Books That Do More Than Inform - They Help You Act

Explore a collection of practical, real-world books designed to build life skills, financial confidence, emotional strength, and meaningful personal growth.

Built for Real Life

Every book in the BuildingBlocs collection is designed with one goal in mind: application. These aren’t abstract ideas or theory-heavy concepts; they are straightforward, experience-based guides that help readers think better, make stronger decisions, and create lasting change.

Whether you’re starting fresh, improving your mindset, strengthening relationships, or simply looking for a great story, each title is built to be clear, relatable, and immediately useful.

Browse by category below to find the right starting point for where you are now.

BUILDINGBLOCS BUDGETING SERIES

Money Adventure: Your Guide to Financial Freedom

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

ISBN: 979-8-90345-005-3
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A foundational financial literacy guide that introduces readers to money management through clear explanations and practical application. This book focuses on building financial awareness, understanding how money works, and creating a pathway toward long-term financial freedom through disciplined, consistent action.

 

Budget Like a Boss: Uncle Aaron’s Straight-Talk Guide to Mastering Your Money

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

ISBN: 979-8-90345-000-8
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A straightforward, real-world guide to budgeting and financial control. This book breaks down money management into simple, actionable steps, helping readers understand income, expenses, and saving without confusion. Designed for everyday use, it focuses on building sustainable habits, eliminating financial stress, and creating long-term stability.

 

Budget Like a Boss: La Guía Directa del Tío Aaron para Dominar Tu Dinero

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

ISBN: 979-8-90345-002-2
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The Spanish-language edition of Budget Like a Boss, written in accessible, conversational Spanish for a broad audience. This book provides clear financial guidance on budgeting, saving, and managing money, helping readers build confidence and control over their finances in a practical, relatable way.

Budget Like a Boss: Companion Workbook

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

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A structured, hands-on workbook designed to accompany Budget Like a Boss. It provides guided exercises, tracking tools, and practical worksheets that help readers apply budgeting concepts in real time. This workbook turns financial knowledge into measurable action.

Budget Like a Boss: Cuaderno de Trabajo Complementario

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

ISBN: 979-8-90345-003-9
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The Spanish-language companion workbook for Budget Like a Boss. This edition provides structured exercises and financial tracking tools in Spanish, helping users actively apply budgeting strategies and build consistent financial habits.

UNCLE AARON’S ESSENTIAL COLLECTION

LIFE SKILLS, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

 

Adulting 101: Life Skills for Growing Up

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

ISBN: 979-8-90345-200-2
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This book provides a practical guide to everyday life skills that are often not taught formally. It covers financial basics, decision-making, time management, communication, and personal responsibility. Written in a clear and relatable style, it helps readers navigate real-world responsibilities with confidence.

Adulting Guide: Failing, Learning, and Thriving

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

ISBN: 979-8-90345-201-9
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This book focuses on personal growth through real-life experience. It addresses failure, resilience, relationships, and emotional intelligence, helping readers understand how to learn from setbacks and continue progressing. The emphasis is on practical lessons and perspective gained through lived experience.

Civic Sense: Uncle’s Guide to Understanding Government

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

ISBN: 979-8-90345-203-3
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This book explains how government systems work in a clear and accessible way. It breaks down civic processes, decision-making structures, and individual participation. Readers learn how policies affect everyday life and how to engage effectively in civic systems.

 

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE / PERFORMANCE

Winning with Character: Empowering Parents to Build Resilient Athletes

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

ISBN: 979-8-90345-204-0
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    This book focuses on developing character, discipline, and resilience in youth athletes. It provides guidance for parents, coaches, and mentors on how to support emotional growth alongside performance, emphasizing long-term development over short-term results.

 

Master Mindset: Elevate Emotions and Thrive

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

ISBN: 979-8-90345-206-4
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  • Hardcover (979-8-90345-207-1 / $29.99 – Available June 2026)
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    A practical emotional intelligence guide focused on managing thoughts, emotions, and behavior in real-world situations. Readers develop self-awareness, emotional control, and resilience, allowing them to perform more effectively under pressure and maintain clarity in decision-making.

