Retells in verse the Bible story of the battle between the boy David, armed with only a sling, and the giant warrior Goliath.

The author describes how she forged positive relationships with her sons through Attachment Parenting practices, sharing advice on how to address a child's needs without resorting to pop culture trends.

Sling Blade, winner of the 1996 Academy Award for best screenplay, is the powerful story of Karl, who returns to his hometown after serving 25 years in a mental hospital for committing a gruesome crime. There he befriends a young boy and develops a close relationship with the boy and his widowed mother. These relationships evolve quickly and, ultimately, Karl's feelings for the mother and son lead him to a selfless act. Writer Billy Bob Thornton demonstrates a searing insight into the lives of ordinary people, portraying with equal skill both the good and bad who inhabit the small Arkansas town. Sling Blade is both the tale of one man's struggle to reconcile his life and of love's ultimate redemptive power.

"Helnwein debuts in striking fashion... The writing, especially the dialogue, is magnetic, honest, and brimming with caustic wit... [an] enrapturing take on the intense highs and lows of teenage love." —Booklist (Starred Review) "Wildly real and bursting with all the romance and pain of coming into oneself." —Kirkus (Starred Review) "Helnwein frankly conveys the joy, fear, and awkwardness of an all-consuming first love, poignantly depicting Gracie’s growth: particularly the hard-won knowledge that she can exist 'just by the sheer force of herself,' and the grace she learns to show herself and others." —Publishers Weekly "One of Eight 2021 YA Books To TBR ASAP" —BookRiot Mercedes Helnwein's Slingshot is an exciting debut contemporary young adult novel perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell and Mary H. K. Choi "I didn’t think it was going to be anything like this when I finally fell in love. I thought it was going to be pretty simple. Like, I’d love someone and they’d love me. I thought that’s the way it worked.” Grace Welles is stuck at a third-tier boarding school in the swamps of Florida, where her method of survival is a strict, self-imposed loneliness. And it works. Her crap attitude keeps people away because without friends, there are fewer to lose. But when she accidentally saves the new kid, Wade Scholfield, from being beaten up, everything about her precariously balanced loner world collapses and, in order to find her footing again, she has no choice but to discover a completely new way to exist. Because with Wade around, school rules are optional, weird is okay, and conversations about wormholes can lead to make-out sessions that disrupt any logical stream of thought. Nothing’s perfect, but that’s not the point. When they're together everything seems uncomplicated in a way that Grace knows is not possible. Except it is. So why does Grace crush Wade’s heart into a million pieces? Acidly funny and compulsive readable, this debut is a story about two people finding each other and then screwing it all up. See also: soulmate, stupidity, sex, friendship, bad poetry, very bad decisions and all the indignities of being in love for the first time.

Adam Moore describes how he suffered a serious brain injury and recovered with medical help and family support.

Filled with vivid imagery and lilting verse, The Pain of Loving: Heartwarming Poems is an absorbing collection of poetry on love, religion, faith, and life experiences from poet David Chimwaso. Often set in his native Africa, these poems create a rich, absorbing tapestry of sensory detail that crosses cultural boundaries. Chimwaso delves into the emotional heart of issues we face on a daily basis. Through a keen eye for detail and flowing, colorful language, his poetic verse creates a powerful emotional connection to the human heart. His incredibly diverse voice is revealed through poems such as "The Mirror of Love," a deeply moving portrayal of Jesus on the cross, to the rousing call to craft a well-lived life in "Life is How You Make It," and to the simple act of strolling down a country road and making a friend in "Along a Country Road." But even more, The Pain of Loving: Heartwarming Poems delivers a strong, heartfelt tribute to all of the emotions, thoughts, and feelings essential to the human experience. Whether it be the passion of love, the heartache of separation, or the joy of family, this collection encompasses the journey of our lifetimes.