Who STOLE Jenny Rae's World? A kid's account of the early days of a pandemic

AGE RANGE [9-12] 3rd to 5th GRADE.... The Coronavirus pandemic easily makes all of us very anxious. Coping with the challenges of understanding why everything has suddenly changed can be more stressful for children than it is for adults. One child, Jenny Rae Peters, in "Who STOLE Jenny Rae's World?" tells of her experience adapting to a new lifestyle in the changing world of Covid 19. Reading "Jenny Rae's account will help other children to relate and know that they are not alone in times of change. Children can be motivated to write about their own experiences too, as a way of relieving stress and developing creativity. They can learn to become historians, as they document important events of the pandemic for their own recollection, as well as sharing with others after it has passed. Parents and children can enjoy this 5th grader's personal experience. She leaves a SECRET letter inside. Heading home early from school, Jenny has no idea what is really happening. What she learns is weird and only gets weirder by the minute. What is really happening? How could things have changed so quickly? Will they ever be the same again?