 

LEADERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT

Camp Counselor’s Playbook: Building Leaders

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

ISBN: 979-8-90345-208-8
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    A leadership development guide designed for youth counselors and emerging leaders. It focuses on communication, responsibility, and emotional intelligence, providing practical tools for leading groups, managing challenges, and building confidence in leadership roles.

 

The Leadership Playbook: Mastering Emotional Intelligence

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

ISBN: 979-8-90345-209-5
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    This book focuses on applying emotional intelligence within leadership environments. It addresses communication, conflict resolution, team dynamics, and decision-making, helping leaders improve effectiveness through awareness and structured interpersonal skills.

 

AGING, MINDFULNESS & RESILIENCE

Aging & Legacy: Living Fully, Leaving Your Mark

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

ISBN: 979-8-90345-210-1
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    This book explores aging, purpose, and legacy. It provides perspective on life transitions, personal reflection, and long-term impact, helping readers approach later stages of life with clarity and intention.

 

Real-World Mindfulness: Staying Calm Through Chaos

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

ISBN: 979-8-90345-212-5
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  • Hardcover (979-8-90345-213-2 / $24.99 – Available June 2026)
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    This book focuses on practical emotional regulation and stress management in everyday situations. It introduces simple techniques that can be applied in real time, helping readers maintain focus, reduce overwhelm, and stay balanced under pressure.

 

Bouncing Back: Lessons on Resilience and Thriving

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

ISBN: 979-8-90345-214-9
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    This book addresses resilience and recovery from setbacks. It provides tools for adapting to challenges, maintaining motivation, and continuing forward after failure, with a focus on long-term mental strength and consistency.

VETERAN STRONG™ SERIES LISTINGSThrive After 70: The Veteran’s Guide to Living Fully and Aging Gracefully

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

ISBN: 979-8-90345-007-7
Format: Paperback
Price: $14.99
Publication Date: August 16, 2025
Publisher: BuildingBlocs Literacy LLC
Distribution: Amazon
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A veteran-focused guide to navigating life after 70 with purpose, structure, and confidence. This book blends real-life experiences with practical strategies to help readers maintain independence, strengthen emotional well-being, and create a fulfilling daily life in retirement. From mindset and relationships to health and routine, this is a grounded roadmap for aging with dignity and direction.

 

Legacy Secured: Protect Your Finances, Family, and Future

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

ISBN: 979-8-90345-008-4
Format: Paperback
Price: $14.99
Publication Date: January 2025
Publisher: BuildingBlocs Literacy LLC
Distribution: Amazon
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A practical, plain-English guide to financial security, retirement planning, and legacy protection. Drawing from real-world experience, this book walks readers through budgeting on fixed income, maximizing Social Security and VA benefits, protecting assets, navigating Medicare, and preparing for long-term care.

It also provides step-by-step guidance on wills, trusts, and Medicaid planning—helping families avoid costly mistakes and confusion. More than a financial book, it is a roadmap to clarity, peace of mind, and protecting what matters most.

FamilyBridge Family Repair

FAMILY RESET™ & TRUSTWORK™ SERIES

The Family Reset™ & Trustwork™ Series is a structured, trauma-informed collection designed to repair communication, rebuild trust, and restore stability within family systems.

Centered on real-world application, these titles provide guided frameworks for navigating conflict, strengthening relationships, and improving emotional awareness across diverse family environments, including foster care, blended families, and high-stress households.

Through a combination of facilitator-driven models and accessible, participant-focused tools, the FamilyBridge Family Repair approach supports both caregivers and individuals in developing healthier communication patterns, setting boundaries, and creating consistent, supportive environments.

Built for use in group settings, counseling programs, and home application, this series delivers practical strategies that move families from disconnection toward clarity, trust, and long-term alignment.

 

FAMILY RESET™ SERIESReset Starts Now

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

ISBN: 979-8-90345-028-2
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Pub Date: July 13, 2025
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A facilitator-driven guide designed to help families reset communication patterns and rebuild emotional alignment. This book provides structured session flow, guided discussions, and practical tools to support families in moving from conflict to clarity. It is intended for use in group settings, counseling environments, and program delivery models focused on strengthening family systems.

