courage
— An eight-year-old boy faces his fear when his father dares him to go outside during Hurricane Matthew, discovering both the storm's power and his father's protective nature.
— A nervous softball player battles anxiety at bat, gets walked, then hits the pitching machine and slides safely into second base.
— A girl conquers her terror on a Paris rollercoaster, discovering that facing fears can transform dread into exhilaration and pride.
— A girl walking on the beach discovers a baby turtle emerging from the sand and protects it from predators until it reaches the sea.
— A girl's dare to microwave a plastic fork at school coincides with an unrelated oven explosion, leading to evacuation and her eventual confession to the principal.
— A shy girl dreads her first rock-and-roll class until she discovers her best friend is there, transforming her terror into joy.
— A young soldier who can see death timelines on people's palms sacrifices himself to save his best friend during a fortress battle, transferring his gift to her.
— During a military coup in Sierra Leone, a fifth-grader shelters with his embassy family, finding and symbolically discarding a bullet that represents the violence surrounding them.
— Eight-year-old Soon-Soon Wang flees Cultural Revolution China for America after her parents are taken by the government, leaving behind her best friend Xiao-Long.
— A tall, insecure fifteen-year-old faces pressure to cheat on a state test from a classmate, but finds courage through her childhood teddy bear to do the right thing.