exceptional team of educators and diverse students, Tavenner shares the learning philosophies underlying the Summit model and offers a blueprint for any parent who wants to stop worrying about their children’s future—and start helping them prepare for it. At a time when many students are struggling to regain educational and developmental ground lost to the disruptions of the pandemic, Prepared is more urgent and necessary than ever.

A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Featured in its own episode in the Netflix original show Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices! National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpré Illustrator Award winner Rafael López have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scared and alone. There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you. There are many reasons to feel different. Maybe it's how you look or talk, or where you're from; maybe it's what you eat, or something just as random. It's not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody really knows you yet, but somehow you do it. Jacqueline Woodson's lyrical text and Rafael López's dazzling art reminds us that we all feel like outsiders sometimes-and how brave it is that we go forth anyway. And that sometimes, when we reach out and begin to share our stories, others will be happy to meet us halfway. (This book is also available in Spanish, as El Día En Que Descubres Quién Eres!)