Little Talks: Big Feelings, Brave Words for Kids

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

ISBN: 979-8-90345-029-9
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A child-focused introduction to emotional awareness and communication. This book helps young readers identify feelings, express themselves clearly, and build confidence in speaking. Using simple language and structured guidance, it supports early development of emotional intelligence and healthy communication habits.

Real Talk: A Teen’s Guide to Showing Up, Speaking Truth, and Healing

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

ISBN: 979-8-90345-030-5
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Designed for teens and young adults, this book focuses on communication, emotional expression, and self-awareness. It provides a direct and relatable framework for speaking honestly, managing internal pressure, and navigating relationships. Readers develop confidence in their voice while improving how they engage within family and social environments.

Before It Spills: A Real-World Parenting Guide to Healing While Raising Kids

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

ISBN: 979-8-90345-031-2
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A practical parenting guide focused on early intervention within family systems. This book helps parents recognize emotional buildup before it turns into conflict or disconnection, providing tools for communication, emotional awareness, and real-time de-escalation. It supports caregivers in creating a more stable, responsive, and emotionally safe environment.

 

FAMILYBRIDGE TRUSTWORK™ FOSTER SERIESTrust Begins Here

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

ISBN: 979-8-90345-032-9
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A facilitator-focused guide for building trust within foster and transitional care environments. This book provides structured frameworks for communication, relationship repair, and emotional connection, helping caregivers establish stability and consistency in complex family situations.

 

Hold the Fire

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

ISBN: 979-8-90345-033-6
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Pub Date: July 9, 2025
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A training and implementation guide that integrates Family Reset™ and Trustwork™ systems. This book equips facilitators and caregivers with advanced tools for managing emotional intensity, maintaining control, and delivering consistent outcomes in group and family-based environments.

Say It Small: A Big Feelings Book for Foster Kids

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

ISBN: 979-8-90345-034-3
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A child-centered book designed to help younger foster youth express emotions safely and clearly. It simplifies complex feelings into manageable language, providing tools that help children communicate needs, build trust, and feel secure in their environment.

Say It Anyway: For Foster Youth Learning to Trust, Speak, and Heal

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

ISBN: 979-8-90345-035-0
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A communication and trust-building guide for foster youth navigating instability and disrupted relationships. This book encourages honest expression while providing tools to manage fear, rejection, and emotional barriers, helping youth rebuild connection and confidence.

Steady in the Storm: A Guide for Trauma-Responsive Caregiving

Author: Aaron B. Kershaw

ISBN: 979-8-90345-036-7
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A trauma-informed caregiving guide focused on supporting children through instability, loss, and emotional disruption. This book provides practical strategies for emotional regulation, consistency, and trust-building, helping caregivers create safe and supportive environments in high-stress situations.

 

FICTION - PARANORMAL / THRILLER

The Paranormal Thriller collection blends suspense, mystery, and supernatural elements into fast-paced, emotionally grounded stories designed for teen and crossover audiences (ages 13+). Originally created during the COVID-19 pandemic as a short story for the author’s children; featuring characters inspired by them and their friends, this series organically evolved into a layered narrative world of disappearance, hidden truths, and unseen forces. Each installment builds on that foundation, combining relatable characters with escalating tension, psychological depth, and paranormal intrigue. The result is a compelling series that captures the imagination of younger readers while maintaining enough complexity to engage a broader audience.

ECHOED MYSTERIES SERIESMissing Parents

Author: A. Kershaw

·         ISBN: 979-8-90345-800-4

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·         Pub Date: Nov 18, 2024

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A fast-paced paranormal mystery centered on disappearance, family secrets, and hidden truths. When parents vanish without explanation, the story unfolds through layers of psychological tension and supernatural influence. The narrative blends investigative suspense with emotional depth, focusing on how unresolved past events continue to shape present reality.

Shadowed Spirits: A Tale of Secrets and Shadows

Author: A. Kershaw

·         ISBN: 979-8-90345-801-1

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This installment deepens the supernatural elements of the series, introducing darker forces and hidden connections between past and present. The story explores how secrets manifest into consequences, combining suspense, psychological tension, and paranormal activity into a layered narrative.

