Meet the Stitch
Clique, five stylish girls who share a passion for fashion!

When
the store Zoey's Closet opens its doors to offer sewing classes for beginners,
Ava, Gracie, Lily, Maya, and Sophia walk in not knowing each other or what to
expect. But as they talk about their favorite fashion looks and trade stories
about their families, something just clicks. They discover they have a lot in
common--in fact, their differences only make each other more interesting!

Everything
seems to be going well until a hurricane hits Maya's old hometown, leaving it
in devastation. Determined to help, the girls come up with an idea: they can
raise money for the town's recovery by putting on a charity benefit... plus a
fashion show! They just need to contact the vendors, get the word out, design
and sew all the clothes... Will the girls be able to pull it off in time?

From bestselling author
Tina Wells, The Stitch Clique weaves a heartfelt story told
in alternating perspectives about family, first crushes, and new friendships to
last forever.

Meet Mackenzie Blue, aka Zee

She has it all--smarts, talent, humor, and style. . . . Is it enough to survive middle school?

Countdown to a 7th Grade Meltdown

1. Your BFF moves away.
2. Someone steals your diary and reveals your deepest secrets--to the entire class.
3. You have one chance to become a rock star and one chance to totally blow it.

Guess what ? All three happened to me School's a disaster already. Don't get me wrong--I love Brookdale Academy and I have a fabulous crew of friends. (At least, I think I do.) But if I'm going to survive, I need all the help I can get

June's school musical ended with a surprising finale--her private blog was revealed for everyone to see. Now the whole town knows her real thoughts, and they aren't too happy.

Things only get worse when June makes a surprising discovery about the history of Featherstone Creek...and her own family. With a secret this big, will June ever be able to keep from blurting out the truth?

The truth hurts. Sixth-grader June Jackson learned that lesson early. (She told her BFF one time she didn't like her shoes. They fought for a week!) Which is why now June tells people what they what to hear. Who cares about a small fib if it makes her friends and family happy?

But when June's fairy godmother appears in a cloud of glitter, she's grants June with the ability to only tell the truth. Now, June has no choice but to be honest about how she feels. And the truth is June feels stressed out. Middle school is no joke--between field hockey, friend drama, and her parents' high expectations, June is so overwhelmed that sometimes it's hard to breathe.

When everything spirals out of control, will June find freedom in telling the whole truth and nothing but--or is she destined to battle the curse for the rest of her life?

From classic
Lower Merion to hip and edgy New York City, Sophia Ito brings out her new style
in Book 2 of The Stitch Clique!

Ever since her parents'
divorce, Sophia's life at home with her mom hasn't been easy. So when her dad
moves back to New York, Sophia jumps on the chance to visit--not only can she go
to her favorite museums and stores again, but she also misses seeing her dad
every day.

Everything about being in
New York feels so familiar and right. But as much as she
loves the city, Sophia can't help but worry about her mom and wish her friends
back home could be with her. Yet when she's in Lower Merion, all she can think
about is getting back to New York with her dad. Will Sophia ever find where she
belongs?

The Hollows is going on a ski adventure!
Journey to Switzerland with Zee as she takes on the slopes in Book 6 of The Zee
Files.

The school winter field trip
promises a week of snow-filled fun that everyone in year nine is looking
forward to--everyone except Zee. Not only is this her first trip anywhere without her parents, but Zee doesn't know how to ski! What if she falls and embarrasses herself? Will everyone laugh at her?

Then right before the trip, Zee gets some shocking news: her best friend Ally is transferring... to The Hollows! Zee knows she should be excited, so why does she have a weird feeling about it?

Mackenzie Blue is a star Or she will be . . . as soon as she gets the part of an aspiring singer on a new TV pilot But juggling auditions and the rest of her life turns out to be harder than Zee thought. Zee's friends are helping her hold everything together. But Zee doesn't like having to bail on plans--and her friends--to run to another audition. Is being a star worth it?

Fans of the Dork Diaries will snap up the fifth book in this tween illustrated series about a twelve-year-old girl trying to survive middle school.

