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Lulu hates feeling scared. So when her best friend insists he needs her company on a trip to crocodile-infested Costa Rica, she fights hard to stay calm! And after the sunshine-loving grandma is invited to visit an amazing secret beach, she bravely agrees…even though it means walking deep into an unknown jungle.

Lulu is having misgivings. Because strange dogs had been mean to her before, she didn't really like them. But she still decided to say yes when her little girl asked her to babysit a big, black, crazy puppy. Accidentally letting the huge beast loose in her yard, Lulu worried everything was going to get wrecked. And after two days of mayhem, she knew the only way to make things okay was to become friends with the scary animal. Could Lulu and the clumsy pup learn to love each other?

Are you frustrated with activities that used to be fun? Is moving getting harder for you every year? Would you enjoy having young people say they wish they had your energy? It can all begin with learning how to use your feet right again! After over 10 years of running barefoot, Laura is more active at the age of 58 than she was in her 20's. She wants to share how this is possible for you.

This is a story about our daughter Melody, her love of animals, her experience with and death from leukemia, and how she saved a loving surprise for me. Excerpts from Melody's journals and personal correspondence are included.

Lulu had never felt so lost. Hoping it would be the hardest part of the day, the easily disoriented grandma struggled to make sense of the crowded Taipei train station. But after bravely navigating strange streets and chewing squid at the street market, her adventure came to a sudden halt when she crashed her bike.