After a hit to the face that knocks her out momentarily, a soccer halfback develops a fear of the ball.

"This nonfiction book for teen readers is a guide to understanding mental health and coping with mental illness, trauma and recovery. It features real-life stories of resilient teens and highlights innovative approaches to mental-health challenges."-- Mental health is a complex issue. It affects everything that we do, but can be hard to talk about. Siebert shines a light on the troubled history of thinking about and treating mental illness. She tells...

Peanut has invited all of his friends to the meadow for a special day. This little chipmunk is finally big enough to fly a kite by himself. Ready, set, plop! Up, up-and right back down. What is Peanut doing wrong? With the help of his friends, a lot of patience, unrelenting resilience, complete belief in himself, and of course, a gust of wind, Peanut's hard work pays off and takes his kite-and confidence-to new heights!

Sports Spectrum's Dave Branon hits a home run when he brings together the worlds of faith and sports to create this unique devotional designed just for young sports fanatics. Heads Up! uses stories of athletes and sporting events to inspire faith and achievement in kids, ages 8 and up. Each day's devotions includes: A "game plan"-verse for the day and a "playbook assignment"-a short Scripture passage. "On the chalkboard"-final thoughts In addition...

What does it mean to play heads-up baseball? A heads-up player has confidence in his ability, keeps control in pressure situations, and focuses on one pitch at a time. His mental skills enable him to play consistently at or near his best despite the adversity baseball presents each day.

A scientist shows us that we all have the biological capability to reduce uncertainty in our lives…Heads-Up Dreaming is a book about Dr. Smith's personal discovery of the ability to have dreams that seem to portray future waking events. While other writers have noted this before, what makes Smith's book unique is his thorough overview of the nature and characteristics of these kinds of dreams and how they differ from more ordinary ones. Through...