True Girl

In 2018, fourteen-year-old Claire Sarnowski stood with ninety-two-year-old Alter Wiener in front of the Oregon state senate to champion a cause the two friends both believed in: making Holocaust education mandatory in their state’s public school curriculum. Theirs was an unexpected friendship—she was in elementary school when they met, and he was an aging Holocaust survivor whose memoir she had read—and together they were going to change the American education system.

Reliving the painful days of her childhood and life, Diane Jackson tells the horrifying but true story of her background of child abuse, human trafficking, forced prostitution, and her miraculous freedom by the grace of God. Jackson shares her painful knowledge and advice to those who may be trapped in human-trafficking (or witnessing it,) those who may be considering running away from home, and those witnessing or experiencing abuse of any kind. She acknowledges her survival to God and her now continual survival having gone through PTSD and other mental traumas.

When Tai Choi leaves her home in the Zhejiang province of China, she believes she’ll be visiting her grandmother. But in truth, despite her mother’s opposition, her father has sold her to pay his gambling debts. Alone and afraid, Tai Choi is put on a ship headed for San Francisco, known among the Chinese as Gold Mountain. When she arrives, she is forced to go by the new name listed on her paper documents: Tien Fu Wu. Her new life as a servant at a gambling den is hard. And if she is to survive, Tien Fu must persevere, and learn who to trust.

For over two decades the identity of Melissa Witt's murderer has been hidden among the dense trees and thorny undergrowth rooted deeply in the uneven ground of a remote mountaintop in the Ozark National Forest. Determined to find answers, LaDonna Humphrey has spent the past seven years hunting for Melissa's killer. Her investigation, both thrilling and unpredictable, has led her on a journey like no other.

At the bar is where it normally occurs. Your eyes meet from across the low lit room. Is he attractive, or is it just the alcohol. You take him home only because the light bill is due. It's been a few months, the fire is still burning but he's acting a little different. Then you learn there may be someone else other than you. Deceptions of a Dope Boy... When one lie leads to another whose really to blame? "Deceptions of a Dope Boy" © is based on a true story, of course the names are changed or left out to protect the innocent and the guilty.

Four young women were murdered in the nation’s capital between 1929 and 1935. Their deaths had no connection to each other. Each woman was different. Each murder, though violent and brutal, was unlike the other three women. Other than the fact that all four women were young and beautiful with active love lives, they had little in common until they were murdered, and their cases remained unsolved to this day.

What happens when an impatient billionaire who’s used to getting everything he wants becomes obsessed with the woman who served him a cup of coffee? He stalks her, of course. And then, he manipulates circumstances to get close to her. And he’s determined to do whatever it takes to make her his…

At nine years old, Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Battery Park Aquarium in New York City. At the time, sharks were seen as mindless killing machines, but Eugenie knew better and set out to prove it. Despite many obstacles in her path, Eugenie was able to study the creatures she loved so much. From her many discoveries to the shark-related myths she dispelled, Eugenie made wide scientific contributions that led to her being nicknamed Shark Lady.

It's one of the most brutal unsolved murders in the Elvis Presley universe - the 1981 slaying of his beautiful Blue Hawaii co-star, Jenny Maxwell. It was reported at the time that the murder was part of a botched robbery in Beverly Hills, but that's not at all what happened. Forty years after the murder, thanks to this book, it's finally been solved. For the first time, the truth is revealed in Murder of an Elvis Girl: Solving the Jenny Maxwell Case. And the truth is incredible.

The scrap of folded paper weighed heavy in Saskia’s pocket. The Nazi guards were patrolling the streets in ever-increasing numbers and every time she passed one on her bicycle she felt herself tense. The note she held told a story of unbelievable courage. The Nazis wanted the prisoners to give up hope inside the camp but Saskia was smuggling letters to them from their loved ones, giving them a reason to survive.

