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Brianna Jackson is a sixteen-year-old gifted rapper who attempts to take the battle rap scene by storm to lift her family and do right by the legacy of her father a local hip-hop legend whose career was cut short by gang violence. But when her first hit song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, she finds herself torn between the authenticity that got her this far and the false persona that the industry wants to impose upon her. Based on the New York...
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"Willful, outspoken, and precariously naive, thirteen-year-old AnnMarie Walker dreams of a world beyond Far Rockaway, where the sway of the neighborhood keeps her tied to old ideas about success. Then one day, while attending a high school for pregnant girls, she comes across a flyer advertising movie auditions in Manhattan for an independent film. Astonishingly, improbably, and four months before she's due to give birth--she lands a lead role. For...
5) Come on up
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"What happens when the hopes of a generation are dashed by austerity policies and underemployment? Come On Up is a group portrait of contemporary Barcelona, beaten by the economic crisis and divided by a secessionist movement. Always witty, often absurdist, these stories offer a mesmerizing glimpse into the daily lives of couples, families, and neighbors living the new normal of the 21 st century. A husband seeks revenge on his wife as they stalk...
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Sixteen-year-old Bri hopes to become a great rapper, and after her first song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, must decide whether to sell out or face eviction with her widowed mother.
La autora premiada de El odio que das regresa con una historia poderosa sobre hip hop, la libertad de expresión y la importancia de luchar por tus sueños, aunque la suerte parezca estar en tu contra. Bri quiere ser una de las mejores raperas de todos los tiempos....
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Is the pressure of everyday life dragging you down? Are you struggling to deal with tremendous loss? Do you feel helpless and hopeless?
No matter how dark your situation, you can trade your frustration and sorrow for joy and prosperity. This collection of case studies and heavenly wisdom will keep hope alive, equipping you to realize your God-given purpose and embrace abundant life in Christ.
A much-needed word of encouragement for these troubled...
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A compelling and troubling exploration of a generation raised on antidepressants, and a book that combines expansive interviews with substantive research-based reporting, Coming of Age on Zoloft is a vitally important and immediately engrossing study of one of America's most pressing and omnipresent issues: our growing reliance on prescription drugs. Katherine Sharpe, the former editor of Seed magazine's ScienceBlogs.com, addresses the questions that...
14) Creativity Rules: The Ultimate Guide on Creative Thinking, Learn The Best Ways on How to Come Up
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Creativity Rules: The Ultimate Guide on Creative Thinking, Learn The Best Ways on How to Come Up With Creative and Original Ideas
Have you thought about something and been able to link it to other things without even realizing it? If you answered yes, you were actually using your creative thinking. Creative thinking is being able to connect the dots and look at a larger picture. Everyone can practice creative thinking but not everyone knows how to...
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ROUGH TIMES IN THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE
"Growing Up on the Streets of Philadelphia" is a story of coming of age in big city America. It chronicles the experiences and adventures of a boy coping with everyday life situations as a member of a working-class family struggling to survive amidst poverty and alcoholism, while never losing hope for a better future. In the backdrop of this urban landscape, it depicts the many challenges and hardships faced...
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Are You Awake? Believers around the world are being deceived. Many walk in unrepentant sin, lulled into a misguided sense of security by false doctrine. It is time for the church to take a stand and preach the truth: Jesus is coming soon, and His bride, the church, must be free from sin when He returns.
In Come On Church! Wake Up! author Michele Neal shares the God-inspired message that drove her to action. She calls believers to wake from their...
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