Beautiful... Just 2024 The Way You Are by Alan J. L. Gaines NEUF

Beautiful... Just The Way You Are masterfully promotes holistic self-love, while confronting social issues. Beautiful... Just The Way You Are is an anthology of 8 short stories that deal with; Seeking validation from others, The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools and Society, Child Molestation and Sexual Abuse, Domestic / Dating Violence, The Rape Crisis in Africa, The Effects of an Absent / Unengaged Father on Young Girls. the 75,000 Missing Black Girls and Women in America and finally the idea of Beauty. This book will make readers smile, laugh, cry but most importantly help them embrace the Beautiful reality that no matter what has happened thus far in their life, the journey is not over. Beautiful... Just The Way You Are reminds us all that we must 2024 let our light shine.