Crystal Smith: 14 books
Beautiful Chaos
Our Story About Foster Care, Adoption, Faith, and Love
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2018
Crystal Smith and her husband, Todd, have learned to embrace their beautiful chaos every day. In a house filled with foster children, it is never boring, always changing, and extraordinarily busyand they wouldnt have it any other way.
In the poignant story about faith and dutifully following...
by Crystal Smith-Connelly
Language: Spanish
Release Date: April 17, 2015
Language: Spanish
Release Date: April 17, 2015
Porque soy Zeus es una colección de obras cómicas sobre mitología griega. Contiene seis breves obras de teatro cuyo protagonista es el más hilarante de todos los dioses griegos. Sigue a Zeus mientras asiste a terapia matrimonial, les hace una proposición indecente a sus hermanas, participa en un reality show e intenta acostarse con todo lo que se mueve.
by Crystal Smith
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2019
**“Enchanting, visceral, and twisty”— New York Times bestselling author of Ash Princess, Laura Sebastian
“BLOODLEAF feels like a classic in the making.” – Sara Holland, New York Times bestselling author of Everless
A roar of a dark and luscious epic fantasy that’s layered...
The Achilles Effect
What Pop Culture Is Teaching Young Boys About Masculinity
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2011
A discussion of pop culture messages about masculinity, their impact on boys, and the benefits of introducing more gender balance to boys lives.
When most people think about gender stereotypes and children, they envision princesses, dolls, and pink clothing. Few consider the warriors, muscle-bound...
by Crystal Smith
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2020
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2020
Brimming with deliciously mysterious magic, political intrigue, and a passionate heroine who will do anything to save the ones she loves—this highly anticipated sequel to Bloodleaf, praised as "enchanting, visceral, and twisty" by Laura Sebastian, won't disappoint.
In Bloodleaf’s highly...
Staging Social Justice
Collaborating to Create Activist Theatre
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2013
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Fringe Benefits, an award-winning theatre company, collaborates with schools and communities to create plays that promote constructive dialogue about diversity and discrimination issues. Staging Social Justice is a...
El Mundo Zurdo 4
Selected Works from the 2013 Meeting of the Society for the Study of Gloria Anzaldúa
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2017
A collection of diverse essays and poetry that offer scholarly and creative responses inspired by the life and work of Gloria Anzaldúa, selected from the 2013 meeting of The Society for the Study of Gloria Anzaldúa.
Invitational Education and Practice in Higher Education
An International Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2016
This edited collection examines the means to create, maintain, and enhance welcoming colleges and universities in the United States and abroad with personal accounts, case studies, models, programs, and other frameworks written by practitioners in higher education. The contributors explain how they...
The Centered Woman
Focused. Beautiful. Happy.
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2015
The Centered Woman was written with you in mind. Whether you are married, divorced, widowed or single, this book is intentionally designed for you. As we take this journey together through the pages of each chapter, my prayer is that you will discover how to juggle life as a wife, mother, CEO, caregiver...
Talking Appalachian
Voice, Identity, and Community
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2013
Tradition, community, and pride are fundamental aspects of the history of Appalachia, and the language of the region is a living testament to its rich heritage. Despite the persistence of unflattering stereotypes and cultural discrimination associated with their style of speech, Appalachians have...
by Donna Gaines, Charlotte Akin, Donna Avant
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2014
As pastors’ wives, the authors of this devotional personally have experienced or witnessed the issues with which women struggle: identity, marriage, children, work. Reading this devotional is like having a conversation with a trusted friend who knows what you are going through. Over 52 weeks, these...
Almost Perfect
Disabled Pets and the People Who Love Them
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2008
Everyone loves a story about well-muscled retrievers barreling after thrown balls or elegant, longhaired cats commanding the attention of all in a room. But what about those less fortunate companion animals, whose experiences have robbed them of the wholeness of their “perfect” pet peers?...
by Brenda Harlen, Teresa Hill, Nicole Foster
Language: German
Release Date: December 20, 2018
Language: German
Release Date: December 20, 2018
Zwei mächtige texanische Familien kämpfen um Reichtum, Recht und Liebe. DER MILLIARDÄR UND DAS KINDERMÄDCHEN Eine Stelle als Kindermädchen bei dem faszinierenden Milliardär Zane Foley scheint für die hübsche Melanie die Eintrittskarte in ein neues Leben. Zanes kleine Tochter ist einfach bezaubernd,...
by Crystal Green, Karen Rose Smith, Victoria Pade
Language: German
Release Date: February 21, 2014
Language: German
Release Date: February 21, 2014
Der Milliardär und das Kindermädchen
Eine Stelle als Kindermädchen bei dem faszinierenden Milliardär Zane Foley scheint für die hübsche Melanie die Eintrittskarte in ein neues Leben. Zanes kleine Tochter ist einfach bezaubernd, er selbst entpuppt sich immer mehr als verführerischer Traummann,...