Books with title Black Is BEAUTIFUL

Princess Belle is the Princess of Haiti. It is time for the annual All Nations Princesses Tea Party to be held in Haiti. Princess Belle does not want to attend the tea party because she believes she is not pretty enough to go. She compares her skin and hair to all the other princesses all over the world. The King discovers her sadness and makes her realize just how beautiful her skin and hair really is. The King s acknowledgment of her beauty allows her to want to go to the tea party. To her surprise, all the other princesses were filled with joy when they saw her at the tea party. She was absolutely so beautiful to them all. They loved everything about Princess Belle. They all laughed together and enjoyed the annual tea party that was held in Haiti.

When thirteen-year-old Cassie moves to a suburb of Seattle, she is determined to leave her boring, good-girl existence behind. She chooses some dangerous new friends and is quickly caught up in their fast-paced world of drugs, sex, secrets, and cruelty. Cassie's new existence both thrills and terrifies her. She embraces the numbness she feels from the drugs, starts sleeping with an older boy, and gets pulled into a twisted friendship triangle that is tinged with violence and abuse. Cassie is trapped in a swift downward spiral, and there's no turning back.

When Cassie moves from the tiny town where she has always lived to a suburb of Seattle, she is determined to leave her boring, good-girl existence behind. This is Cassie's chance to stop being invisible and start being the kind of girl who's worth noticing. Stepping into her new identity turns out to be easier than Cassie could have ever imagined...one moment, one choice, changes everything. Cassie's new existence both thrills and terrifies her. Swept into a world of illicit parties and social land mines, she sheds her virginity, embraces the numbness she feels from the drugs, and floats through it all, knowing that she is now called beautiful. She ignores the dangers of her fast-paced life...but she can't sidestep the secrets and the cruelty. Cassie is trapped in a swift downward spiral tinged with violence and abuse, and no one--not even the one person she thought she could trust--can help her now. "Beautiful is stark, disquieting, and, quite simply, riveting." --Ellen Hopkins, bestselling author of Crank

Every girl is unique, talented, and lovable. . . .Every girl is BEAUTIFUL.Much more than how one looks on the outside, true beauty is found in conquering challenges, showing kindness, and spreading contagious laughter. Beautiful girls are empowered and smart and strong!BEAUTIFUL breaks barriers by showing girls free to be themselves: splashing in mud, conducting science experiments, and reading books under a flashlight with friends. This book will encourage all girls to embrace who they are and realize their endless potential.

What Is Beautiful? is the 4th title in Etan Boritzer’s best selling What is? series of Life Concepts books on character education and social issues. What is Beautiful? explores the underlying ideas of what constitutes true beauty in a person. Parents and teachers will welcome the book’s message of genuine self-esteem as the antidote to peer pressures inside and outside school. Etan Boritzer conveys a deep understanding of inner values to children as opposed to media and social hypes. The book is a useful tool that encourages our children to consider inner values, what makes a person truly beautiful—qualities such as tolerance, generosity, bravery and peacefulness—and thereby helps to give the reader a sense of real identity and inner worth.

We all have a story to tell. And this story is just the first of many. I believe God places people in your life for different reasons. Well, God placed many people in my life that made strong impacts. But one person in particular, the teenage love, made a unique impression. His was so unique that I changed and developed into the woman I am today. In many ways the change was good. But just like other people, sometimes wish we could go back and start over. Fortunately, we live, learn and we move forward. What I learned was about LOVE. Most importantly I gained knowledge that trumps much of what I learned, and that’s, my BLACK LOVE IS BEAUTIFUL.

Her friends once thought she was perfect. Now she must face the mirror--and herself--to discover what true beauty is.Ellie Summerfield has everything a girl could want--she's beautiful, she's Senior Class President, has a calendar full of social engagements, volunteer commitments, and church activities. In short, she's perfect, according to most of the students at West Redding High School. But something is bothering Ellie, like a loose string on a dress she can feel but can't see. Does she really love her boyfriend, Ryan? Who are her true friends? And is she really happy in her picture-perfect life?Then in the course of a few minutes, the loose string in Ellie's life completely unravels. Forever changed, she must face herself as she discovers what it really means to be beautiful.

15 year old Nina, faces a dilemma with her "bad boy" boyfriend being in jail and her over protective mother standing between their love. Nina experiences a brand new feeling and situation...discomfort. This experience as an adolescent is one that brought her close to knowing more about love and is an extension to her understanding of how her Black Love is Beautiful. In order for her to reconnect, there had to be a major disconnect.

15 year old Nina escapes the suburbs for the day with her sister and has a "fun" day out. Mixing, mingling and meeting new people was her mission...Mission accomplished. This teenage girl experiences new things just by making eye contact and greeting the opposite sex with a smile. While her boyfriend is incarcerated, she is exploring life and a side of her that was untapped. Nina is on her path of recognizing how her BLACK LOVE IS BEAUTIFUL.