In Run, Girls: A Memoir of an Appalachian Family in Crisis, Jenny Cafaro details her life as well as her mother's and father's family situations. After her parents' relationship ran its course, Cafaro discusses the time she and her three sisters spent with her mother's...

Raised by Committee is a heart-wrenching and inspiring memoir about Carollyne Haynes’ tumultuous childhood in 1960s England. At just 12 years old, Haynes is abandoned by her mother and subjected to sexual abuse by her father, leading her to be placed in the care of...

Resolve to Rise: Become Greater than Your Circumstances by Lilli Correll is an empowering and informative book that explores the effects of trauma as well as the process of healing. The author shares her life from her childhood experiences to when she became a renowned...

Raising an Entrepreneur: How to Help Your Children Achieve Their Dreams by Margot Machol Bisnow is a collection of stories from families of successful trailblazers and entrepreneurs. Bisnow created it to help other parents raise capable, assertive, and well-adjusted children with something meaningful to offer...

Several reasons cause students to drop out of college. When Ezella McPherson was going through issues, including grief, even her counselor encouraged her to drop out. This shows not only the importance of having mentors but also advisors who are competent and resilient in helping...

Suzanne Lezotte’s first child, Owen, was born with Down Syndrome. Lezotte did not know about his diagnosis until a week after his birth. The identification of Owen as a Down Syndrome child brought with it the expected feelings of grief, fear, and doubts. The experience...

Rise of the Reader: Strategies For Mastering Your Reading Habits and Applying What You Learn by Nick Hutchison is an informative self-help book. He gives you lots of ideas on how to become a better reader and why you need to. He uses his personal...

Ride On! Dame Sarah Storey’s Extraordinary Journey of Triumph by S. A. Sterling is a biography of Dame Sarah Storey, a Paralympic champion who has the use of only one hand and overcame adversity and challenges, including bullying, an eating disorder, and chronic fatigue syndrome....

Resilience: A Different Kind of Strong by Jenn Henry truly is an inspirational book aimed at helping readers create the lives they dream of. As a teenager, Jenn was diagnosed with bipolar-manic depression. Jenn was arrested for drug possession and stolen property, and after being...

Ring the Bell by EC Stilson is a memoir of the author’s cancer journey. People often take the luxury of living for granted, being too caught up with things in life that don’t end up mattering that much in the bigger picture. But that’s life;...