A list of scary things includes "roller skating down hill when you haven't learned how to stop, getting hugged by somebody you don't like, and finding out your best friend has a best friend who isn't you.".
Recounts two stories about Adam Joshua in which he chooses a scary Halloween costume and learns about stealing when he takes a Superman book from the school library.
While vacationing at Bolivia's house in Ithaca, New York, eleven-year-old Rory tries to hide his fear of flying after Bolivia suggests a trip in her uncle's airplane.