Download or read book Crazy Is My Superpower written by A. J. Mendez and published by Crown. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times Bestseller Recently retired WWE superstar AJ Mendez Brooks is a powerhouse—strong, quirky, and totally confident. But that wasn’t always the case. With humor and tremendous heart, she opens up for the first time about her harrowing struggle to understand her demons and the diagnosis that helped her gain control over her life. Everything I was told should be my greatest insecurities and weaknesses, everything that I’ve been labeled—SHORT, NERDY, SKINNY, WEAK, IMPULSIVE, UGLY, TOMBOY, POOR, REBEL, LOUD, FREAK, CRAZY—turned out to be my greatest strengths. I didn’t become successful in spite of them. I became successful because of them. Growing up AJ was a quiet girl trying to act “normal” when she felt anything but. As her family struggled with drug addiction, poverty, and mental illness, she found escape through comic books and video games, and was inspired by the tough and unconventional female characters. It wasn’t until she discovered pro wrestling that she learned superheroes could be real. Determined to become the superhero she’d always admired, AJ trained and sacrificed for years to achieve her dream of wrestling professionally. Yet she quickly faced industry pressure to play the role of the damsel in distress and to dress more provocatively to cater to male fans. But she fought back and created an ass-kicking alter ego that was a genuine representation of herself: nerdy, enthusiastic, and a little bit crazy. With humor and tremendous heart, AJ opens up for the first time about her harrowing struggle to understand her demons and the mental illness diagnosis that helped her gain control over her life. What most people view as a hardship, AJ embraced as inspiration for her superhero persona, shattering the stigma attached to mental illness. Charting her journey from a scrappy girl in an unstable home to an empowered wrestling champion, Crazy Is My Superpower is an unflinchingly honest story and brave confessional about her long road to self-acceptance.
Download or read book Crazy is My Superpower written by A.J. Mendez Brooks and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With humor and tremendous heart, AJ opens up for the first time about her harrowing struggle to understand her demons and the mental illness diagnosis that helped her gain control over her life. What most people view as a hardship, AJ embraced as inspiration for her superhero persona, shattering the stigma attached to mental illness.
Download or read book Superpower written by Kate Leavell and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-08-03 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to find your own superpowers with this inspiring journey of self-acceptance In Superpower, bestselling author Kate Leavell delivers a compelling story of self-love, appreciation, and the power of sharing and connecting with those around us through vulnerability and understanding. In the book, a soccer coach tells his players about the adventures of “the new kid” at school who’s afraid of being teased and bullied. Through the help of a special teacher, he and his classmates learn to overcome challenges and harness the power of seeking to understand new perspectives and viewpoints. The class experiences the power of connection inside the activities during puzzle week, and along with their new student, finds the confidence to embrace their unique traits and appreciate and celebrate the uniqueness in each other. In Superpower, you’ll find: Games to help you discover common interests and get to know those around you on a deeper level Exercises to learn about what it means to have different perspectives and learn from the stories of others Discussion questions for deeper reflection and for group book studies An eye-opening and thought-provoking journey through difference, self-acceptance, and understanding, Superpower shows us how to impact the world for good using our very own, built-in superpowers.
