Act Like a Princess

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Act Like a Princess is the second collection of poems from Lakia Barnett. In this book, she partners with her 14-year-old niece, Shanta Young, to create words to inspire, empower, and inspire young women and girls to discover that all things are possible through God.

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Publisher: Lakia BarnettReleased: May 10, 2018ISBN: 1370878737Format: book

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Act Like a Princess

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Love: The Word, the Feeling, the Meaning

Appreciate Life

The Collective: Vividtry

Reflections

The Nature of Fragments: A Short Collection of Poetry

Life Defining Poems: The 2Nd Half!

Rhymes With a Reason: Straight from the Heart

Kupalia's Classics II

Afterthoughts

A Sign of the Rhymes

Words and Other Stuff

Dream in Pienza and Other Poems: Selected Poems 1963–1977

Why Did We Break Up

Dueces & Hearts

Dark Room

Confetti of Heartstrings

Into the Sun

Poems from My Heart

Some One in The Rain

A Journey On It's Own

Lyrics of the Soul: A Warrior's Journey

Dragonish

Words

She: A Glitter Unaware Of Her Own Glow

Reflections: A Woman Fulfilled

In Search of the Lost

Voices In My Head: Jasmine's Wish, #1

Two Leaves In Autumn

HeartVision: The Heart of God

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