📖 9 Chapters | 110 Pages | Ages 10–14

By Drew Rozell, Ph.D.

A middle grade novel about friendship, trust, and learning to hear yourself.

You've learned to trust your inner GPS.

Now there's a story that teaches children to do the same.

Every Kid Feels Pressure to Fit In. This Story Shows Them What Matters More.

Through one unforgettable mistake, Oliver Knox learns what it actually means to trust himself.

Oliver Knox has always been the kind of kid who sees possibilities where other people see problems. That’s how he got the nickname “Opportunity” in the first place.

But when a charismatic new kid named Jason shows up at school, Opp starts making choices that go against everything he already knows about himself.

Not because he’s weak.

Because fitting in can feel more important than listening to that quiet feeling inside you that says something isn’t right.

And because sometimes the people who pull you in the wrong direction don’t look dangerous at all.

They look confident.

By the time the damage is done, Opp is sitting in the principal’s office wondering how he got there.

The rest of the story is about what happens next.

The apology that costs something.

The friendship that holds.

And what it actually feels like to come back to yourself after ignoring what you knew deep down all along.

A Story About Learning To Trust Your Inner GPS

Most kids already know when something feels wrong.

The hard part is trusting that feeling when everyone around them is moving the other direction.

This story helps young readers recognize the difference between:

• fitting in and belonging
• pressure and truth
• reacting emotionally and actually listening to themselves

Through Opp’s journey, readers experience what it feels like to ignore that inner guidance — and what changes when you finally stop overriding it.

Not through rules.

Not through lectures.

Just through story.

For readers familiar with Decide, Let It Go, and Very Cool Life Code, these are the same core ideas — told through the eyes of a 12-year-old for the first time.

What This Story Teaches Without Preaching

✔ What it feels like when your gut says no — and what it costs to ignore it

✔ The difference between a friend who wants to know you and one who wants to use you

✔ That you can’t control what other people do, only what you do next

✔ That real repair takes courage — and actually works

✔ That being yourself is worth more than being cool for a week

✔ That your feelings are information, not noise

Why Parents and Grandparents Connect With This Book

Because it talks about real things kids are already experiencing — without talking down to them.

Because it helps children think about:

• peer pressure
• friendship
• intuition
• self-trust
• emotional responsibility

…through story instead of lectures.

Many readers of Decide, Let It Go, and Very Cool Life Code have wanted a way to introduce these ideas earlier.

This book is that bridge.

It gives young readers language for feelings they already have but may not fully understand yet.

And it opens conversations that often don’t happen until after something goes wrong.

Who This Book Is For

For kids ages 10–14 navigating middle school, friendship changes, peer pressure, identity, and the growing feeling that fitting in sometimes comes at a cost.

For the kid adjusting to a new school.

The kid who got pulled in the wrong direction by someone who seemed cool.

The kid who already felt something was off but didn’t quite know how to explain it yet.

And for parents and grandparents who want children to encounter these ideas before they desperately need them.

Not as a warning.

As a story they chose to read and will probably still be thinking about after.

From the World of Decide, Let It Go, and Very Cool Life Code

For the first time, Drew Rozell brings the core ideas behind his philosophy into a story written specifically for younger readers.

Not as self-help.

As lived experience.

Formats Available

📖 Paperback
📘 Hardcover
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100% Money-Back Guarantee

If you don’t love this book, email drew@drewrozell.com for a full refund.

No questions asked.

About the Author

Drew Rozell, Ph.D. is a social psychologist and creator of the “Very Cool Life” philosophy and book series.

He’s known for his grounded, practical approach to intuition, emotional alignment, and learning how to trust yourself in a world that constantly pulls your attention outward.

Drew lives with his family in upstate New York overlooking The View, the property featured in Decide.

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