Believe in yourself and you will always have a best friend!​   

Be Your Own Best Friend FOREVER! is packed with inspiring tips for any girl who doubts herself or is excluded by others because of ethnic or body differences. Replace negative talk with positive talk the Jayla way by rejecting the voice of self-doubt and self-hate and replacing it with the voice of self-love and light. Once you believe in yourself, you will always have a best friend! Jayla takes pride in being African American, Native American, Asian American, and Latina.

A portion of the proceeds from the book will benefit the Girls Club of Los Angeles whose mission is to enrich the lives of underserved, at-promise children, youth, and families through early education, youth development, and community outreach, thereby contributing to more self-sufficient, productive individuals.   girlsclubla.org

Award-winning writer and filmmaker Gary Robinson (Choctaw/Cherokee descent) has participated in the production of dozens of Native American educational, informational, and documentary television projects and worked to create Native American content most of his adult life. He is the author of sixteen books, including seven PathFinders teen novels. He lives in Santa Ynez, CA. For more information, visit his website at tribaleyeproductions.com.