Essa High: Sophie and Brave

Sophie has one rule for the first day of high school: survive it.She's spent years being stared at and bullied for needing her Emotional Support Stuffed Animal, Brave, by her side.So when her mum drops her off at a new school, she braces for more of the same.Except ESSA High is built for kids exactly like her. Here, everyone has an ESSA, and for the first time, Sophie doesn't have to hide who she is.By the end of the week, she's made two new friends, and for the first time ever, she actually looks forward to school.But when a school-wide competition means standing up in front of the whole school, Sophie has to decide: is she ready to step into the spotlight and bring awareness to why ESSAs matter?Printed in OpenDyslexic - a font designed to make text easier to read for dyslexic readers.