June has a hard time telling the truth when it isn't what people want to hear. But she's trying to be honest with herself, and auditioning for the school musical is what she really wants -- even if her parents have other ideas.

But the drama is brewing offstage, too. On the night of the play, June's secret blog is released to the whole school. ALL of the inner secrets she's been desperate to keep to herself are unleashed! Will her friends and family forgive her fibs? Or will this be June's final act?

Mackenzie Blue has a crush

But how can she get Landon--the cutest boy in school--to notice her? The class's new rock-and-roll musical is her chance.

Reasons why our musical is going to be amazing:

1. I could be the star
2. Landon could be my co-star . . . which means we'll hang out together.
3. Working on the sets, props, music, script, and costumes will be tons of fun.

There's so much to do, I'd better get started

Fans of the bestselling Mackenzie Blue books will love this spin-off series that follows Zee's new adventures across the pond--in London!

MOM'S CHOICE AWARDS(R) Gold Recipient
2021 American Fiction Awards Finalist, Young Adult category
Winner, 2022 IndieReader Discovery Awards

Mackenzie (Zee) Blue Carmichael has never eaten fish 'n' chips, never slept away from home longer than a few nights, and knows nothing about London. But after her family relocates for her dad's new job, 13-year-old Zee leaves her old life in California behind for a new one in England.

Zee lands in London and at her new boarding school, The Hollows, hoping to find new friends and jump-start her music career. All of that proves difficult between a chilly roommate, a BFF who's gone MIA, and distractions from the poshest--and cutest--student in her grade. Will Zee thrive in her new environment, and will London end up not being so bad after all?

What readers are saying about The Zee Files:
★★★★★ My daughter read this in just over a day!
★★★★★ Got this for my daughter for her 10th birthday! We read it together and absolutely LOVED the book!
★★★★★ We gave this book to my niece, and she loved it! She can't wait to see what happens next in the second book.

See where London takes Zee next in Book 2 of The Zee Files, the spin-off series to the bestselling Mackenzie Blue books!

Featured in Children's Book Council's July 2022 Hot off the Press list!

The second book in the [Zee Files] series continues to follow Mackenzie (Zee) Blue Carmichael through her life in her new school, the Hollows. She has been so stressed with her academics, new country, new home, new school, new friends, and the upcoming festival performance that her teacher reached out to her father and Zee has started seeing a counselor at school. . . [Zee] has a few successes toward the end. . . Scattered illustrations throughout the book are well designed and carried out, I especially enjoy how emotive they are.
--Youth Services Book Review

In this second installment of the Zee Files, a spinoff of the Mackenzie Blue series, Zee is preparing a song for her school's art festival. Year nine has proven to be difficult as she adjusts to her new life in the U.K. and being the new student at a posh British boarding school. Zee's classmates proffer coping tips: meditation, yoga, affirmations. Then Zee begins to see a therapist who encourages journaling. . . Zee is definitely a girl of the 21st century.
--Kirkus Reviews

The crew can't stop talking about the school's biggest event and talent show of the year, the Creative Arts Festival. But while Zee's excited to see her friends and schoolmates perform, she's not sure if she'll ever be ready for the stage. She's never performed in front of so many people before, or without her bandmates--or in England, no less!

With the Festival slowly approaching, classes also get harder while things with her friends and family become more complicated. Will Zee be able to pull it all together in time?

Goodbye, London--hello, Los Angeles! Ring in the holidays with Zee as she returns to California in Book 4 of The Zee Files, the spin-off series to the bestselling Mackenzie Blue books!

The Zee Files by Tina Wells expands with Girl/Friend and A Very Malibu Vacay.
--Publishers Weekly, Fall Children's Announcements

The Carmichaels are back in California for winter break! Zee can't wait to see the old Brookdale crew and reunite with her best friends again for some chats, laughs, and Christmas cheer. Yet despite the familiar sights and friendly faces, everything feels a little different. Is everyone moving on without Zee? If she doesn't feel at home here, then where does she belong?

Who is the good-looking and wealthy Archie Saint John really to Zee? Find out in Book 3 of The Zee Files, the spin-off series to the bestselling Mackenzie Blue books!