Download or read book SuperPower The Ability to Fly or to Become Invisible The Next Generation Book 2 written by Roger E Pedersen and published by PSI Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2024-11-04 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second Book of the SuperPower Series: The Next Generation The Second Book of the SuperPower Series: The Next Generation “SuperPower: The Ability to Fly or to Become Invisible: The Next Generation" (Book #2) begins twenty years after Professor Steele's heist of the century. The twin sons of Diego and Carmen Martin become the heads of DODGE (Department of Defense Genetically Engineered) Initiative along with Elijah Moses Jr. After the disappearance of the Professor, his two nephews take over his 'Golden Eagle' organization. In a worldwide drive to recruit the best SuperPower individuals, both organizations send their candidates on missions throughout the world; some for riches, others for glory, and a few for humanitarian reasons. -Which group will succeed as the DODGE initiative seeks to win at all costs? -Through missions located worldwide with twists and turns, it’s SuperPower vs. SuperPower. -The Martin twins want to apprehend the Steele brothers disrupting their 'Golden Eagle' organization? -Will Rocky and Apollo Steele’s newest SuperPower acquisitions, help the 'Golden Eagle' organization prevail? -The 'final air battle' depends on everyone's SuperPower abilities. 1/2024
Download or read book If the Bough Breaks written by Danielle Hensley and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2024-07-08 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2016 presidential election and its aftermath ushered Danielle Hensley into a political, cultural, and spiritual reawakening that also revealed deep divides within her family of origin. She embarked on a quest to educate herself about her white privilege, pervasive judgmentalism, as well as racist, homophobic, and other bigoted ideologies among fellow Christians. She courageously faced hard truths, deep childhood wounds, and generational traumas, while learning the meaning of loyalty and what true love looks like in the face of seemingly insurmountable divides. If the Bough Breaks . . . examines the seemingly universal and growing chasm between the right and the left through the lens of a single family and within the context of the Episcopal Church, where such ideological, political, and spiritual differences can be as subtle as they are pernicious. Hensley’s tale is also a love story, if an unconventional one. It is the love story of a daughter/sister/granddaughter/mother fighting passionately against external and internal forces that conspire to destroy love and to continue unhealthy cycles of abuse and denial in her family. It is an everyday shero’s quest to cling to love and fight mightily for it, even if it means letting go of relationships that appear to be broken beyond repair. But are they truly, irreparably broken? Or can love, ultimately, triumph over fear—hers, theirs, and ours?
Download or read book Lizzy Legend written by Matthew Ross Smith and published by Aladdin. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Ludicrous—and a whole lot of fun…an enjoyable sports fantasy.” —Kirkus Reviews “Infused with silliness and sugar, but the banter is fast and sassy…Funny and believable.” —BCCB A basketball-loving girl makes a wish to never miss a basket in this charming middle grade novel that pushes girl power to the max! Lizzy Trudeaux loves basketball. She doesn’t have much by way of money, but she has access to the community court and a worn ball named Ginger, and she practices constantly. After fighting to join the boys’ team at her school, Lizzy is finally given the opportunity to show off her hard-earned skills. When she answers what she believes is another bill-collecting phone call, Lizzy receives a magical wish: the ability to sink every shot. Pure Swish. Now eviscerating the competition in the boys’ league is small potatoes—she has the skills to dominate in the NBA. With the help of her BFF Toby and some viral video action, Lizzy goes all the way to the Philadelphia Bells’s starting lineup, making history and taking names. Then, just as she’s about to go face-to-face with her hero, the best player on the planet, things begin to fall apart. But Lizzy isn’t a quitter and she’ll play her hardest for the love of the game.
Download or read book Volleyball Skills Drills written by Kinda Lenberg and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2006 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven of the nation's top coaches from the American Volleyball Coaches Association share the insight that helps build championship teams and Olympians. More than 90 drills reinforce instruction and help players advance.
Download or read book Parables of a Pastor s Kid written by Curtis Simonson and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Peter Wagner is growing up in the 80's in Wyoming. He is terrified of entering the sixth grade but has a summer to prepare. As the son of a Lutheran pastor, Peter must make choices that most other kids don't contemplate. Not only is he the preacher's kid, he is also adopted, short, dark-skinned, and ambitious. Vacation Bible School, summer baseball, church camp, and urban legends, are the only things standing between Peter and junior high. Peter does his best to find the balance between being the son of a pastor and being a teenager, and the Bible is where he finds his answers.
Download or read book Overcome the Hand That s Dealt written by Monique Mealue and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-09-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brenda Martin is an attractive teenage girl that has tragedy enters her young life when both her mother and father are killed ill-fatedly in a fiery inferno that erupts in the familys lovely suburban home while she is safely spending the night with her two best friends. The distraught teenager moves out of San Diego to care for her grandmother along with fixing up the old house where she is living in a small coastal town. Having the inner sensation of worth for being there for her elderly relative inspires the young woman to choose a medical occupation to help others with various physical problems that numerous people of all different ages have in their lives. While studying to become an EMT at a local University, she finds romance with a handsome young Trevor Barton who impresses her how smart he is in his academic achievement. Many challenges come into Brendas Martin lives as she strives to be a very worthy emergency medical technician her home town of San Diego.
