Books

This book retraces the life and entrepreneurial journey of Francesca Cavallo. Growing up in a small town in Puglia, the daughter of a car salesman and a housewife, in just a few short years she founded a multimillion-dollar company in California and wrote the bestselling  book that has inspired "rebel girls" around the world. Her highly personal story is not just the journey of an artist, an entrepreneur and a woman. It is a universal and passionate plea to not be afraid to go off the rails, to cross boundaries, to demolish the walls that prevent us from becoming our true selves, and to build a freer world.

In the city of R., nothing bad ever happens, because the residents try to maintain the status quo at all costs. But the children of R. have had enough. When a new family―two moms and their three kids―arrive just before Christmas, they team up with the local kids and go on a magical adventure to save Christmas and bring community back to the city. Elves on the Fifth Floor is the first book in the series about the magical adventures of a close-knit group of friends in the city of R.

Fastest Woman on Earth, tells the story of 17-time Paralympic medalist Tatyana McFadden. Born with spina bifida in Russia, Tatyana was raised in an orphanage where she walked on her hands for the first six years of her life. In 1994, she was adopted and moved to the United States, where she started racing and breaking records; and is now considered the best female wheelchair racer of all time, and the fastest woman on Earth.

This is the true story of Jean-Baptiste Alaize. Now an exceptional sprinter and long jumper, Jean-Baptiste lost his right leg when he was just three years old during the civil war in Burundi.  When he met his adoptive dad, Robert, Jean-Baptiste had never seen a white man before. But they bonded over the fact that his dad too had lost his right leg in an accident years before. Through the story of this extraordinary athlete, The Long Jump tackles themes such as transracial adoption, living with a disability, finding your purpose and achieving your dreams.