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Worry and emotional boundaries

The Backpack of Worries

Sam learns that caring about someone does not mean carrying their worries. Love can be light enough to walk with.

Ages 9–12, and the grown-ups who read beside them

What this story gently explores

  • Empathy without self-erasure
  • What belongs to us, and what does not
  • Setting down what was never ours to hold

This story is waiting for you.

$10.00