Stepping Stones to Success Stepping Stones to Success, the first book from author Lydia M. Douglas, outlines effective strategies and goals to help students accomplish their dreams.  Relevant to students of all ages, Douglas sets out to motivate, stimulate and inspire students, parents and teachers to strive for the highest levels of achievement. Using the tools that made her a successful and powerful motivational speaker, Douglas lays out a phenomenal blueprint on ways to overcome common obstacles that students encounter at every level of education.  Stepping Stones is an effective resource for any student – whether struggling or at the top of the class.

Education Reform - Improving the quality of public school education cannot be accomplished without the collaboration of school, home and community.  That is the basis of Education Reform:  The Role and Responsibility of Schools, Parents, Students and Communities by Carletta D.  Washington. She works off the premise that one team, one goal is critical in fostering improved student achievement and preparing our children for their journey into the real world.  The message holds as much value for parents as it does the education community and policy makers.

Bottled Up Inside: African American Teens and Depression (Available in April 2007)-African American teenagers are going through some very difficult times.  In an era where many of our teens are dropping out of school for many reasons. Parents, teachers and community leaders are trying to address this issue to find out why.  In Bottled Up Inside, Rose Jackson-Beavers, a veteran social service administrator, looks at what causes depression and how parents and others can identify symptoms.  Jackson-Beavers also identifies treatment options and resources.