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Are you struggling with anxiety or feeling depressed? Do you wish there was a better way to deal with your emotions than perhaps taking too many pills or remaining stuck in the past? What if there was a better way to deal with your negative emotions?

Seventeen-year-old Devon Alante squinted in the darkness of her bedroom. Even though she couldn’t recall many of the details, the message was very clear: Her dreams weren’t wrong. Something or someone was letting Devon know for certain that her best friend Gwen’s boyfriend, Andrew, wasn’t all that he appeared to be.

“Devon” the voice whispered in the darkness, sounding neither near nor far. Devon Alante wishes she could feel as excited about her junior year of high school as her friends do. But while they’re going to parties, planning for college, and falling in love, Devon struggles with crippling dreams that have plagued her as far back as she can remember. It isn’t until she hears a voice calling her name though, that she realizes the dreams are becoming reality.

Twelve-year-old Cassie Connor's father has mysteriously disappeared, and her mother and grandparents won't tell her where he went, or why. Then one hot August afternoon an endearing old lady named Agatha arrives on the dilapidated porch and tells Cassie that her father has gone to the Land of Blue and Cassie is the only one who can save him. Under Agatha's tutelage, Cassie - accompanied by her best friend Mariana - zippers between life at her Irish-Catholic, alcoholic grandparents' house in Boston, to the foggy, carnival-style Land of Blue. Once they arrive, they meet TJ, a boy in search of his missing brother.

Written by licensed mental health counselor and wellness advocate Jill Sylvester, Trust Your Intuition: 100 Ways to Support Social, Emotional, and Mental Wellness in Children provides 100 simple techniques and strategies designed to help you, right now, guide and support your child. Written for caregivers of children ages twelve and under, this book offers immediate takeaways for you to create harmony at home or in your classroom.