Whispers from the Past: Haunted Family Secrets

Author: A. Kershaw

·         ISBN: 979-8-90345-802-8

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A story centered on generational secrets and unresolved trauma, where the past refuses to stay buried. The narrative blends haunting elements with family dynamics, showing how hidden truths resurface through both psychological and supernatural channels.

Virtual Intruder – The Spirit Shroud Awakens

Author: A. Kershaw

·         ISBN: 979-8-90345-799-1

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This installment introduces a modern layer to the paranormal world, blending digital intrusion with supernatural forces. As technology and unseen entities collide, the story explores how new threats emerge through both virtual and spiritual channels, increasing stakes and expanding the series’ scope.

VEILBOUND SERIESEchoes of the Cursed

Author: A. Kershaw

·         ISBN: 979-8-90345-803-5

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A dark paranormal narrative centered on curses, identity, and redemption. The story explores the consequences of past actions and the lingering effects of supernatural forces, blending internal conflict with external threat in a character-driven storyline.

 

Shadows of Redemption

Author: A. Kershaw

·         ISBN: 979-8-90345-804-2

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This installment focuses on redemption and transformation within a dark supernatural framework. Characters are forced to confront their past actions while navigating ongoing threats, creating a balance between internal growth and external conflict.

 

Veil of Secrets

Author: A. Kershaw

·         ISBN: 979-8-90345-805-9

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A story built on hidden truths and layered deception, where secrets shape both identity and outcome. The narrative combines suspense and supernatural tension, focusing on revelation, consequence, and the unraveling of concealed realities.

FICTION — ROMANCE

The Romance collection offers emotionally engaging, character-driven stories that explore connection, vulnerability, and personal growth through relationships.

Set against rich, immersive backdrops; from small-town charm to dynamic, high-energy environments, these titles blend chemistry, tension, and transformation into compelling narratives that resonate with a wide audience.

 Each story focuses on the balance between independence and intimacy, highlighting the challenges of trust, timing, and emotional risk.

Designed for both entertainment and depth, this collection delivers satisfying, relatable experiences that keep readers invested from beginning to end.

HEART’S WILD RIDES SERIESSavannah Nights & Sweet Bites

Author: J. Wilder Stone

·         ISBN: 979-8-90345-829-5

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A contemporary romance set in Savannah, blending culture, food, and emotional reinvention. The story follows a structured, controlled life disrupted by an unexpected connection, forcing a shift toward vulnerability, spontaneity, and rediscovery. The narrative explores identity, emotional risk, and the balance between stability and change.

 

Wine & Wildflowers

Author: J. Wilder Stone

·         ISBN: 979-8-90345-830-1

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A second-chance romance set in a vineyard environment, focused on legacy, responsibility, and unresolved relationships. The story explores the tension between honoring the past and choosing a different future, with an emphasis on emotional depth, personal growth, and reconnection.

Rocky Mountain Heat

Author: J. Wilder Stone

·         ISBN: 979-8-90345-831-8

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Set against a rugged mountain backdrop, this romance explores independence, attraction, and emotional barriers. The story brings together strong personalities navigating control, trust, and vulnerability, with a focus on growth through challenge and connection.

Southern Charm & City Lights

Author: J. Wilder Stone

·         ISBN: 979-8-90345-832-5

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A contemporary romance exploring the contrast between ambition and connection. Set between city life and southern culture, the story focuses on balancing career, identity, and emotional relationships, highlighting the tension between personal goals and meaningful connection.

Taste the Heat

Author: J. Wilder Stone

·         ISBN: 979-8-90345-833-2

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A relationship-driven romance centered on chemistry, timing, and emotional vulnerability. The story follows two individuals navigating attraction alongside personal ambition and past experiences, emphasizing connection built through honesty, tension, and shared growth.

 

The Photographer & The Farmer

Author: J. Wilder Stone

·         ISBN: 979-8-90345-835-6

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An opposites-attract romance bringing together two individuals from completely different lifestyles. The story explores contrast between fast-paced ambition and grounded living, focusing on understanding, compromise, and emotional development as both characters navigate connection and change.