As “The Oprah Winfrey Show” nears the end of its 25th and final season, the Friday, May 20 episode of the program featured an hour titled “Oprah’s All-Time Favorite Guest Revealed!” updating viewers on the lives of some of the program's most memorable guests. During the show, Oprah also revealed that her favorite guest of all-time is Tererai Trent, a woman from the village of Zvipani in Zimbabwe.
Tererai touched the lives of millions when she first appeared on the program in 2009, sharing her passion for an education, and a lifelong dream to go to school.
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Christina’s quest for love and acceptance makes her a victim to the eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia. With the two eating disorders as her guide, Christina is led down a life of severe starvation, binging and purging, drugs, depression, suicide attempts, and a host of other tragic problems, and she documents it all in her trusty journal. Learn about the book and about this author here, http://www.keishaburton.com/ YA
Banished and alone Falcon is a predator, a Carpathian. Sara is a survivor, a leader, alone. When Falcon sees her he is flooded with color and light. Only his lifemate could make him see color again. And she is a ragamuffin warrior of the streets, a young woman fighting to save others. When she tries to save Falcon from robbers she finds he is no ones victim. He is not afraid. He is not gentle. He is not human. And now he wants her and will stop at nothing to have her. Learn more about this book here, http://bit.ly/hafIM3 and its author here, http://www.christinefeehan.com Paranormal Romance
As many as one in five U.S. teens suffers from disabling mental illness. Throughout Mental Health Awareness Month in May, BeSmartBeWell.com highlights the issue of mental illness in teens and tells the stories of two teens who moved from diagnosis through treatment and recovery.
What does mental illness look like in teens? It looks like Colleen, who’s battled depression and anxiety since she was 13, and Katie, who struggled with addiction in her early teens. Mental illness in teens looks just like the kid next door – studies show nearly half of all youth will experience a mental disorder at some point in their lives.
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Dove® gave one real woman the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get a taste of what celebrities experience on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.” Real woman Kristi Herman was selected from the nearly 1,500 women who entered the Dove® Close-Up Challenge. She received a week of professional dance training and got her skin ready for the spotlight with Dove® VisibleCare™ Body Wash, a revolutionary new line of body wash that actually gives women visibly more beautiful skin in just one week. Herman will have the ultimate spotlight moment when she shows off her new moves and beautiful skin in a Dove®-sponsored TV spot airing in a commercial break during the season finale of “Dancing with the Stars” Monday, May 23 (8:00 p.m. ET) on ABC.
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For One More Day is a true story of transformation. It is about Sarah’s life journey, surviving child abuse, sexual abuse, and domestic violence that eventually led her to alcoholism. With faith in God and herself she rises above all of her challenges in a deeply spiritual conclusion. Learn about the book here, http://bit.ly/lKMpxQ Learn about this author here, www.denisemoon.com BIOGRAPHY, AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Personal Memoirs
She is a con artist whose latest deception immures her in an isolated manor rife with family secrets, eerie noises, and a ghostly presence haunting her dreams. Suddenly, it is no longer her game. Someone has other plans, plans that include a blood binding seduction from which there is no escape. Learn about the book here, http://bit.ly/gron6c. Learn about this author here, www.theadevine.com. Vampire Paranormal Historical
Sarah Temple barely escaped the covert organization experimenting with her psychic ability. She must save their next target: a special child who can manipulate dreams and people’s will. But is Sarah’s mysterious link to the girl a clue to her Secret Legacy, or is it luring her back into danger? Learn about the book here, http://bit.ly/hxu4Ft Learn about this author here, http://bit.ly/11ytc3 Goodies for readershttp://bit.ly/ly7prL Sci-fi, Fantasy
Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar has teamed up with “The Nestlé Share the Joy of Reading Program” to raise awareness about the importance of children’s literacy and to encourage continued reading over the summer. Today, she visited the Los Angeles Public Library’s historic Central Library to read to children and share her love of reading. “The Nestlé Share the Joy of Reading Program” is donating up to $250,000 to Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) – the nation’s largest nonprofit children’s literacy organization – and consumers can help through everyday purchases of select Nestlé confections.
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Bryn is the only human member of Callum’s all werewolf pack after he rescued her from a rabid wolf when she was only a baby. At the end of book one she breaks free from Callum’s pack to become the human alpha of her own werewolf pack. All is going well until a beaten teenage werewolf shows up on her front porch looking for protection. Learn more about this book here, http://bit.ly/gSibXg and its author here, http://bit.ly/9UYLLn YA
The ultimate battle. The ultimate love. Jenn is betrayed by one who was once bound to protect her, causing her to doubt all she had held as true. To survive, Jenn must find the courage to trust herself, and her heart, in Crusade by bestselling Wicked authors, Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie. Learn more about this book here, http://bit.ly/cvH4pF and its authors here, http:///www.nancyholder.com and http://www.debbieviguie.com YA
During a round of Truth or Dare, Abby Miller confesses her crush on Jake Chilson to her friends. That night, she gets a creepy text message warning her to stay away from Jake. It may have been sent by a jealous classmate or, as Abby begins to suspect, a ghost. Learn more about this and the other You’re Invited to a Creepover books here, www.CreepoverBooks.com Tween girls, ages 8-12
