Every child carries two bags to school. One is a backpack filled with books and lunch. The other is an invisible suitcase packed tight with the worries, hurts, and the ‘baggage’ of life. Sometimes the suitcase hits a bump and springs wide open, spilling problems all over the floor. In Miss Scott’s classroom, no problem is too big or small to share.

A tender and necessary story about empathy, community, and how teachers help their students lighten the load, one suitcase at a time.