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Scarecited on the first day of school  Cover Image Book Book

Scarecited on the first day of school / Alliah (Uh-lee-uh) L. Agostini (Ah-go-stin-ee) ; illustrated by Lala Watkins (Wot-kinz).

Agostini, Alliah L. (Author). Watkins, Lala. (Added Author).

Summary:

It's the first day of school for Afua! There's no one word to name her feelings. Is she scared? Excited? Oh wait, she's scarecited! Her own combination of both. Why should she have to choose? Scarecited on the First Day of School is a charming picture book that reminds us all that having the courage to be our authentic self is always just enough, and you can feel more than one big emotion at the same time. But if there isn't one word to describe those feelings . . . there's beauty in making it yourself.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780374390020 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Farrar Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2025.
Subject: First day of school > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
Fear > Juvenile fiction.
Emotions > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Courage > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: School fiction.
Picture books.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Cookstown Branch GRO JP Agost 31681030067680 PICTURE Available -

  • B & T Entertainment
    It’s the first day of school for Afua and there’s no word for her feelings, except “scarecited,” a combination of scared and excited, and as she navigates the highs and lows of her first day, she realizes the possibilities are endless. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
  • Baker & Taylor
    "It's the first day of school for Afua! There's no one word to name her feelings. Is she scared? Excited? Oh wait, she's scarecited! Her own combination of both. Why should she have to choose?"--
  • McMillan Palgrave

    For fans of School’s First Day of School, this is a picture book about a young girl who is feeling mixed emotions about her first day of school.

    Some feelings are so big, one word just doesn’t cut it.

    It’s the first day of school for Afua! There’s no one word to name her feelings. Is she scared? Excited? Oh wait, she’s scarecited! Her own combination of both. Why should she have to choose?

    Scarecited on the First Day of School is a charming picture book that reminds us all that having the courage to be our authentic self is always just enough, and you can feel more than one big emotion at the same time. But if there isn’t one word to describe those feelings . . . there’s beauty in making it yourself.


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