Self Love .........L O V E S E L F.....

Self Love...L O V E S E L F is an interactive guide for girls all over the world on the journey to self love. This book is dedicated to every girl in the world. It provides tips to help gain self love and acceptance. The main character, Miss.Lola Lakes, shares her story of finding herself and regaining her self love. Lola also shares stories of those around her and the obstacles they faced on this journey. Self Love...L O V E S E L F keeps it real with every step in this crucial process. It addresses sensitive issues in regards to mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual health, colorism, body shape, and hair type biases. Loving yourself is so important. We are all faced with the challenge of self love throughout our lifetime and this book is here to help us along the way. Although this book is dedicated to girls, anyone can learn from it. Everyone should have Self Love...L O V E S E L F.

Brécha (Bray-sha) Janae Byrd, author of Self Love...L O V E S E L F, is from a small town called Surry County, Virginia. As a child, Brécha loved writing. She wrote poems and songs on a consistent basis. Both of Brécha’s parents are educators and at a young age, they knew Brécha had a gift in regards to writing. She started writing Self Love...L O V E S E L F at age 16 and finished after she turned 17. Brécha has one younger brother named Breyden and they are very close. Brécha loves writing, playing basketball, singing, and eating bread (pancakes, french toast, cinnamon rolls, etc). She is well known in Surry County due to her great acts of kindness, volunteerism, and support to not only her peers but the entire county. At her high school, Brécha started a club known as the SCHS Hype Squad, created to promote school spirit and pride throughout the county. Brécha knows that her purpose here on earth is to live to inspire.

＂My name is Brécha. You don’t hear that everyday. I was born to make a difference. I am that difference. I live to inspire.＂