Julie Banderas

As the president of the United States visits his home town and biggest city in America – the largest police force in the country awaits him. Among the 36,000 men and women in the New York Police Department, there is a team of 1,500 devoted to one job: Counterterrorism. And with the president in town, their job becomes that much more critical.

To little Fiona, her forts are the fantastical cottages and castles of her imagination. But to the children at the park, her piles of sticks don't look like much. As the Toke-A-Toke weather starts making Fiona's life difficult, she finds it harder and harder to persevere in her building. Follow Fiona as she learns about the importance of perseverance, and then explore this topic with your family through the activities in the BRAVE Challenge at the end of the book.