offers a powerful collection of stories taken from everyday life and features people who could be your family and friends-or you. Strong, but troubled characters face a range of life and death challenges as they struggle to clarify their beliefs and survive: Readers will lose themselves in familiar themes of adults caught in traps of their own making as they look for escape routes and discover that love can outweigh and outlast everything. Get a glimpse of unforgettable historical heroes, like Jesus and Lazarus, like you've never imagined them before. And the magically adorned Carnival Chemist mixes potions of wisdom and hope for heart-warming and life-changing solutions.