Skin DeepWhen combined with youth, beauty is a heady concoction. It possesses everyone, and everyone wants to possess it. But can beauty be possessed? A fiery news reporter, Simran went undercover as a contestant in a pageant to expose the dark underbelly of the beauty business. But little did she know that she was being used as a pawn in a much bigger game. A seemingly acquiescent girl, Sania fought against patriarchal forces within her family and community

She longs for a life outside her dysfunctional family

Freitas loved asking big questions

(Case in point: her parents’ imploding marriage

the award-winning If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is one of the most beloved children's books of all time

Introducing himself as Mark Conway

beautiful but relatable

Willow's memories of her parents are sun-drenched and full of smiles

What revelations will come to light when Sovieshu and Navier finally meet again

yet dangerous of verbal art forms

and learn about God's kingdom from teaching Jesus gave through his parables and some question-and-answer encounters

From Pan-roasted Cod with Grains of Paradise and Nkruma (Okra) Tempura to Coconut & Cassava Cake and Cubeb Spiced Shortbread

JULIA MEITOV HERSEY was born in Moscowbefore moving to the United States in 1990 at the ageof 19