Books with title Beautiful Lies

Life is all about choices.A spilt second decision and an enigmatic stranger is all it takes to send Ellie’s life spinning in directions she never thought existed.Willing to do whatever it takes to save her brother, mercenaries, bloodshed, and Monsters dog her first steps into Vincent’s twilight world.Will she save her brother or die trying?You’ll love this action packed, supernatural thriller, because we all have something worth fighting for.Grab your copy today!

“Everybody lies. We all do it. Many years ago I told one lie that has taken on a life of its own.” In India in 1947 the country is coming apart―and so is thirteen-year-old Bilal’s life. He is determined to protect his dying father from the news of Partition, news that he knows will break his father's heart. With spirit and determination, and with the help of his good friends, Bilal builds an elaborate deception, even printing false pages of the local newspaper to hide the signs of national unrest. All Bilal wants is for his father to die in peace. But that means Bilal has a very complicated relationship with the truth. This extraordinarily rich debut novel brings to life a key moment in history and touches on the importance of tolerance, love and family.

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.

I am not supposed to be here. This isn't supposed to be my life. I should be dead; my soul doomed to spend eternity with The Enemy. I am not an angel. I am an addict. I have abused painkillers, sedatives and sleeping pills. I have been cutting myself for over 30 years. Sometimes, that urge to cut is so strong, the pull is so alluring, that I can taste it. I want it that bad. There has been so much pathology, so much dysfunction in my family life when I was growing up. The very first man in my life, my father left when I was 14 or 15. My mother and I have, at best, a cordial relationship. I've never felt close to her. Or at least, not as close as I should be. There have been times when our estrangement has caused us not to have contact for many months. And I was fine with that. I AM fine with that. From the time I was 2 or 3 years old, I always felt a presence of something ominous. When I was about 3 or 4, I told my mother that, "somebody is telling me to put a fork in the socket.' My mother, gave little credence to that; she would blithely reply, "You betta not!" I could never associate the voice with being male or female, but this presence has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember.When I was about 5 years old, I was sexually molested by my mother's brother's son. It's funny how I can't refer to these people as my uncle and my cousin. His name was Snookie. I don't remember how old he was, but he had to be at least 17 or 18. Every weekend, my mother and father would go to her brother's house to play bid whist. The first time it happened, Snookie warned me not to tell or he would kill my little brother. The following weekend, and endless weekends thereafter, I begged not to go. I pleaded, cajoled, negotiated, cried, played sick. But every weekend, we were there. By this time Snookie said he was my boyfriend, and that I was lucky to have one because I was so ugly. Eventually, the visits stopped, but the scars of the abuse never left.My first relationship was with a man that beat me everyday. I was 15 years old. I was beaten, raped, sodomized, ridiculed, kept hostage and left for hours in a filthy, dark room for endless hours, with only a bucket. The room was filled with rats; they would jump about and scratch at my shoes. Chris was 5 years older than me and gave me no mercy. When I found out I was pregnant, I knew I had to have an abortion. And I knew that Chris could never find out. I was trapped in that hellish relationship for about 3 years. I should be dead. While Chris had no real ambition, it was his life's work to kill me. And he was successful, in a way. On 11-11-2011, I went into Carolinas Medical Center for the first in what would be a series of surgeries. And I never left. Chanjrah never left. The person who replaced her was broken, angry, decimated and hopeless. That surgery set off a series of events that are so horrific and abhorrent, it is only with God's grace and mercy that I am here today. I am not an angel, but I believe that God has a plan for me and has not forsaken me. Even when I was unfaithful. He is healing my body and mind. He is showing me that Satan is a coward and easily defeated. I just never had the tools. This book is for anyone who has gone through, or are going through the worst of the worst. You are not alone.

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.

Mix hundreds of thousands of LEGO bricks with dozens of artists, and what do you get? Beautiful LEGO, a compendium of LEGO artwork that showcases a stunning array of pieces ranging from incredibly lifelike replicas of everyday objects and famous monuments to imaginative renderings of spaceships, mansions, and mythical creatures.You’ll also meet the minds behind the art. Interviews with the artists take you inside the creative process that turns simple, plastic bricks into remarkable LEGO masterpieces.

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 become 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, will change everything. Cassie’s new existence both thrills and terrifies her. Swept into a world of illicit parties and social landmines, 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. Amy Reed is an author to keep on your radar.” --Ellen Hopkins, bestselling author of Crank “A latter-day Go Ask Alice, Beautiful is raw, gritty, and powerful, an intense ice-pick jab to the heart. A stunning debut and a must-read.” --R.A. Nelson, author of Teach Me "In crisp, clean prose Amy Reed places the reader right into the heart and mind and life of a girl who makes the choice to be one of the beautiful ones. Reed gives a disturbing and concise snapshot of what it can be like today for teens struggling with self-identity and peer acceptance when in a heartbeat they follow the 'wrong road.'" --M. Sindy Felin, National Book Award Finalist for Touching Snow

Beautiful is written with the primary focus to encourage self love among our girls that will travel with them for years to come. Clarissa Richard's poetical writing uplifts impressionable young readers while also gently leading them to visualize themselves as being happy, strong, and confident. Each stanza is positive with life reminders of just how good God is. No matter the situation a child may be facing, this book creatively addresses how "Beautiful" we are in God's hands. God is love, and love is "Beautiful".