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2) Paper heart
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Companion to: Tornado brain.
Mere months after her best friend's death, thirteen-year-old Tess spends a summer with family in Wyoming, making friends at art camp while being haunted by Colette and her own anxieties.
Author
Series
Pout-pout fish adventures volume 10
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mr. Fish and Willa Whale are on their way to a birthday party, but Willa is worried about fitting in so Mr. Fish shows her how to overcome her social anxiety by tackling the worries one at a time.
5) Love waves
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While they are at work a mother and father send powerful "love waves" to their child at home, offering reassurance and comfort in their absence.
6) Dear student
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A girl with social anxiety becomes the secret voice of the advice column in her middle school newspaper"--
7) Bye-bye time
Author
Series
Publisher
Free Spirit Pub
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Bye-Bye" means hugs, kisses, big waves, deep breaths--and time for play. Then, before long, it's time to say "Hello!"--Cover.
10) Papa's home
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A child worries about what it will be like while his papa is away, until papa is home"--
12) Just be jelly
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A panicky sardine who loses its group learns to relax and to ask for help from a laid back jellyfish"--
13) Love, Mama
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
With a heartwarming story and tender illustrations, Jeanette Bradley's debut picture book is perfect for Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, and any day when a child needs a reminder of the strength of a mother's love.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Beatrice is so well-known for never making a mistake that she is greeted each morning by fans and reporters, but a near-error on the day of the school talent show could change everything.
18) Playing possum
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Possums play dead when threatened so Alfred, an unusually nervous possum, avoids attention and even friendship until he meets Sofia, an armadillo who curls into a ball when nervous. Includes facts about the unusual defense mechanisms of animals pictured in the book.
Author
Series
Plum (Matt Phelan) volume 2
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When an unexpected blizzard strands the animals of the Athensville Zoo in a seemingly empty elementary school overnight, Plum the peacock must overcome his anxiety to save his friend Itch, who gets lost in a snowdrift.
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