Shattered Pieces Everywhere: How I Found True Joy in My Most Broken Moments YA_Gift_Guide Wildlife Encounters: Watch sea turtles

Wildlife Encounters: Watch sea turtles lay eggs on a beach

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reminding us of the deep satisfaction that can be found when we open ourselves up to the world with our whole heart

Shattered Pieces Everywhere: How I Found True Joy in My Most Broken Moments YA_Gift_Guide Wildlife Encounters: Watch sea turtlesIn this heart breaking and inspiring memoir, Christina Maria Martinez shares how events that could've been fatal were, instead, the beginning of something wonderful. Raised in a family struggling to stay afloat despite domestic violence, substance abuse and time spent in a children's home, young Christina felt like the ugly duckling. Even as she found more stability in her teen years, Christina felt shy and insecure. Maybe if she felt beautiful she'd