The Shadow Behind the Screen

By: Waleska Lelis

The Shadow Behind the Screen

A gentle, illustrated story about online safety, isolation, and the courage to be seen - for readers 9-12.

A girl full of color, laughter, and wide-open afternoons once existed.

Then a small glowing screen arrived as a gift - and with it, a voice that seemed to understand her better than anyone. Slowly, quietly, it pulled her further from everything she loved, until the girl who once ran through fields with the sun in her hair could barely be found.

Told through soft, symbolic illustration rather than explicit detail, The Shadow Behind the Screen gives children and the adults who love them a way to talk about something hard - grooming, isolation, and the slow loss of self that can happen behind a glowing screen - without ever putting a child through the harm itself on the page.

This book is for:

- Parents and caregivers navigating a child's first phone or first online friendships
- Educators and school counselors opening conversations about digital safety
- Any family that wants a gentle way in to a subject that's hard to start talking about

Inside, you'll find:

- A full illustrated story, told in verse
- A note for parents and caregivers with real warning signs and where to find help
- A closing note from the author, who wrote this book from her own family's experience

Because being seen is where healing begins.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HL367NV6
• ISBN13: 9798172835704
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 26 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.1" x 8.5"