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At the community pool, little Sophie confronts a tense cliff at the high diving boardβ€”her greatest fear. Determined not to let anxiety hold her back, she compiles a list of other scary situations and challenges herself to tackle each one. Through this courageous journey, Sophie discovers that facing small terrors builds confidence for the big leaps ahead.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Gina Willner-Pardo
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