Curl Curl, Sydney, January 1978. Angie's a looker. Or she's going to be. She's only 14, but already, heads turn wherever she goes. Male heads, mainly...Jane worships her older cousin Angie. She spends her summer vying for Angie's attention. Then Angie is murdered. Jane and her family are shattered. They withdraw into themselves, casting a veil of silence over Angie's death. Thirty years later, a journalist arrives with questions about the tragic event. Jane is relieved to finally talk about her adored cousin. And so is her family.

What's worse, betraying your best friend, or losing your home? Poppy Parker is between a rock and a hard spot. Her new life with Detective Trey Brannigan and his mom is going great until a shy, lonely neighbor girl crashes her bicycle right outside their front yard. As the girls develop a friendship, Poppy is stunned to learn that Presley is harboring a dangerous secret that could cost an innocent life if revealed. Fighting her instinct to confide in Trey, Poppy nervously promises to keep quiet. But as more details emerge, she's soon facing an impossible choice--expose the secret at the ...

During the spring of 2021 the world was still chaotic, but for Mary Beasley it was much more than just a pandemic. She found herself on a journey where science and biblical truths would send her on an unfathomable new trajectory in life. Growing up in a small town in the South, she learned that people did not "air dirty laundry". It was best handled by discreetly repenting at church and then hiding your sins no matter the costs. Unlocking a 40-year-old family secret gave Mary the strength to pursue her purpose and true identity.

Written and read by Jessica Watson, this is the story of a remarkable girl who followed her dream and conquered the world. There is something different about adventurers, about the way their minds work. They look at the world as a place of challenges and though they know what fear is, they refuse to be hindered by it.

A story from the anthology Masters of True Crime, which spans murder cases from the beginning of the 20th century to today. This is a must-hear for fans of true crime and will also be compelling to mystery and thriller listeners.

Yuna was just an eight-year-old girl when she experienced total devastation. Growing up in the Mongolian countryside, she wasn't ready to face the darker side of the world. And yet she had to. After she was kidnapped by an organized crime gang, Yuna had to overcome her fears at an early age and start taking care of herself. She tried to escape from slavery, but everybody that she encountered wanted to take advantage of her.

Twenty years ago 21-year-old Sophie Collier vanished one night. She left nothing behind but a trainer on the old pier - and a hole in the heart of her best friend, Francesca. Now a body's been found. And Francesca's drawn back to the seaside town she's tried to forget. Perhaps the truth of what happened to Sophie will finally come out. Yet Francesca is beginning to wish she hadn't returned. Everywhere she turns are ghosts from her past. The same old faces and familiar haunts of her youth.

Panther’s Princess - Mail Order Bride Romance (Curvy Girls Mail Order Brides Club) Luscious BBW Teases and Pleases Hunky Panther Shifter! A dash of danger and suspense, a splash of humor, 6 sexy, curvy girls looking for love, hot, hunky shifters ready to mate and a LOT of romance = 'Curvy Girls Mail Order Brides Club'! Fed up with their love lives (or lack of one) 6 beautiful, sassy women decide to take matters into their own hands and start the 'Curvy Girls Mail Order Brides Club'. But there's something extra special about this club; it's for curvy girls and shifter men ONLY - regular ...

Cassandra Petit-Charles is not your average preacher’s kid. She carries a gun and takes on Boston’s underbelly. She is an “extraction specialist” and her job is relocating kids who have gotten entangled in street life. Helping at-risk youth feels like penance for Cassie’s wild younger years and she’s at peace with living for each new day’s adventure, even if her family think she’s stuck in the past and afraid of the future. Then, the past returns.

Prayer is something that we hear Christians talking about all the time - but when it comes to actually talking to God, we often don't know what to say. Written specifically for teen girls, the prayers in this audiobook are the prayers of our hearts. You can pray them or use them for inspiration for prayers of your own. You can pray about anything and everything - God is always listening. The prayers we cover include: Depression, purity, acceptance, peer pressure, and more.