Sometimes tragedy changes a life for the better. If you find reading Dave Pelzer "A Child Called 'It'" and Cathy Glass "Cry Silent Tears" rewarding than this heartwarming story of overcoming the past and finding acceptance will keep you up all night turning the pages as you run the gamut of emotions. Jeremy Bergeron is a four year old boy who will do anything to earn the love of his parents. But that is a love that they are unable or unwilling to give. Suffering from the neglect of his mother and the physical abuse from his father, Jeremy does everything in his power to survive. Chase Milan...

Antonio LaMano was about to enter his final year of high school. After finishing state runner up in wrestling the previous year he spent the summer sculpting his body into something that would be unstoppable on the mat. This was his year to do great things and nothing was going to get in his way. Nothing, until he met a small freshman girl that some students hated with a passion. Being the person he is, Antonio decides to be the girl's protector before knowing the secrets that she kept. It is a secret that is tearing the school apart and Tony finds himself in the middle of a situation beyond...

There has been a new thrust in the media to cover the emerging transsexual population. A population that is no longer satisfied with remaining in the shadows and flying under the radar. With most things that are new, there has been some confusion and a segment of the Christian faith has not responded favorably. With groups like Focus on the Family referring to this class of people as "so-called Transsexuals," and others on the Christian right labeling all who do not conform to the gender norm as living in sin, many people have fallen in line without really understanding the issue. This book...

Michael Davis is a nine year old boy who struggles with living up to the expectations of his father. In order to toughen up, he agrees to sign up for Pee-wee football to learn how to be the man he is suppose to be. During the routine sports physical the doctor discovers a serious condition that turns Michael's world upside down and inside out. Without warning, he is presented with a decision that he never dreamed possible. With his best friend by his side and the support of his mother, the child tries to make a decision beyond his years and discovers his true self in the process.

They say no student is beyond reach - he's out to prove them wrong. Janice Rosenthal is entering her eighth year of teaching, but it might be her last. Never before has she had a student as unruly and insubordinate as this one. Andrew Bryant is the terror of seventh grade, a student known for driving teachers to the edge of retirement, and he is in her class. How can Janice--and the rest of her students--make it through the school year with such a disruptive force in the classroom? Her only hope is to try to break through the orphan's defenses, to pierce a wall that no other teacher has ever...

Tragedy brought them together. Now Tragedy threatens to tear them apart. It is certainly not the norm for a four year old child to have sexual reassignment surgery, but that is the course of action that K-9 officer Chase Milan and his wife Melissa take for their adopted child. It was an extreme action and the community responds, some accepting what has happened and others who have not. As the community around her weighs in on the decision, Jenny grows more comfortable with herself and her place in the world. But, when tragedy strikes, how will the fragile little girl respond? In a world where...

Happily ever after never lasts that long... Desiree, a 12 year old transgender foster child making great strides in becoming the person she identified as, finally found a place in the world where she belonged. Her teacher, Ms. Rosenthal, has taken her in and an adoption is pending. Desiree no longer has to worry about having a place to belong but struggles with how soon can she transition to full-time, including at school. Even with the wait, life was looking up. Until her new, ex-marine, social service worker finds out the Ms. Rosenthal is facilitating Desiree's transition and takes offense....

David has a big problem; she is really a girl named Sarah. But nobody knows and everyone assumes she is a boy. When her parents ask why she is so sad, is she brave enough to tell them the truth?