What would you do if you were bullied by a classmate or a baby sister? What would you do if you lost your mom in a grocery store? If these things have never happened to you, that s great But unfortunately, they did happen to certain characters in Lorraine Hollowell s book, Outside is Where I d Rather Be and Other Poems for Kids Like Me. Read to find out what these characters did when these unfortunate things happened to them. Have you ever encountered a flipperdee? What about the Sock Fairy? If you read this book, you ll discover exactly who these strange characters are. You never know, one day they both might show up in your neighborhood."