As a prize for reading the most books, Stella's class wins a sleepover in the school library, but after some strange occurrences, including finding a book written by an author who has the same name, Stella realizes she's not as brave as she thought.
On a gray, rainy day, everything seems particularly frightening and bad to Louise until she enters a library and finds books that help her to know and imagine the beauty and wonder that have been there all along.
After falling off the wall, Humpty Dumpty is very afraid of climbing up again, but is determined not to let fear stop him from being close to the birds.
Relatable text, discussion questions, and informative fact boxes teach young adults what rape culture is and how they can fight it to make society safer for everyone.
"Feeling big and brave on their first night alone in their nest, duck-and-dino siblings Feather, Flap and Spike are repeatedly awakened by a frightening growl that scares them into hiding."--OCLC.
After his parrot companion flies away, a rough and tough pirate experiences anxiety on his first day as a school bus driver, echoing some of the concerns expressed by the young students in his care.
"Elise is scared of everything--spiders, people, even trees. So she never goes out, night or day. One day a strange thing flies in through the window and lands at her feel. And then there comes a knock at her door. Elise has a visitor"--Back cover.
