Polly Panic Author:Mary Francis Shura Polly wonders where the icy-scared feeling in the pit of her stomach is coming from. Is it because her best friend, Staci, has come back from California acting sophisticated and cool? Maybe it's because, unexpectedly, her sixth-grade class has been moved to the junior high school and she's not sure she's ready. — Suddenly ... more »Polly's fears seem all too real, when she gets into a confrontation with a class bully on the first day of school and Staci lets her down. But out of disaster comes a "new look" for Polly and a new friend named Andy. And as Polly gains control and feels more confident, life begins to look interesting and exciting instead of scary and unpredictable.
Polly interacts with not only her classmates but also with her parents, who face a difficult decision of their own; her older sister, who's suddenly acting remote and unfriendly; and Miz Liz, her neighbor and friend, who never tells Polly to be anything but who she truly is.« less