Books with title Names Will Never Hurt Me

During one day at school, the paths of four teens will cross in ways they never imagined. There's Kurt, the "freek" who tries desperately to escape bullying; Tisha, who doesn't feel she fits in with anyone; Ryan, the football jock who rules the hallways while losing control of his life; and Floater, who uses his connections to gain dangerous power. On this day, teasing, racism, loneliness, and secrets bring each of them to the breaking point. Now they must help each other prevent a tragedy. The voices of these four teens weave together in prose-poetry to create a powerful read.

For years, hippie-genie Desiree has been living in a sort of limbo, granting wishes for others while never receiving her own.Then she learns she’s finally getting what she asked for that day so long ago while laying in that ditch. A second chance at life.She has two choices: her future or her past. Moving forward will allow her to have the normal, independent life she’s dreamed of for so long. Going back to 1969—to when her best friend, boyfriend, brother, and parents are still alive—means she can prevent the tragedies that happened to them. Both options take her away from Kaf. Her intense, exasperating, gorgeous boss. Nothing ever goes smoothly with wishes, however, and Desiree’s path twists again when she meets a beggar girl wearing new, designer clothes. What Readers Are Saying“Fantasy at its best!”“Not only do we get to follow along on Mandy’s adventure with Lexi, we also get to learn bits about Desiree — the wish mistress who I absolutely fell in love with.”“Desiree is this quirky, hippy chic genie. She lives in the present with her mind in the past. She marches to her own rhythm, her own way of thinking. Desiree doesn’t really fit in, but she has a uniqueness about her that defies rigidity. And she’s ever-evolving, always learning something else. It might take her moment to find the lesson, but she’ll get there. Eventually.”“Desiree even has her own back story that we slowly get to peel away as the story progresses.”“These books are wonderful. They take you into a world where you find you want to live.”The Wish Makers SeriesSticks and Stones, Book 1Break My Bones, Book 2Never Hurt Me, Book 3Had a Great Fall, Book 4Back Together Again, Book 5

"Words Will Never Hurt Me" presents practical, memorable and fun methods to empower children to handle bullies and difficult people. The tools that are introduced in this book will allow children to feel relaxed and in control in situations that used to make them feel stressed and inadequate. You'll be amazed by how easy it is for children to apply these concepts and how effective they are. Readers and educators will gain an understanding of why putdowns, taunting, and power struggles happen, and how children can respond to bullies in a way that diffuses the bully's power over them. Employing these strategies, children who have previously been victims will disarm bullies and become undesirable targets for them in the future. Using quotes, humor and real-life examples, Sally Ogden makes it easy to remember and apply the skills which could make children's relationships more pleasant and their lives more enjoyable. In the process of helping kids, adults may be surprised at the power and benefit this information has for their own lives!

Vyvyan Wilde was brutally bullied at school because of his name.Little did his tormentors know he would come back for revenge. They stole his childhood so he stole their children.Vyvyan Wilde is back in town and he’s in control.Inspector Phil Davis is working hard to catch the murderer terrorising the fenland town he lives in.Desperate fathers doing whatever it takes to save their children hope Davis can help them.And then his son disappears.Davis knows he has little time to catch the killer if he’s to save his son.

During one day at school, the paths of four teens will cross in ways they never imagined. There's Kurt, the "freek" who tries desperately to escape bullying; Tisha, who doesn't feel she fits in with anyone; Ryan, the football jock who rules the hallways while losing control of his life; and Floater, who uses his connections to gain dangerous power. On this day, teasing, racism, loneliness, and secrets bring each of them to the breaking point. Now they must help each other prevent a tragedy. The voices of these four teens weave together in prose-poetry to create a powerful read.

Hilary Adams, a talented criminal defense attorney, receives a late night phone call from her friend, Judge Susan Emmett-Bradley, who has just discovered her estranged husband viciously murdered in their home. The Judge knows, for reasons soon to be disclosed, that she may become the prime suspect. In defending her friend, while trying to catch a killer, Hilary finds herself catapulted into a tangled web of deceit, corruption and infidelity. As the clues to the mystery behind the horrifying murder unravel, a shameful secret is revealed; a treacherous blackmail scheme is discovered, along with a lock box filled with hundreds of thousands of cash; a former call girl receives absolution; and a complicated word game, when deciphered, identifies the true killer.

Hilary Adams, a talented criminal defense attorney, receives a late night phone call from her friend, Judge Susan Emmett-Bradley, who has found her estranged husband, John Bradley dead—viciously murdered. In defending the judge, Hilary finds herself catapulted into a tangled web of deceit, corruption and infidelity. John Bradley clearly wasn’t whom she thought he was, and the unknown side of him gets creepier by the minute. And what’s worse, Susan doesn’t seem herself either, and her secrets can make her defense very difficult. When Lieutenant Peter Elliot starts asking the hard questions, Hilary will have to do everything she can to stop him from sending the wrong person to trial.