Chapter 1 Why do I have to endure it?
Chapter 2 What do you think will happen?
Chapter 3 Grandma looks depressed
Chapter 4: Rejection is Hard
Chapter 5: Courage is Needed
Chapter 6 I don't know what the problem is
Chapter 7 Who do you like better?
Chapter 8 Worry Tree Friends, Thank You!

What does Juliet need now? A room of her own.
Let's create a space of empathy, comfort, and healing to share our inner anxieties.

Eleven-year-old Juliet has a lot of worries.
At home, it seems like her mom and dad are fighting because of her, her grandmother is always complaining, and her younger brother is always playing pranks that annoy Juliet.
At school, it's not easy to get along with her friends, and there's even a boy who bullies Juliet.
Juliet, who is more sensitive than her peers, becomes increasingly mentally distressed and physically ill.
When I'm stressed, I get red hives all over my body and bite my thumbnails.

Juliet, who had been struggling day by day, gets her own room.
And as a gift, you come across a very old 'worry tree' that has been passed down from your grandmother's mother's mother's time.
They say that the worry tree took care of and cared for the grandmother's worries even when she was young.
When Juliet hears that both her great-grandmother and grandmother were worriers, she is relieved to know that she is not the only one who is worrier.

“It is said that every night before going to bed, you hang your worries on the tree.
“So that all kinds of worries cannot disturb your sweet sleep.”
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Every night in her room, Juliet confides her deep-seated worries and anxieties to her Worry Tree friends.
Then, the worry tree friends seem to sympathize and comfort me, and I feel a surge of faith and hope that my worries will be resolved.
Juliet, who has managed to control her worries, sleeps soundly.
And the next morning, I leave the room looking brighter and healthier than yesterday.
Now Juliet is not afraid of worry.

Being a 'good kid' doesn't solve everything.
Relieve me of the responsibility of worrying about things I don't need to worry about.

In fact, Juliet always just endured.
As I remembered what I had endured until now, a sudden surge of pain came over me.
It felt like I was holding a mountain of teacups with one hand.

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Juliet is unable to speak her mind confidently and suffers alone.
I think it's better to make sacrifices while keeping an eye on the opinions of my family and friends.
In fact, Juliet desperately wants everyone to be peaceful and happy.
So, they think that if they grumble, get angry, and complain, the relationship will become more strained and the situation will get worse.
But if you just hold it in, Juliet will only have a hard time.
No one knows how hard it is for Juliet because she doesn't say anything.
Juliet changes her mind after confiding her worries to the worry tree.
When I need to be angry, I will be angry, and when I need to express my opinion, I will express it clearly.
Then, things start to get better than when you were patient.
Two friends who had been arguing over who was closer to Juliet begin to try to become closer to each other after learning of Juliet's true feelings.
And when Juliet's wish for her parents to stop fighting is conveyed, her parents stop fighting.


“You have your own problems to solve, and your mom and dad have their own problems to solve, but this time it was your mom and dad who had to solve it.
So, what I'm saying is, you don't have to worry about anything."
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'I didn't have to solve all the world's problems.'
Juliet thought.

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Even a grandmother with a long life experience has her worries.
Just as adults care for children, children can also support adults.

Juliet and her grandmother are special to each other.
Grandma left a worry tree for Juliet, and Juliet was the first to notice that Grandma looked unhappy.
My grandmother was a university president, but she became depressed after retiring.
We keep using words like 'useless', 'tired', 'pile of trash', etc.
Moreover, my body became weak, causing my family to worry and I lost confidence in myself.
Will Juliet be able to appease such a grandmother?
This book, which addresses children's concerns, doesn't miss the fact that adults have concerns too.
Above all, the scene where the grandmother confides her worries to Juliet and Juliet gives her her own worry tree as a gift warms our hearts.


'It's a worry tree.
For a very long time, there was no worry tree in Grandma's room.'
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Just as adults can take care of children, children can also be a great source of strength for adults.
If we understand that everyone has worries and listen to each other's concerns, everyone will surely be happy, as in the ending of this book.