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Tuesday, November 1, 2016
You've Got This: How to Look Up When Life has You Down
Life is tough, but so are you! Learn how to work through life's trials with advice from popular youth speakers, including Hank Smith and Al Carraway, who have endured a few challenges of their own. This encouraging book will help you see trials as essential stepping-stones to becoming who you're destined to be.
I read this book in one short sitting. I'm excited to pass it along to my teenagers. There are quite of a few of their favorite speakers in this book.
This would be an excellent Christmas gift (or birthday or Easter or Daylight Savings)!
From Hank Smith's gripping retelling of Joseph (I cried) to the humor of Zandra Vranes (I snorted), there is a great collection of stories and wisdom on to look up when life has you down. The stories are short enough to read quickly but written well enough to move the reader.
I totally enjoyed every story and thoughts!
Elise Babbel Hahl is a nonfiction writer and editor. Her titles include Do Not Attempt in Heels: Mission Stories and Advice from Sisters Who've Been There and Choosing Motherhood: Stories of Successful Women Who Put Family First. Elise lives in Pittsburgh with her husband, Oliver, and their five (crazy) children.
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2012 Whitney Award Finalists
What are the Whitneys?
The Whitneys are an awards program for novels written by LDS authors. Elder Orson F. Whitney, an early apostle in the LDS church, prophesied “We will yet have Miltons and Shakespeares of our own.” It is our hope to be a part of that journey toward excellence by honoring the LDS writers also working toward that goal.
(P.S. Want to meet some of these authors?? Register for LDStorymakers May 10 & 11 TODAY. You'll love it.The keynote speaker is Anne Perry and you can sign up just to listen to her.)
(P.S.S Since there is a Show Your Love contest for the Storymakers, I'm going to have my own. I'm going to give away a few books that are Whitney Finalists starting Monday.)
Have you read any of the books below? What did you think?
The Whitneys are an awards program for novels written by LDS authors. Elder Orson F. Whitney, an early apostle in the LDS church, prophesied “We will yet have Miltons and Shakespeares of our own.” It is our hope to be a part of that journey toward excellence by honoring the LDS writers also working toward that goal.
(P.S. Want to meet some of these authors?? Register for LDStorymakers May 10 & 11 TODAY. You'll love it.The keynote speaker is Anne Perry and you can sign up just to listen to her.)
(P.S.S Since there is a Show Your Love contest for the Storymakers, I'm going to have my own. I'm going to give away a few books that are Whitney Finalists starting Monday.)
Have you read any of the books below? What did you think?
2012 Finalists
Click HERE to purchase tickets to the 2012 Whitney Awards Gala on May 11, 2013, at the Provo Marriott
General
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Dancing on Broken Glass | Paige | The 13th Day of Christmas | A Night on Moon Hill | The Rent Collector |
Ka Hancock* | Annette Lyon | Jason F. Wright | Tanya Parker Mills | Camron Wright |
Historical
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Espionage | My Loving Vigil Keeping | Spinster’s Folly | The Five Books of Jesus | Within the Dark Hills |
A. L. Sowards* | Carla Kelly | Marsha Ward | James Goldberg* | Sian Ann Bessey |
Romance
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Lady Outlaw | Of Grace and Chocolate | Smart Move | Twitterpated | Edenbrooke |
Stacy Henrie* | Krista Lynne Jensen* | Melanie Jacobson | Melanie Jacobson | Julianne Donaldson* |
Mystery/Suspense
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Banana Split | Code Word | Deadly Undertakings | Line of Fire | Tres Leches Cupcakes |
Josi S. Kilpack | Traci Hunter Abramson | Gregg Luke | Rachel Ann Nunes | Josi S. Kilpack |
Speculative
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City of the Saints | Flight From Blithmore | Earthbound | The Hollow City | The Penitent |
D. J. Butler | Jacob Gowans | Theresa Sneed | Dan Wells | C. David Belt |
Youth Adult—Speculative
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Demons | Destined | Endlessly | Everneath | Feedback |
Heather Frost | Aprilynne Pike | Kiersten White | Brodi Ashton* | Robison Wells |
Young Adult—General
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After Hello | Finding June | The Space Between Us | The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back | V is for Virgin |
Lisa Mangum | Shannen Crane Camp | Jessica Martinez | Sariah Wilson | Kelly Oram |
Middle Grade
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Case File 13: Zombie Kid | Epic Tales of a Misfit Hero | Freakling | Palace of Stone | The False Prince |
J. Scott Savage | Matt Peterson* | Lana Krumwiede* | Shannon Hale | Jennifer A. Nielsen |
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