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18 Ontario School Library Association Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown Random House, 2017 ISBN 978-0-8129-9584 Is a guidebook for developing leaders and disrupters who need the reminders and resources necessary to find ways to be while developing the skills to work civilly and cooperatively with others in a critical world. why would a psychology book be a professional read for teacher-librarians? Teacher-librarians are at the forefront of change in education. we explore new ideas in technology, social media, critical thinking, and more. we provide tastes and toe-dips into these areas for the members of our school communities, often smoothing the way for larger implementation. we may not even recognize the leadership skills we, as a collective, possess. Brené Brown's intensive research, in this case, is on the topic of belonging and stems from a quotation from Maya angelou that she couldn't understand and actively disagreed with: "you are only free when you realize you belong no place--you belong every place--no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great." as she explores this quotation, Brené engages you with stories about interactions with Maya angelou, oprah, zen Buddhists, and people who've dealt with the large-scale grief of incidents such as 9/11 and the Sandy hook shooting. She then juxtaposes these catastrophic events with the mundane dilemma of wearing jeans and clogs when business attire is requested. Brown supports our growth as leaders. She presents the fears that arise as we push our boundaries. She then relates these fears to the core feelings of isolation and impostor syndrome that many of us possess. reading her books can be unnerving because she confirms and identifies the secret and self-critical stories we whisper to ourselves. we need the confirmation that this self-criticism is wide-spread to help us accept that these fears exist in the process of growing. She gives us, educators, teacher- librarians and others, the much-needed permission to continue to push these boundaries, yet stay true to ourselves, as we share our ideas in the changing and fluctuating world. It is especially timely when we look at the many stories of racism and hatred that fill the news. how can we create a space for shared humanity? how do we move beyond the echo-chambers we build to confirm what we already believe? The book is so rich and full that an individual book review can't do it justice. It will stand up to repeated re-reads and seem like a whole new book each time. Based on ever-changing life experience, the reader will bring in his/ her approach. …continued from page 17