April Capil: 5 books

Diagnosed with stage three triple negative breast cancer at 34, doctors told April Capil she had a 1 in 3 chance of getting to 40 without a recurrence. Intent on making her next 6 years count, Capil embarked on a "40-by-40" bucket list, which included running the NYC Marathon, skydiving...

"When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." Tolerating unexpected disappointments is par for the course in tough times, but how does one begin the process of true alchemy, of turning bitter into sweet? In this short guide to making the best of things when they're at their worst, breast...

In "Recipe For Lemonade," author and cancer survivor April Capil shared her strategies for crisis management. In this follow-up book, she offers advice for the second half of the journey: rebuilding your life after disaster and adjusting to your new normal. The book covers belief systems...

You’ve made it through a crisis thanks to Recipe for Lemonade, and built a “new normal” with the help of Life After Lemonade, but what now? How do you cultivate the courage to leave your comfort zone after surviving disaster? In New Tricks, author April Capil lays out the blueprint for how to craft a second act post-trauma, and build the next-level life you’ve been longing for.

11 year-old Winnie Turner is thrown into a real-life adventure of her own when her gangster father is unexpectedly released from prison and she discovers the quilt her late mother left her is an Underground Railroad to keep her one step ahead of his henchmen. Each square in the quilt is a character...