Every new beginning is difficult and accompanied by fears and uncertainty. "I've always had a secret," says the girl in the book, "a tiny friend named Fear. Fear hates my new school. I don't understand anyone, and no one understands me." Fear makes one speechless and lonely. But fortunately, the girl is not alone with her fear. The other children also have fears, and the more they talk about it, the less power fear has over them. Francesca Sanna follows up her successful debut "The Escape" with this empathetically told story, showing that we can find support and friendship when we dare to talk about our fears and share them with others.