Taijah is sixteen years old and attended Ballou Senior High School in Washington, DC when she authored her books. She has written two children's books with Reach. Taijah likes to model and take a lot of pictures. She is a lead tutor for Reach.

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Time For Change: The Lion and Hyena Story

11.99

ISBN: 978-1945434044

by R.E.L., Taijah, and Nasseem of Reach Incorporated

Lions rule the savanna kingdom and are taught to hate hyenas, who compete for the same resources. Then Mya the Lion and Asia the Hyena both get caught by a trapper and have to work together to escape. When they return home, they have to deal with protests and a face-off between their two species, and Mya has to make a tough decision: Should she rest easy in her lion power or speak up for her new hyena friend?

The Blue Spark

11.99

ISBN: 978-0996927413

2015 INDIEFAB Finalist: Child Author Book of the Year

by Aderemi, Taijah, and Makayla of Reach Incorporated

Max is a supervillain growing up in a supervillain family-- his mom controls fire and his dad is like a tornado. Max has the power of invisibility, which he uses to wreak havoc and go unseen. Or so he thinks. But Max goes to school with Ronnie, the son of superheroes and a champion of justice who can see in others what no one else can see--even good hearts in misbehaving boys. What happens when these two super-forces square off?

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Oct 23, 2014

Reach Incorporated

Oct 23, 2014

The teen tutors of Reach Incorporated noticed that few children's books reflected their reality. They decided to do something about that: they wrote their own. Now these teens have written eight original books, and are diversifying children's literature, one smart-fun-real-brave-bold story at a time. Learn more.

Oct 23, 2014

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Reader Responses

Jun 7, 2018

Time for Change

Jun 7, 2018

I like the dedication, because it shows that this book meant to give people courage. I like that Asia, the hyena, said they have to work together to escape. I like that they used persistence to get out and to get the lion pack to not kill the hyenas. I like the hyenas peacefully protesting. The most meaningful line of the book is: “Mya stood up on her back legs and said ‘I might be young, but my voice matters.'” The other most meaningful line is: “We are tired of fighting all the time. It is not benefiting anyone, we need to come in peace.”

Jun 7, 2018

Time for Change

Jun 7, 2018

I thought the best part was when they stood together against the elders. We all hear a lot about working together and seeing people for who they are, but less about how hard it is to defend someone who is different than you to a group with known strong, dissenting opinions. Research says that bullying can be minimized if other kids try to stop it; that would certainly be easier to do if you were a united front as Asia and Mya are.

Jun 7, 2018