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Every day we see body ideals depicted in movies, magazines, and social media. And, all too often, these outdated standards make us feel like we need to change how we look and who we are. The truth is that many teens feel self-conscious about their bodies and being a teen girl of color is hard in unique ways. So, how can you start feeling good about yourself when you're surrounded by these unrealistic -- and problematic -- images of what bodies are...
82) A Love Restored
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With pert opinions and a less-than-perfect figure, Ruth Ann Sutton doesn't measure up to Society's vision of a perfect lady. When she accepts a position teaching in a Freedman's School, it threatens the only marriage offer Ruth Ann is likely to receive. She's forced to choose between life as a lonely spinster or reinventing herself to secure a respectable proposal. Determined to rise above his meager beginnings, Benjamin Coulter's reputation as a...
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A Fast-Paced, Keep-You-Guessing Whodunit with a Dash of Romance! When a valuable Salvador Dali painting belonging to her grandmother's friend is mysteriously replaced by a forgery, FBI Special Agent Serena Jones is called in to investigate. Serena hopes finding the thief will also mean finally measuring up to Nana's expectations. But when the evidence points to members of the owner's own household, it becomes increasingly clear that Serena won't be...
86) Best friends
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Main Street (Ann M. Martin) volume 4
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As Flora and Ruby near the first anniversary of their arrival in Camden Falls, Flora has to deal with rivalry between Annnika and Olivia, her old and new best friends as the town celebrates it's 350th birthday.
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Pure Design volume 6
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Claudia and Justin are professional foodies - he's a chef and she's a food stylist. So it's no surprise that their urban loft space has a beautifully designed modern kitchen. Only problem is, the rest of the space doesn't measure up.
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Faith based Christian book to enhance a person's spiritual growth. A simple approach to becoming a better Christian. A journal that understands what it means to fail and continue to struggle as you try to become a fully mature Christian. A guidebook to measuring up to the full stature of Jesus Christ.
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Let's face it-the Bible contains passages that are challenging to interpret and can even incite fear. Sure, we want to believe God's grace applies to our unique troubles: addiction, divorce, habitual sins, or a feeling of distance from God because we don't measure up. Still, perplexing Bible passages eat at us.
Bestselling author and radio host Dr. Andrew Farley is known to blitzkrieg legalistic and lifeless interpretations with his discerning take...
91) My Life Story
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I wrote this book to share with anyone who feels like they don't have opportunities handed to them as I believe that you make your own opportunities. I pushed forward even when I felt like I didn't fit in class-wise or equipment-wise. Not measuring up just pushed me to work harder.
92) Feeling Blue
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Mr. Wren is feeling very blue, so Mrs. Wren decides to find out why.
With Mark Eatwell's spectacular nature photographs and Trevor Todd's simple, uncomplicated text, we find out Mr. Wren thinks he doesn't measure up to other birds. But once his secret is revealed, Mrs. Wren knows just how to cheer him up.
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Gracie LaRoo, the youngest pig on the Water Sprites synchronized swimming team, is nervous about giving a speech at the Wilbur Academy, the school she used to attend--she loves her sport, but her old coach does not think that it really measures up to swim racing.
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Having her back in my life was like finding that one puzzle piece that had gone missing.
Pilot Joshua Beaufort needed a date for his cousin's wedding. He needed to find a date quickly or he would end up sitting next to Lucy. Not that there was anything wrong with Lucy. She just did not measure up to the one who had set the bar a long time ago.
Data engineer, Victoria Gonzalez, needed time to complete a project by Monday. She did not need the...
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"We're never going to measure up to the 'perfect parent' model we've built up in our heads: a Frankenstein version of mom and dad cobbled together from our childhoods, our parents, cultural ideals, social media, and everything in between. We want to be good parents, but our pasts hold us back. If you're thinking: 'I can't be a good parent because I had a shitty childhood, bad parents, or a traumatic experience,' stop! Let go of what came before and...
96) At the Show
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The Pony Scouts can hardly wait-Jill and Apples are going to compete at the horse show! But when Jill catches a glimpse of the competition, she starts to get nervous. How will she and Apples measure up? Features read-to-me audio, perfect for sharing.
97) The Pool Party
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With his birthday just weeks away, Sam busily gets ready for his pool party. Will the weather cooperate for his big day? Sam will have to keep checking the thermometer to see if he agrees with the degrees or if the temperature doesn't quite measure up.
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""Did I sound stupid?" "Should I have sent that email?" "How do I look?" Many of us spend a lot of time feeling self-conscious and comparing ourselves to others. Why do we judge ourselves so relentlessly? Why do we strive so hard to be special or successful, or to avoid feeling rejected? When psychologist and mindfulness expert Dr. Ronald Siegel realized that he, as well as most of his clients, was caught in a cycle of endless self-evaluation, he...
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You are what you have. You are how you look. You are who you know. Our culture endlessly echoes these lies that hold many men and women captive. Your value, our world says, is a matter of sight-clothes, cars, youth, power, and beauty will make you worth something. But you don't have to measure yourself by the world's standards. You are not what they see. You are who God sees.
In It's Not How You Look, It's What You See Lisa Bevere exposes the lie....
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Faith stronger? Why can't I measure up? Take heart. This isn't how the story ends.An inspiring and indispensable collection, Revitalize Your Spiritual Life taps into the conversations taking place in every woman's heart. With compassion, hope, wit, and wisdom, some of today's most inspired authors reveal how faulty thinking, fear, insecurities, guilt, and the quest for perfection keep us from experiencing God's presence and abundance.
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