Ough it was hard to stand up to all those grown ups, I knew I had to keep my promise to Mum. I kept telling myself, "Pull yourse
lf 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! Which word best describes the mood of this excerpt? courageous shameful confusion joyous
Explanation:I think it’s fearful, because they were scared to stand up to the grown ups and they tried to pull themselves together so they wouldn’t cry but it could also be courageous because they got courage to scare them off
