The basketball star shares her defining childhood memories, including how she dealt with bullies, her struggle to fit in at school, and how she excelled at basketball despite not being the tallest, strongest, or fastest player.

Collects two stories from the Lockwood Lions football team and cheerleading squad. First, Ella Blount takes drastic and questionable steps to keep the peace among her friends. Then, footballer Leo Steele is in danger of losing his macho status when life gets tough, with only football to see him through.

New Jersey seventh grader and class clown Denny Murphy has just lost his mother, his father is uncommunicative, he is in trouble with his teachers, and to top it all off, his best friend has a scheme to get dates for the end-of-year school dance.

When her father is killed in an accident, twelve-year-old Wren is grief stricken, but what upsets her even more is that her mother seems to be filled with anger, rather than sadness--as they move from place to place Wren is forced to cope with her mother's strange behavior, her own grief, and all the problems that come with being the new girl in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where they finally end up.

"Olympic runner, actress, filmmaker, and writer Alexi Pappas shares the touchstone moments in her life that helped her learn about confidence and self-reliance, compassion and forgiveness, and loss and hope. Adapted for young readers from Bravey: Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and Other Big Ideas (The Dial Press; 2021)"--