Which word best describes the mood of this excerpt? Read the excerpt from "The Evacuation."
Though it was hard to stand up to all those grown ups, 1
knew I had to keep my promise to Mum. I kept telling
myself, "Pull yourself together, pull yourself together,"
so I wouldn't cry. Each time someone tried to separate
me from Edna, I geared up to yell and that scared them
off good and proper!
courageous
fearful
shameful
joyous