title: My Big Fluffy Crown: A story embracing all that you are.
author: Joia Talbott
description: Joia John is a model/actress that resides in Los Angeles. She's worked with a lot of big names and has seen a lot as well. She has a passion for many things but most importantly would be instilling self love, motivation, inspiration, and self worth into our young black girls. This is her first book, with many more to follow, and each will tackle barriers that young african american little girls go through. Some being from her own experiences and some from the experiences of others. Hold on tight because we are just getting started.
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  Right Choice ♥ Clare London
  
  I STOOD alone in my old bedroom, staring into the mirror and wondering when
  the hell that spot had appeared at the end of my nose. The sophisticated,
  handsome look on me _always_ needed some work, but it was being particularly
  uncooperative this morning. Of all the mornings to choose, I thought. My hair
  wouldn’t lie straight; there was a tuft on my crown that insisted on spiking
  up whenever I tried to slick it down. I’d nicked my chin shaving, and there
  was a small, dark scratch under my lip. And the left side of my collar didn’t
  lie comfortably on top of the bow tie and kept rolling up at the end, despite
  ironing it three times. I sighed.
  
  “Pat?” Mandy poked her head around the door. She was clutching a couple of
  towels and what looked like the plastic bucket from our garden shed. Her smile
  looked like a grimace. “How’s it going?” She rushed on before I could even
  start to answer. “Ellie wants a bath, she couldn’t get into the 