Download or read book Miscorrection Times written by Desmond Shepherd and published by Benjamin C. Young. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After escaping imprisonment by the Diamonds, Jago has one purpose: Figure out a way to time travel to the past and ensure the assassination of President Daniel happens. The mission betrays not only the Diamonds but also his parents, who died by Karhath hands. Completing the task will benefit all humanity. It’ll bring peace for centuries to come in a way no one could predict. This is how Jago lives with the choice he’s made. Traveling into the past will be difficult. Jago has neither the resources or the means to finish his self-assigned mission. He is alone. With no ally to turn to, Jago must work with his enemy—the Karhath—in order to bring the end of their empire and peace to the six-planet system. Miscorrection: Times is the third book in the Miscorrection Trilogy. It is preceded by Miscorrection: Dimensions.
Download or read book Bash and the Chocolate Milk Cows written by Burton W. Cole and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2015-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Anytime boring Beamer visits Bash (his crazy farm cousin), weirdness rules. This time, Bash schemes a way for the cows to give chocolate milk on April Fool's Day. Amid a flurry of pranks, there's also a robber on the loose, and Beamer is stuck on the case with his wacky cousin, pesky Mary Jane, and a goat of many colors. Somehow Beamer manages to unravel important clues about baptism and the Great Commission."--Publisher
Download or read book I of the Sun written by Richard Arthur and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young man travels on a one-way ticket to South East Asia in search of freedom and everything that comes with it. That way he’ll really learn what makes him tick.
Download or read book My So Called Superpowers written by Heather Nuhfer and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Veronica is an average twelve-year-old, and this is the bane of her existence. More than anything, Veronica wishes she could be one of the "Ests"--the cutest, smartest, funniest people in her grade. Instead, she gets "stupidpowers!" Now, her emotions come to life for the whole world to see! She belches fire when she's angry and dark clouds rain on her when she's sad. Worst of all, hearts float around her when she daydreams about her crush. With the help of her best friend, Veronica tries to solve the mystery of her stupidpowers before they totally humiliate her. This funny middle-grade series will resonate with tween readers who feel desperate to fit in, especially those who wear their hearts on their sleeves. Includes black-and-white illustrations.
Download or read book Training Volleyball written by Katrin Barth and published by Meyer & Meyer Verlag. This book was released on 2007 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volleyball is one of the fastest growing sports in Europe, loved for its fast pace and competitive nature, but mostly because it is great fun that can be enjoyed by virtually anyone. Aimed at those with a basic grasp of the game, "Training...Volleyball" teaches readers how to improve and optimize their skills for setting, forehand, and over ......
Download or read book The Other written by Daniela Pierre-Bravo and published by Legacy Lit. This book was released on 2022-08-23 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2023 Int'l Latino Book Award Honorable Mentions This important book focuses on how women of color, children of immigrants, and other minoritized groups are predisposed to workplace imposter syndrome—and charts a path forward for self-advocacy and advancement. For women of color and children of immigrants, who are the “the other” at work, there's a different threshold of belonging that creates a false feeling of inadequacy. It can lead to being overwhelmed, overworked, and overlooked. The Other shatters the unspoken expectations for you to stay in your lane and gives you the tools to build unshakable confidence and a career that excels--on your own terms. Bestselling author and MSNBC reporter Daniela-Pierre Bravo spent many years undocumented and in the shadows as an immigrant from Chile, working odd jobs to pay her way through school. Like many other women of color she became an expert shape shifter in order to chameleon her way around professional environments that felt out of reach. When Daniela became a DACA recipient, she finally felt that she’d made it, rising through the ranks in her career. But she quickly realized that no matter how much success she achieved, she always felt she had to prove her worth as “the other.” In The Other, Daniela shares her journey and those of other women to help you recognize your power in the workplace outside of the white gaze. She drives you to reshape the way you think about career advancement without losing your sense of identity and helps you see how to use your differences as an advantage. Smart, revealing, and loaded with practical steps, The Other is a framework for how to effectively advocate for yourself, become your biggest believer, claim the spaces in your career that are rightfully yours.
Download or read book Secret Societies written by Bhuvan S Nair and published by Blue Rose Publishers. This book was released on 2023-02-15 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is about an exciting adventure that Zack Finniston and his partner agent from the Secret Societies embark on. The author has unleashed his creativity in equipping his lead figures with technology gadgets that are sure to captivate young readers. With fun and frolic, the story of Zack is sure to leave you giggling at times and at times, leave you at the edge of your chair. It is a story of fun, adventure and friendship.
Download or read book THE AMERICAN STORY written by Anna V. Epelbaum and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
