Myra Faye Turner – författare

The sooner you learn how to avoid identity theft, the better. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says that as many as one in every eight adults and one in every four households has been victimized by identity thieves in the past five years. To make matters even worse, if you end up a victim of identity theft, it can take years to clean up the mess.

Being young is about starting a life and having opportunities, not dealing with scammers and identity theft. In the age of the Internet, fraud is a serious risk that we all face. This book provides the young adult audience with all of the information they need to stop these serious problems in a conversational, and sometimes humorous, tone.

From teaching teens what identity fraud is to identifying the warning signs, this book has you covered. The young adult audience will learn what to look for when they’re buying that new record or contour kit online, such as websites that should not be trusted.

You will also find a step-by-step guide to recovering your identity in case it has actually been stolen.

To avoid being a victim of identity theft, the first step you need to take is to arm yourself with the knowledge contained in this book to protect yourself before it ever happens.

Publishing two books, selling film rights, and being in TIME magazine— these kind of seem like pipe dreams. However, this is actually the life story of Beth Reekles, the famous 17-year-old writer. Being a successful writer at a young age is no longer a pipe dream, and this book can help make it your reality.

With a bit of humor and a conversationally quirky tone, this book shows the young adult audience how to write a killer query letter and book proposal. Teens will also learn what to look for in literary agents and editors and how to read the fine print on contracts.

The creative part of book publishing is covered with beautifully colored photography and graphics; you will learn how to create an eye-catching cover as well as some basics on book design.

Reader familiarity is the biggest factor in sales, with 60 percent of readers saying they’re more likely to purchase if they’ve heard of the author. This may seem like a catch 22 for young people, but this book arms you with dozens of low-cost tactics to get your name in the limelight.

You will learn about book tours, signings, and how to make the most of Amazon’s marketplace. Advice and information from all types of publishers and authors gives you a real-life glimpse into today’s publishing industry.

With this young adult guide in hand, you’re sure to hit the ground running to becoming an established, innovative author in the publishing industry.

Can you imagine growing up in a segregated South Africa, under the burden of apartheid? What if you were a member of a royal family, but were expelled from a prestigious university for taking part in a protest — and then returned home to find a marriage had been arranged for you?

This was the early life of the man who would win the Nobel Peace Prize at age 75 and become South Africa’s first democratically elected president at age 76. The young Nelson Mandela changed his opinion of the government he once trusted and dedicated himself to changing the future of all South African people, regardless of the color of their skin.

This book will introduce you to Nelson Mandela before he became an international icon for integration and peaceful coexistence. You’ll learn about his upbringing, his time as a lawyer, his arrest, his 27-year political imprisonment, and his presidential election. You will come to appreciate the man who called himself “fundamentally an optimist” for his charisma, style, and peaceful nature, and you’ll learn about how, even as a man in chains, he fostered a community that believed in desegregation and the open exchange of ideas.

Mandela’s patience and determination to effect political change stayed with him throughout his life, from his days as a idealistic college student defying tribal authority to his later years as an eloquent public speaker, philanthropist, and international icon of peace.

“Houston, [this is] Apollo 11 … I’ve got the world in my window.”

Imagine being far enough from the earth that it looks like a tiny blue circle. In July 1969, three men aboard the Apollo spaceship got to see just that on their way to the moon.

The moon landing is an unforgettable episode in American history. For centuries, going to the moon had seemed like an interesting idea, but surely impossible. But as various technologies developed at a rapid pace in the mid-20th century, the impossible became possible.

You’ve surely heard of Armstrong’s famous words, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” But there’s probably a lot that you don’t know. Get ready to discover the following:

• The debate behind Armstrong’s famous words

• The adrenaline rush of the three astronauts when Apollo 11 launched

• How the astronauts dealt with TV cameras to provide video footage

• The complex responsibilities of managing a spaceship 50 years ago

Even if you’ve heard recordings of Neil Armstrong’s voice many times, when you immerse yourself in the dramatic events of July 1969, you’ll unearth the significance and fascination of this famous historical event.

Sweet Home Alabama — the skies are blue and the history is deep. Its distinctive culture stands as a pinnacle of the Deep South with a football team that has won more than 15 national championships, tasty local specialties like pulled pork and fried dill pickles, and a southern drawl that’s sweet as Sorghum molasses.

But there’s more to Alabama than what meets the eye. Before Alabama became one of the shining stars on the American flag, its history had already begun. Alabama 200 years ago was a very different place. Before Alabama was even a speck in the eyes of white settlers, native populations thrived upon its rich red soil. But when Europeans landed in the New World, everything changed and the gears of modern history began to turn.

While Alabama seems to be a place to sleepily lounge in the sun and watch the world rush by, its own history was anything but lethargic. Once the ball toward statehood began rolling in Alabama, little could stop it. Alabama seemingly had a hand in every major event in U.S. history, from the Revolutionary War to the Civil Rights movement to current events with history in the making, and everything in between.

In “Events That Changed the Course of History: The Story of Alabama Becoming a State 200 Years Later”, you’ll learn how this underdog of a state that is often written off has a unique and ever-changing history that will surely leave you wanting to visit and see the history for yourself.

Of the few historical shortlists women make as influencers in the arts, the same few names are recognized, making the catalogue of powerful and gifted females feel like an small and exclusive club. The truth is, however, that far more women than we know can be credited with contributions to the industries in which they honed their crafts. In 1940, when the world was at war and the Civil Rights Movement had yet to turn the page of history, Hattie McDaniel became the first black woman to win an Academy Award. She and Anna May Wong fought hard to pave the way for actresses of color and fight against racial stereotypes. Maria Tallchief was the first, and one of the only, Native American prima ballerinas to push past the stage wings toward the limelight. More than just performers, these women were people as well. In Hidden in History: The Untold Stories of Female Artists, Musicians, and Writers, the lives of many of these artists are explored, from Edmonia Lewis'' wrongful expulsion from higher learning to the boundary-breaking talents of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm and their untraditional start as a school band. This book is an open door to the lives of 10 female artists, wordsmiths and performers whose work has often been overlooked in the dusty pages of an often male-dictated narration.