Search results for ""Author Jessica Burkhart""

Some girls just have to be the best at everything. If any two girls know about being the best, it's Heather Fox and Jasmine King. Just ask them; they'll be happy to tell you. But every girl knows that there can only be one "best." Can Sasha keep the girls from turning the arena into a war zone and still snag a spot on the coveted Youth Equestrian National Team?

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Thanksgiving break is approaching at Canterwood, but no one's even close to relaxing--especially not Lauren. For one thing, her ex-boyfriend from Yates Prep is settling in, and he's got an issue with Lauren's new crush. And there's the new girl, whose worldly equestrian background catapults her into the stable's spotlight. To top things off, Lauren's working on testing for the advanced team, and she fights feeling jealous toward Khloe, who's already secured a seat. Looks like Lauren is in for a bumpy ride...

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Find out whether Sasha Silver takes the reins as Canterwood Crest’s Queen Bee. And though this all-star series continues, Unfriendly Competition marks the end of Sasha’s narration. Readers won’t want to miss this game-changing addition to the series they love!

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“Who better to raise teens’ awareness of mental illness and health than the YA authors they admire?” —Booklist (starred review) “[A] much-needed, enlightening book.” —School Library Journal (starred review) Your favorite YA authors including Ellen Hopkins, Maureen Johnson, and more recount their own experiences with mental health in this raw, real, and powerful collection of essays that explores everything from ADD to PTSD.Have you ever felt like you just couldn’t get out of bed? Not the occasional morning, but every day? Do you find yourself listening to a voice in your head that says “you’re not good enough,” “not good looking enough,” “not thin enough,” or “not smart enough”? Have you ever found yourself unable to do homework or pay attention in class unless everything is “just so” on your desk? Everyone has had days like that, but what if you have them every day? You’re not alone. Millions of people are going through similar things. However issues around mental health still tend to be treated as something shrouded in shame or discussed in whispers. It’s easier to have a broken bone—something tangible that can be “fixed”—than to have a mental illness, and easier to have a discussion about sex than it is to have one about mental health. Life Inside My Mind is an anthology of true-life events from writers of this generation, for this generation. These essays tackle everything from neurodiversity to addiction to OCD to PTSD and much more. The goals of this book range from providing a home to those who are feeling alone, awareness to those who are witnessing a friend or family member struggle, and to open the floodgates to conversation.

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