Examines the ways that embracing socially awkward situations, even when they lead to embarrassment and self-conciousness, also provide the opportunity to test oneself and to recognize how people are connected to each other.

After an embarrassing incident, a young boy decides to quit school.

Jake Drake sets out to save his reputation when a run of good luck at school draws the unwanted praise of his teachers, giving the other kids the idea that he is teacher's pet.

In this informative graphic narrative for ages 8-12, bestselling middle grade cartoonist Charise Mericle Harper dives deep into that everyday source of stress and humor for kids--embarrassment. With science facts, jokes, and compassion (and some slapstick) this book lets kids know they aren't alone and puts them at ease, with practical information and fun facts that all add up to we've all been there, from spilling water on pants to walking around...

Fourth-grader Alice tries unsuccessfully to avoid embarrassing mistakes and to establish better relations with her older brother Lester. Can someone die of embarrassment? Everything seems to go wrong for Alice: whether it's being seen in her underpants by Donald Sheavers from next door or saying dumb things in class. Worst of all, she's managed to get Lester really mad at her. Will life ever get any easier? Fourth grade can't end soon enough for Alice!...

Fifth-grader Cody Carson keeps a journal of his hopes for a fresh start in a town where nobody knows about his humiliating mistakes of the past, but before school even begins so does his embarrassment.

"Mei Lee is a confident, dorky thirteen-year-old torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. And as if changes to her interests, relationships, and body weren't enough, whenever she gets too excited...she 'poofs' into a giant red panda." --

After encountering a scary shark at the aquarium, Sam is afraid to attend a birthday party at the beach.

When the other animals laugh at Olive for wearing the hat she received as a gift from Joe, she is not sure what to do about it.

When Maria's family embarrasses her while she tries to win her tryout to be the school mascot, she decides she wants to leave the Pepper pack permanently.