Books with author Kristin

A fast-paced thrilling adventure, full of danger, romance, and deception—perfect for fans of Veronica Roth's Divergent series or Marie Lu's Legend.Too pretty.Too smart.Too perfect.In a crumbling, futuristic Las Vegas where the wealthy choose the characteristics of their children like ordering off a drive-thru menu, seventeen-year-old Sienna Preston doesn't fit in. As a normal girl surrounded by genetically modified teenagers, all of her imperfections are on display. But after the death of her father, everything she's ever known and loved changes in an instant.With little skills to help provide for her family, Sienna clings to the two things that come easily—lying and stealing. But not all thief-for-hire assignments go as planned. When a covert exchange of a stolen computer chip is intercepted, she becomes entangled with a corrupt government official who uses her thieving past as leverage, her mother as collateral, and the genetically modified poster boy she's falling for as bait.In order to rescue her mother, there may only be one option—joining forces with the Fringe, an extremist group, and their young leader who's too hot to be bad. Problem is, these revolutionaries aren't what they seem, and the secrets they're hiding could be more dangerous than Sienna is prepared for. In the end, she must be willing to risk everything to save the one thing that matters most.

This delightful devotional encourages you to take a few moments of your day to quiet your spirit, think on God's amazing love for you, and to choose kindness in your thoughts, words, and actions. Dozens of just-right-sized readings pack a powerful dose of comfort, encouragement, and inspiration and are designed to meet teens right where you are in life. In only 3 short minutes, your heart will be on its way to showing others—and the bigger world around you—kindness!

Have you ever found yourself covered in cookie crumbs with an empty container next to you after an argument with your spouse, but you have no recollection of eating an entire box of Thin Mints?Do you struggle to stay committed to a diet meal plan because you just are constantly hungry?Does food provide you comfort in your loneliest moments?In this thought-provoking and practical book, When Food Is Your Drug will help you determine the extent of your emotional eating issue and how to go about addressing it. Emotional eaters know they have a relationship with food that is not “normal” but pinpointing the exact problem and then knowing what to do about it has remained a mystery for many until now. Through a no-nonsense process, you will be able to identify your specific triggers that set off your desire to emotionally eat, learn where they originated from in your past, and then take the necessary steps to accept, forgive, and rewrite your relationship with food so it serves you positively moving forward. In When Food Is Your Drug, you will learn strategies to:Differentiate between emotional hunger and physical hungerBe present in your body when eating so you recognize feelings of satisfactionUse food appropriately and not let it be an escape or distraction from difficult or uncomfortable feelingsDistinguish what you are truly hungry for and have self-care activities ready and waiting when they are needed Rewrite your relationship with food so it serves you in a positive way and allows you to move past events that have influenced your food issuesWhen Food Is Your Drug empowers readers to take control of not only their relationship with food, but more importantly, their relationship with themselves. When that relationship is in a good place, all other relationships flourish and thrive. Now is the time to get all of your relationships healthy and When Food Is Your Drug takes you step by step through how to do that.Follow the advice in this book and be free from obsessing about food, calories, and your weight.

Countdown 'til Daddy Comes Home is the story of a young boy waiting for his daddy to come home from a trip. To make their separation easier, his family creates rituals to stay connected and make the countdown fly by. A perfect book for military kids who have a parent deployed or kids who have a parent that is a frequent business traveler. After reading this warmly illustrated story you will find ideas on various ways to countdown 'til your daddy comes home and discussion questions to set expectations and alleviate any fears your child may have because of their parent's deployment or trip.Inspired by her experiences, Kristin Ayyar shares how her family copes with the separations that are part of everyday life.

Kristin Neff PhD, is a professor in human development whose 10 years' of research forms the basis of her timely and highly readable book. Self Compassion offers a powerful solution for combating the current malaise of depression, anxiety and self criticism that comes with living in a pressured and competitive culture. Through tried and tested exercises and audio downloads, readers learn the 3 core components that will help replace negative and destructive measures of self worth and success with a kinder and non judgemental approach in order to bring about profound life change and deeper happiness. Self Compassion recognises that we all have weaknesses and limitations, but in accepting this we can discover new ways to achieve improved self confidence, contentment and reach our highest potential. Simply, easily and compassionately. Kristin Neff's expert and practical advice offers a completely new set of personal development tools that will benefit everyone.'A portable friend to all readers ... who need to learn that the Golden Rule works only if it's reversible: We must learn to treat ourselves as well as we wish to treat others.' Gloria Steinem 'A beautiful book that helps us all see the way to cure the world - one person at a time - starting with yourself. Read it and start the journey.' Rosie O'Donnell

Enjoy an engaging and effective language arts program for your elementary student! Students will move beyond pages of text to make real-world connections as this exciting new series guides your young learner toward mastery of reading, grammar, and vocabulary, as well as the mechanics of communication and writing. Utilizing phonics, observation, and reading comprehension through poems, stories, and real books as the foundation, your student will start forming basic sentences. This story-based approach, focused on young students Claire and Micah, uses Charlotte Mason ideas for the modern homeschool student with character building themes. Each quarter has five stories, two picture studies (one of which is Bible-based), and two poems (one of which is a Psalm). Using the spelling words and the Dictionary Worksheets, students will create their very own dictionary as they move week by week through the material. Developing early reading and narration skills by the end of the course, students should be able to comfortably write up to three sentences at a time.

Bearded Dragon: Amazing Photos & Fun Facts Book For KidsA bearded dragon is a kind of lizard. It can grow up to 24 inches, maybe even longer. It varies in color from species to species. Some are so small while others are so large.The bearded dragon used to only live in Australia, but because people wanted to get them as pets, they came to the Americas during the 1990s. However, some say, the bearded dragon wanted to try a new environment and experience life abroad so it traveled to foreign lands.Nowadays, you can find them everywhere. People still like keeping them as pets because they are very calm and friendly.

No touching today for a healthy tomorrow. For fifty years, the Key Corporation has defended humanity against a deadly virus that spreads through touch. Lovers don't kiss, or even hold hands. Personal boundaries are valued above all. Break the laws, and you'll face execution. Elodie, a talented young nurse, believes in the mission of the Key and has never questioned the laws that control her life. But Elodie is forced to break the rules when she sets out in search of a terminal patient who goes missing while under her care. From the outside, it seems like Aiden was given everything he could want from the Key -- a purpose, an education, and a future. But Aiden knows more than he's letting on, and the dark secrets he's keeping could tear the Key's strict society apart. When Elodie and Aiden's lives collide, the fallout will be devastating. What do you do when the brutal system that once kept you safe hunts you down? Run.

Olivia Martin has always been known as the pretty, little, rich girl. Beckett Hughes has spent his entire life working for everything he wants.Their lives collide when Olivia is thrust into danger because of who her father is. Beck has his own secrets and they come to light when Livie's life is threatened.Betrayal separates the two but can they find a way to forgive before it's too late?An Anderson Brother novella, approximately 21,000 words, 82 pages.This can be read as a standalone. Book 1 is Finding Ford and Book 2 is Chasing Colt.