When her beloved pet tortoise, Rodney, dies, Bernadette feels all alone until a special friend helps her overcome her sadness, in this comforting and gently humorous picture book about bereavement and the power of friendship.
Eliza feels bad for the new girl, Lainey, who is constantly tormented by the other children in the schoolyard, but she feels afraid to act until she talks to her mother and finally finds the courage to stand up to the bullies.