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Author
Publisher
The Experiment
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Frozen in terror during a mountain descent, award-winning journalist Eva Holland reaches her breaking point. Since childhood, she's been gripped by two debilitating phobias: fear of losing her mother, and fear of heights. The worst has already happened: Eva's mother died suddently and unexpectedly in 2014. But now -- after an arduous, embarrassing, and tearful finale to her ice-climbing expedtion -- Eva decides, enough. Fear may define her past,...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
A #1 New York Times Bestseller from Gabrielle Bernstein, called “A new role model” by The New York Times and featured on Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday as a next-generation thought leader.
In this motivational and super inspirational book, The Universe Has Your Back, New York Times best-selling author Gabrielle Bernstein teaches you how to transform your fear into faith in order to live...
In this motivational and super inspirational book, The Universe Has Your Back, New York Times best-selling author Gabrielle Bernstein teaches you how to transform your fear into faith in order to live...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the critically-acclaimed author of The Day I Died comes a terrifying twist on a locked-room mystery that will keep readers guessing until the last page
Only in the dark can she find the truth . . .
Since her husband died, Eden Wallace's life has diminished down to a tiny pinprick, like a far-off star in the night sky. She doesn't work, has given up on her love of photography, and is so plagued by night terrors
...6) Nightmares!
Author
Series
Nightmares! volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Twelve-year-old Charlie and his friends must stop nightmares from taking over their town before it's too late"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Scaredy Squirrel volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Meet Scaredy Squirrel, a squirrel who never leaves his nut tree because he's afraid of the unknown "out there." But then, something unexpected happens that may just change his outlook.
Author
Series
Scaredy Squirrel volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Scaredy comes up with a Bad Dream Action Plan to avoid sleep but between counting stars, playing cymbals and making scrapbooks, disaster still strikes and exhaustion takes its toll. Will Scaredy survive this ordeal? Will he find sweet dreams?
10) Feeling scared
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Yikes! What made that noise in your closet? If you've ever felt your heart beating fast and your palms sweating, chances are you were feeling scared! Find out what it means to feel scared and how to acknowledge your feelings. Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about their feelings and why they matter. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills."--...
Author
Series
Publisher
Free Spirit Pub
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Explains that many things can be frightening and provides examples of what one can do to feel less afraid, such as asking for help from a person one trusts. Includes information and extension activities for parents or teachers.
Author
Series
Junie B. Jones series volume 19
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
With Halloween approaching, Junie B. needs to find a costume that will scare off the real witches and ghosts that she believes will be out on the holiday.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
"In his much-anticipated debut novel, Hank Green--cocreator of Crash Course, Vlogbrothers, and SciShow--spins a sweeping, cinematic tale about a young woman who becomes an overnight celebrity before realizing she's part of something bigger, and stranger, than anyone could have possibly imagined. The Carls just appeared. Coming home from work at three a.m., twenty-three-year-old April May stumbles across a giant sculpture. Delighted by its appearance...
Author
Publisher
Distributed to the trade by Macmillan
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
A psychologist reveals the way hidden anxieties trigger self-sabotaging behaviors, sharing exercises based on cutting-edge neuroscience to explain how to reframe and move past fear in order to pursue one's goals.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A psychiatrist and neuroscientist describes fear and anxiety in our brain and body, and how it colors many aspects of a modern human's life. In a way accessible to the public, he explains why we love to be scared, the link between bravery, meaning, aggression, creativity, and fear, as well as diseases of fear and anxiety--and how we manage them.
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"For as long as we've gathered by campfires to tell ghost stories, humans have always loved a good scare. From the splatter flicks of the 70s, to Japan's obsession with drowned girls, to creepy modern experiences like the overnight ghost hunt at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, the horror industry has thrived across time and cultures. Our obsession with getting scared is obvious to anyone who visits ScareHouse, a haunted house in Pittsburgh that...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A storm is brewing and Little Blue Truck and his good friend Toad are hurrying home for bed. But who can sleep with all that racket? It's not long before other friends show up seeking safety from the storm. Thunder and lightening sure can be scary, but it's easy to be brave together. When the clouds roll on and the sky is clear, it's all aboard for a bedtime ride! Beep! Beep! Shhh.
20) Big chickens
Author
Series
Big chickens books volume 1
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While trying to escape from a wolf, four frightened chickens keep getting themselves into the very predicaments they are trying to avoid.
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