Hi. My name is Gabrielle and I battle fear and anxiety.

Yes. This is me. And so when I discovered this book about fear...I knew I had to read to see what it was about. It's the story of a young immigrant girl who has always had fear. Yet when she moves to a new country, it escalates. It keeps her up at night. It keeps her from doing things she enjoys. It makes her want to stress eat. Fear tells her people don't like her because she is different.....and then she meets someone who not only sees past the girl's fear....but has their own as well. After all, we all do on some level.

Yes. You could argue this story is about refugees and society's not understanding them. But it's more than that. It's about living with fear, having healthy fear, and accepting others for their fears. We help each other conquer them. It's an empowering message. ( )

This book is good for elementary aged students. This book is great for students who have fear or anxiety with school and everyday life. As the book progresses the characters fear gets smaller as she gets more comfortable. And she eventually understands that everyone else has fear just like her. This would be great to use in the classroom on the first day of school when everyone has nerves and anxiety about coming to school. Or a good read for a student who struggles with fear. ( )

I really enjoyed reading this book. The author personifies the main character's emotion of fear, which I think is a really good way to explain this sort of situation to young readers. ( )

Note: I received a digital review copy from the publisher through NetGalley. ( )

Goodreads Review:
When a young girl has to move countries and start at a new school, her fear tells her to be alone and afraid. How can she hope to make friends if she doesn't understand anyone? Surely no one else feels the same way...

From the award-winning author and illustrator of The Journey, this insightful and delicately told story shows that we can all find friendship and comfort when we share our fears.