Friendship Changes

With a fresh, uplifting perspective on an often-told story, Amy Boucher Pye unpacks the dynamics of Jesus’s remarkable friendships with Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, inviting you to be transformed by the same love that upended their lives. With prayer exercises and reflection questions, Transforming Love is the perfect resource for your personal time with God as well as group discussion.

Harry wants nothing more than to write Hollywood screenplays. He knows the first step toward achieving that goal is winning a screenwriting competition that will seal his admission into the college of his dreams, so he’s determined to spend his summer free of distractions—also known as boys—and finish his script. After last year, Harry is certain love only exists in the movies anyway.

That morning, the sun rose early over the mountains, promising a warm morning. Fiona woke up bursting with excitement. Cora, as she had already named her, was arriving today to become the newest member of the family. But how will this meeting change their lives forever? Peek into this heartwarming story about friendship, resilience, and the freedom to love.

Friendship is good for your health. Studies show that loneliness is as deadly as smoking fifteen cigarettes a day. Still, we are not taught how to be good friends to one another. We cancel plans, lose touch, blame technology, and neglect our non-romantic loved ones. In Good Friends, author Priya Vulchi explores friendships across history, continents, and identities to show how friendship can open up new levels of joy and community in your life. What is the meaning of friendship, these miraculous bonds with once-strangers? How do you begin friendships? End them? Keep them vibrant?

In the sultry, shadowed streets of New Orleans, where jazz drifts through iron-laced balconies and secrets fester beneath the Spanish moss, four extraordinary women are drawn together by fate—and a touch of the supernatural. Welcome to The Order of the Midnight Bloom , an urban fantasy series that will sweep you into a world where life, death, and everything in between blur like smoke on a moonlit night. Rose and Gail, society mavens and proprietors of their family’s historic funeral parlor, have built lives steeped in tradition—but nothing could prepare them for what lies beyond the ...

There's a secret in Grandma Rose's attic—a forgotten set of dog tags belonging to her first love. But David Hutchins was killed in action and never returned to Smitten. How did the dog tags end up in the attic? The mystery intrigues Rose's three granddaughters—Tess, Clare, and Zoe—and they decide to investigate, though their mother, Anna, warns against meddling. But as the seasons turn and the mystery unravels, the three young women and their mother encounter some intriguing mystery men of their own. Has a 60-year-old puzzle sparked something new for this close-knit family of women?

Through funny stories, Scripture, and a Speak Love Revolution challenge that could help you change the lives of every person you see, tweet, or message for the better, Annie F. Downs explores the difference you can make when you speak love to others, to God, and to yourself.

Fans of classic works such as Tea with Mussolini and Steel Magnolias will be sure to fall in love with Turn Into Stars. Marilyn Jackson’s life has not changed for almost twenty years; between caring for her parents and her dull, clerical job, there has never been time for herself. Every day, she feels frozen, looking out the window, watching the rest of the world. Her only escape comes at night when she becomes lost in the books that take her to faraway places filled with the possibility of adventure. However, Marilyn is always aware she must return from her colourful daydreams and face ...

We are more connected than ever in our increasingly digital environment. We can quickly connect with friends and family around the world with a few taps or clicks on our screens. While technology and social media have made it simpler to stay in touch, they have also changed the nature of our friendships—and not necessarily for the better. We examine the effects of technology and social media on contemporary friendships in "The Decline of Friendship in the Age of Social Media." We examine the various kinds of friendships that exist and how they have evolved through time, from the growth of...

In this sequel to The Year of the Dog, Pacy has another big year in store for her. The Year of the Dog was a very lucky year: She met her best friend, Melody, and discovered her true talents. However, the Year of the Rat brings big changes: Pacy must deal with Melody moving to California, find the courage to forge on with her dream of becoming a writer and illustrator, and learn to face some of her own flaws. Pacy encounters prejudice, struggles with acceptance, and must find the beauty in change.

