About This Book
Reach for this book when your child is facing a major life transition, like starting a new school, or if they are prone to spiraling after making a mistake. It is particularly helpful for kids who carry heavy social anxiety or shame about past embarrassments and feel they need a total identity reset to be accepted. Fifth-grader Cody Carson is moving to a new town and is determined to leave his reputation as a klutz behind. He documents his efforts to be cool in a secret journal, only to find that life has a way of being messy despite our best-laid plans. Through humor and heart, the story explores themes of self-acceptance and the realization that everyone, even the cool kids, feels like a mutant sometimes. It is a lighthearted yet deeply relatable look at the pressure kids feel to be perfect.
