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Harold’s Pressure Problem (Book 22)

School expectations. A packed schedule. A massive burnout.

✅ Laugh-out-loud chaos that kids actually finish

✅ Fast chapters + high momentum for reluctant readers

✅ A gentle life-lesson: stress management without the lecture

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⏱️ About the Book

The crushing stress of trying to balance school expectations, sports, and social life leads Harold to a major, public burnout.

Harold Mitchell is thirteen years old and trying to do it all. Between endless homework, extracurriculars, and trying to maintain a social life, he is running on fumes—until he spectacularly crashes during the most important week of the term.

This is the story of what happens when you say "yes" to too many things, and the hilarious, exhausted reality of learning how to set healthy boundaries.

The SEL Focus: Stress Management & Boundaries

Target Age: 12–13 (Arc 4: The Mastery Years)

Harold feels pressure to fit in and please others.
Harold learns self-confidence and healthy decision-making.
It encourages children to resist unhealthy peer pressure.

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