The Zee Files by Tina Wells expands with Girl/Friend and A Very Malibu Vacay.
--Publishers Weekly, Fall Children's Announcements

Everyone is surprised when Zee strikes up a friendship--and more--with The Hollows' most elusive student on campus, Archie Saint John. Unfortunately, Zee can tell her friends don't understand him, and Archie doesn't understand her friends. It feels like the more Zee tries to help the situation, the more tangled things get.

Meanwhile, the Harvest Dance is coming soon, followed by final exams. School drama aside, Zee's determined to finish the semester off on the right note!

As a fashionista and future rock star, California girl Mackenzie Zee Blue's life is busy. Zee keeps in touch with all her friends with texts, IMs, and emails--and now, Bluetopia, the coolest social networking site ever

In Mixed Messages, fourth in the illustrated middle-grade Mackenzie Blue series, Zee and her friends from Brookdale Academy launch Bluetopia, a fab social media site--which is perfect, because Zee's band, The Beans, is about to have its biggest show ever. Everyone is talking about it on Bluetopia.

At least it would be perfect if a glitch in the Bluetopia system didn't threaten to ruin the show--and Zee's life

Tween fans of the Dork Diaries and Diary of a Wimpy Kid series will love the Mackenzie Blue books.

The Hollows thrums with excitement when a
famous student appears on campus. Follow Zee as she rubs elbows with royalty in Book 5 of The Zee Files!

Zee is getting ready to go back to school for spring term when the big news comes: there's a new transfer student in year nine--and she's a real-life princess! As everyone busily prepares for royalty to arrive, Zee can't help but worry. She just got comfortable in England--how much will her life change now with a princess at school?

In The Elevation Approach, entrepreneur Tina Wells described how you can experience the power of work-life harmony by using her foolproof plan for working toward any goal, big or small, without sacrificing your well-being. Now, Tina presents a hands-on workbook that helps you put the Elevation Approach into action, whether you already have a few cycles of her plan under your belt or are starting it for the first time.

Filled with writing prompts, exercises designed to bring you joy, and worksheets to track how you spend your time, this workbook helps you realize the goals that matter most to you by guiding you through each of the plan's four phases:

• Preparation: Create a vision statement, define what success looks like to you, and list your nonnegotiables.
• Inspiration: Catalog and curate your favorite sources for new ideas, and see who you can turn to for support.
• Recreation: Incorporate rest and play into your routine, and take the opportunity to try something unfamiliar.
• Transformation: Explore deep questions about your new changes and your next steps forward.

Throughout her multifaceted career, Tina Wells has always found a way to transform her dreams into reality. She turned a business that she launched at sixteen into an award-winning marketing agency, led boardroom meetings as the youngest (and sometimes only) Black woman in the room, and pursued her childhood dream of traveling around the world.

But all that success came with burnout, and Tina had to rethink how she thought about work and life. The result of her deep thinking and some trial and error, The Elevation Approach presents Tina's four-phase plan, a flexible and foolproof technique that helps you meet your goals without sacrificing joy for productivity and progress. Rather than treating work and life as separate and necessarily opposing forces, The Elevation Approach integrates your personal and professional ambitions, values, and responsibilities at every turn:

- Preparation: Ask the right questions, get curious about the possibilities, and figure out what you have, what you need, and what you can give.
- Inspiration: Expand your beliefs of what's possible--create spaces for mind-wandering, relearn how to pay attention, and collect creative sparks.
- Recreation: Hit reset, make room for rest and play, and when something isn't working, give yourself permission to try something new.
- Transformation: Evaluate the work that you've done, decide whether to stay the course, and celebrate the changes and goals you've accomplished.

Whether you want to start a new business, find time for a new hobby, or reevaluate a relationship, The Elevation Approach can help you make impactful shifts and realize your most cherished dreams--without losing sight of what matters most to you. With exercises featuring writing prompts and worksheets, real-world insights from business leaders and creatives, and Instant Elevation practices that ensure your efforts align with your priorities in each phase, The Elevation Approach is a one-stop solution to work-life harmony.