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This book seeks to help kids identify themselves and understand all the things that can make up someone's identity.Your identity can be a lot of things: your heritage, gender, hometown, school, faith, or even what you've been through. The awesome thing is nobody is just one thing! Your identity can grow and change as you do! This book explores all the different parts of identity: who you are, what you love, and what's true about you.

Collects DAREDEVIL & ECHO #1-4 and ELEKTRA (2022) #100.

In the affluent Palm Beach County, Florida, Jean Pierre is trying hard to make a difference with troubled kids at a local Youth Center. "Wicks" is a newly released convict, out from an overturned 66 year sentence in the FEDs for nonviolent, victimless drug and gun possession charges. He is a murderer, a gangsta, and an ex Haitian Sensations member, as well as an alter ego to Jean Pierre. Shelby Nash is a decorated and accomplished Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office homicide detective, a widow still blaming herself for the loss of her husband, and also a murderer. She is perfect in Jean's eyes and greatly admired by Wicks. EJ is just recently returning from Afghanistan after a bitter war on terror has ended. He is thrown into a blender after a chance meeting where sparks ignite with Liz Felix, a Gulf Cartel Boss' favorite niece. A Gulf Cartel under boss is planning to pull a coup, during which time, millions go missing from the Taqueria restaurant and two upper echelon members are murdered with evidence left at both scenes making it look as if the Haitian Sensations Cartel is responsible. Meanwhile, his Haitian Sensations counterpart is trying to build a new world order, and working behind both scenes. Will either of them accomplish their progressive goals? Will EJ and Liz's mutual affection survive a trial of morals with families that are conflicting with one another? Will Shelby and Jean's love develop and survive, as they are spending a lot of time together at the Youth Center, and conspiring to start a war between two drug cartels.Check out the first ever Wicks and Shelby Crime Novel.....

Taboo, Grammy Award–winning performing artist and founding member of the Black Eyed Peas, shares the inspiring story of his rise from the mean streets of East L.A. to the heights of international fame. Few bands can ever hope to achieve the sort of global success that the record-breaking Black Eyed Peas have attained, selling more than 30 million albums since their formation in 1995. From their album The E.N.D., which debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts, to The Beginning, the Black Eyed Peas continue to dominate the music scene. The group recently broke the all-time record for longest successive stay at the #1 position on Billboard’s Hot 100 list, and their song “I Gotta Feeling” became the first single to surpass six million digital downloads in the United States. But in this revealing autobiography—the first book to emerge from the group—founding member Taboo reminds us that great accomplishments are often rooted in humble beginnings. Born in East L.A. in an area notorious for street gangs and poverty, Taboo was haunted by that environment, which seemed certain to shape his destiny. Yet, steered by his dreams to be a performer and assisted by fate, the young Taboo was thrown a rope when he discovered the world of hip-hop, where talent and love of the music itself transcended all. Supported by his one true champion, his grandmother Aurora, Taboo chased his dreams with a relentless tenacity. He refused to surrender, regardless of what life threw at him— including becoming a father at age eighteen. But even after the Black Eyed Peas beat seemingly insurmountable odds and achieved stardom, it wasn’t all Grammys and platinum albums. Taboo delivers a searingly honest account of his collision with fame’s demons, including his almost career-ending struggle with drug addiction and alcoholism. He takes us deep into a world few of us can even imagine: a show-business heaven that became a self-made hell. But inspired by the love of his family and tapping anew into the wellspring of self-belief that had sustained him in the past, Taboo learns to keep his demons at bay, his addictions in check. Full of intimate glances into the highest reaches of the music industry—including a visit to Sting’s castle, hanging out with Bono and U2, and, at forty-one thousand feet, the high-flyingest karaoke ever—Fallin’ Up takes readers on a revealing, personal journey through stardom—and one man’s triumph over adversity times two.