Frank Carlson Library

Josh Baxter, the man behind the wheel, is a virtual stranger to Charlie. They met at the campus ride board, each looking to share the long drive home to Ohio. Both have good reasons for wanting to get away. For Charlie, it's guilt and grief over the murder of her best friend, who became the third victim of the man known as the Campus Killer. For Josh, it's to help care for his sick father. Or so he says. Like the Hitchcock heroine she's named after,...

Teaches kids how to stay away from untrustworthy people online and what to do if an online predator does contact them.

As Lu waits in the rain after school, many people offer to take her home but she will only go with someone on the list of those allowed to pick her up. Includes resources for adults and a form for the reader to make his or her own list, with a parent or guardian's help.

Discusses various self-defense options which may be used when in an uncomfortable or unsafe situation and suggests what solutions might work in real life.

Uses rhyming and illustrations by a four-year-old to present messages about sexual abuse prevention to children. Specifically mentions individuals in a child's life who could be sex offenders and the possible use of touching "games" in order to inform and empower children to protect their bodies.

Muddy Tom learns about the pitfalls of talking to strangers.

Teaches kids how to avoid dangerous situations with people they don't know and kinda know. Empowers children to make smart decisions.