Stay Safe!: How You Can Keep Out of Harm's Way

by Sara Nelson, Jack Desrocher (Illustrator)

Adults try to make your world safe. But you can't always predict when something bad will happen. Whether it's a bully in the hallways of your school or a stranger on a street corner, you need to know how to deal with threats to your safety. What should you do when danger appears? How can you be more aware of what's going on around you? Why do some people want to hurt others? Explore the answers to these questions and find out how you can stay safe.

64 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 2008

About the author

Sara Nelson is an American publishing industry figure who is an editor, book reviewer, consultant, and columnist. She is currently the editorial director at Amazon.com. Nelson is notable for having been editor in chief at the book industry's chief trade publication Publishers Weekly from 2005–2009 during a time of wrenching restructuring and industry downsizing. After that, she was book editor at Oprah's O Magazine. Her book So Many Books, So Little Time was published in 2003. Her views have been widely reported in numerous publications such as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today, and she has appeared on television broadcasts including CBS's The Early Show. She has written for the Wall Street Journal and the Huffington Post about publishing industry trends and has been described as a "lively presence within the book publishing industry." She is an extensive reader and has been described as a lover of books.