Stephanie Perry Moore
21) Back That Thing
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When relationship, family, and friend problems make life rough, the swoop-list girls must examine their lives and make positive changes. But can they handle the challenge of confronting their own mistakes?
22) Feel Real Good
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Between facing drama from haters, getting ready for their senior prom, and mentoring young girls, the swoop-list girls have a lot to tackle. But will giving back to their community lead them to new levels of happiness?
23) Sit on Top
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As the truth about who wrote the swoop list surfaces, the girls struggle to maintain their friendship amid the chaos. Will honesty strengthen their bond or tear it apart?
24) On Your Knees
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When a gang shooting causes tensions to rise, the swoop-list girls must discover how to keep their cool and have faith in each other. Can they maintain their friendship under these stressful circumstances?
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There is no greater hope for single mothers than to watch their sons succeed, and African-American single mothers face more adversity than most. Raise Him Up delves into the challenges faced by African-American single moms and offers advice, scriptural support, and helpful prayers. Each chapter relates a spiritual point taken from the book of Acts, a mother's story, and draws parallels to the struggles of the modern day African-American mother. Chapters...
26) Learning to Love
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Yasmin Peace has been through a lot in the last year. After losing her oldest brother, Yasmin and her family lose their apartment in a fire. As if that was not enough Yasmin's grandmother is diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Through all of these difficult situations, Yasmin maintains hope. As she heads off to high school, things finally start to look up. She has three great friends, her father is out of jail and finally, all the drama is behind her. At...
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Graduating from eighth grade Yasmin starts summer on a positive note. Everything she's learned about self-esteem and true joy from the LIGHT club however will be put to the test as she faces new challenges with family, friends, and her first year in high school. Through it all Yasmin manages to hold on to hope and experience true joy.
28) True Friends
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Carmen Browne is a ten-year-old African-American girl beginning fifth grade. With her family moving to a new city, Carmen is anguished to give up her friends and comfortable home. As her family adapts to a new location, Carmen learns that finding new friends and fitting in is not easy. Part of her doesn't even want to try. Family issues become complicated when Carmen's brother learns he is adopted. Dealing with unpopularity, fitting in, and cultural...
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Yasmin Peace is growing up fast. After the tragic suicide of her oldest brother; she takes on the responsibility of overseeing what's left of her family and through it all; she perseveres. As she sheds her tomboy exterior and finds her faith, Yasmin blossoms into the young lady God destined her to become. Join Yasmin Peace on her journey through this series that will encourage character growth and development.
30) Golden Spirit
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Third in the Carmen Browne Series, Golden Spirit finds Carmen meeting new challenges and facing serious issues such as domestic violence, and her own tendency toward bossiness. This series focuses on issues faced by many preteen girls and teaches inspiring lessons about dealing with gossip, self-esteem, and body image.
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In this second book of the Yasmin Peace series, family tensions and school unrest soar to a fever pitch. A school counselor begins the LIGHT club, a club dedicated to helping eighth grade girls deal with issues like gangs, depression, teen suicide, and self esteem. Yasmin discovers that there is hope on the other side of every obstacle - if she holds on to her faith.
32) Happy Princess
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Energetic pre-teen, Carmen Browne is determined to live her life to please God as she faces life issues such as an unexpected family move, her big brother's search for his birth family, and the tragedy of domestic violence. Carmen's learned a lot about herself, too: being popular doesn't guarantee you true friends, honesty up front saves a lot of hurt, and sometimes self-confidence is just bossiness in disguise. In the fifth and final volume of the...
33) Sweet Honesty
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Ten-year-old Carmen settles into her new home in Ettrick, Virginia. It's Christmas and Carmen has a problem: she's bored and conspires against her parents to have a "free day" at the mall without them. A subplot in the story involves adopted brother, Clay, as he continues to wonder about his real parents, and Carmen decides to help him dig into his past. Will her parents find out about their schemes?
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Stephanie Perry Moore is a popular author of emotionally stirring contemporary inspirational novels. A Lova' Like No Otha' imparts valuable lessons about the power of faith when life takes an unexpected twist. Zoe Clarke is a spiritual woman with good friends and a good job. But on the day she plans to marry her college sweetheart, she is flabbergasted when he leaves her for his pregnant girlfriend. With her whole existence in complete disarray, she...
35) Perfect Joy
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Graduating from eighth grade Yasmin starts summer on a positive note. Everything she's learned about self-esteem and true joy from the LIGHT club however will be put to the test as she faces new challenges with family, friends, and her first year in high school. Through it all Yasmin manages to hold on to hope and experience true joy. Perfect Joy captures the tumultuous changes every sixth-grade girl faces--new friendships, fickle popularity, and...
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With each novel, Stephanie Perry Moore demonstrates a deft touch with spiritual, relationship driven fiction. Even the best Christians sometimes wear their halos tilted-especially when dealing with troubled marriages. For Shari and Dillon, fissures have appeared in the bedrock of their union. So when Shari jumps on the chance to get away when her book is adapted into a play, she walks right into temptation. But her husband hasn't given up on her yet-nor...
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After what seems like so many years of struggling, life is finally getting back on track. Mom has a great job. Yasmin's and her brother's grades are up. They're all making new friends and have even gotten involved in afterschool activities. And Yasmin's father is back. Wanting to prove that he can bring everyone together he decides to move the family. As a result, the whole house is in an uproar. Though she's grown in her faith, Yasmin is challenged...