It’s the summer after sixth grade when a group of classmates turn up at the library at the same time. They know each other, but they’re not friends. The truth is, they each spend a lot of time alone. Which is why it’s so unexpected when Tilly, Jada, Eleanor, and Mateo create a cookie baking business together. It just kind of happens.

From the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of The Theory of Everything, Darkest Hour, and The Two Popes comes the fascinating account of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett’s friendship—one of the most impactful relationships in history, and the basis of an upcoming play and film.

-The Adored is a story rich in character, as seven wealthy best-friends come of age. But a problem lingers: one of them committed a murder as a teenager and an innocent young black man is serving time for it. - Along the way these seven men from the 1% have starkly different lives but remain connected by an umbilical cord stretching back to the privileged life that began in preschool. -Santa Alba, the beauty queen of Coamo, Puerto Rico has stolen Eddie Wheelwright from Valerie McGuire, the brilliant Wall Street analyst, -Curtis Strong is innocent of the murder he has been convicted of, ...

A novel-in-verse about a young girl coming-of-age and stepping out of the shadow of her former best friend. Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo and Nikki Grimes. With gritty and heartbreaking honesty, Mahogany L. Browne delivers a novel-in-verse about broken promises, fast rumors, and when growing up means growing apart from your best friend.

What happens when the world is coming to an end and you still have to adjust to a new high school? For Beto Gonzalez, this means every decision he makes now has life and death implications. Beto and his new friends have to rethink everything they know as they prepare for a disastrous future. Fortunately or unfortunately, the mysterious headmaster of their school, Justo Contreras, is one step ahead of them. Although no one wants to admit that everything is falling apart, diseases are spreading unchecked and food and water shortages have reached the wealthiest of countries. Entire U.S. cities...

Amberly’s life is anything but normal. Finding out the truth behind who she was didn’t even crack the surface of all the changes coming her way. Learning she is being hunted by someone hundreds of years old is the least of her problems. When she starts having visions and seeing everyone, she loves dead at her feet she begins scrabbling against the clock, wanting only to train and become stronger, so that she can protect the ones she loves from their horrible fate. But can fate be stopped? To add to the craziness in her life, Vladimir’s right hand, Aidan, begins invading her mind. Who ...

-The big story has hit the papers and the reporter is out celebrating with his peers. Trust and fidelity are on the line as the reporter finds himself thrust into a compromising situation in "The Aftermath of the Afterparty." - For the two principal characters in the "San Juan River Inn," one is desperate to recover her memory while the other will not leave until he helps her find what she lost. - In "Beautiful Green Grass," a Detroit landlord comes by to collect delinquent rent. What the landlord and the renter tell each other changes their lives. - "The Tide is Turning," for Eddie ...

It was a world of innocence and play, for these last children of the baby boomer years, yet their world was rapidly changing around them and at the heart of it all was the values and character of the generation that raised them. This story centers around the moral, ethical and social ideals that the older generation passed down to the younger and how the kids interpreted, mimicked and then generated their own value system, based on their parents, neighbors and the community around them. It is told from the perspective of a child in a story that will make you laugh, cry and force you to ...

Dominic had a hard start to life with strict parent who did not let him have time to play with his friends. Instead he had to work in their shop. His marriage was a mistake and there were no children. He decided to help out at a football club and did so for a number of years, much to his wife's annoyance. Later in life when he was now running the shop he was arrested for historic offences against boys. He thought nothing of it as it was all lies but when he ended up in prison and his wife divorced him a normal might have felt low. Dominic knew that he was innocent and decided to prove it ...

A WONDERFULLY ENRICHING BOOK ON THE REALITIES OF LIFE WRITTEN FOR YOU TO FACE DIFFICULT TIMES! This book is a unique collection of thoughts on the realities of life. These thoughts are insightful, inspirational, and spiritually uplifting! In this book, you will find timeless wisdom and practical principles that will: Elevate your entire outlook on life. Inspire you to face your inner difficulties with ease. Open up your mind to our present-day realities. Empower you to have greater peace of mind. Propel you on your journey of self-discovery, and ...