Sweet Melissa Ignorance is not Bliss by Susan Segovia-Munoz Heroin Addiction-The Lifestyle-The Recovery I'm not a celebrity or a model. I'm not rich or famous. I'm a hooker, a hustler and a junkie. It's not like I chose this lifestyle but something inside of me took over my entire being. I became reckless and out of control. I wanted to party and get high. I needed excitement. I thrived on it. I wanted to fit in somewhere. I wanted to belong and most of all I wanted someone to love me. Little … [Read more...] about Sweet Melissa Ignorance is not Bliss by Susan Segovia-Munoz
Empress Wu Zetian by Laurel A. Rockefeller
Targeted Age Group:: 10-16 years old Travel back in time over one thousand years and meet the first and only female emperor of China. Born Wu Zhao and given the reign title "Zetian" just weeks before her death in 705 CE, she was the unwanted daughter of Chancellor Wu Shihuo -- too bright, too educated, and too politically focused to make a good wife according to contemporary interpretations of the Analects of Confucius. Can it be any wonder that to this day she remains the most hated woman … [Read more...] about Empress Wu Zetian by Laurel A. Rockefeller
Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd, the Warrior Princess of Deheubarth by Laurel A. Rockefeller
Targeted Age Group:: 10-16 years old Born in 1097 in Aberffraw Castle in northwestern Wales, Princess Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd ap Cynan was always destined for great things. As daughter to one of Gwynedd's greatest warriors she grew up strong and passionate -- more than a match for her older brothers. At sixteen Gwenllian's life changed forever when she fell in love with Prince Gruffydd ap Rhys, the beleaguered heir to Rhys ap Tewdur of Deheubarth. Together husband and wife fought for and … [Read more...] about Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd, the Warrior Princess of Deheubarth by Laurel A. Rockefeller
