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Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The Book of Phobias and Manias is a thrilling compendium of 99 obsessions that have shaped us all, the rare and the familiar, from ablutophobia (a horror of washing) to syllogomania (a compulsion to hoard) to zoophobia (a fear of animals)."--Publisher's website.
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2012, ©1999
Language
English
Description
A deeply sinister and endlessly surprising tale of a rare and terrifying phobia: autophobia - fear of oneself. Martie Rhodes is a young wife (happily married to Dustin for three years), a video game designer, and a compassionate woman who takes her agoraphobic friend Carol to therapy sessions. Carol is so afraid of leaving her apartment that the trips are grim ordeals for both women - but bonding experiences as well. Then one morning Martie experiences...
Author
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Language
English
Description
"...this evidence-based workbook is packed with the most effective techniques for assessing and treating anxiety, the latest clinical research, and a complete arsenal of skills for quieting fears and getting anxious thoughts under control."--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Description
Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she's a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she's a disgrace; to design mavens, she's a revolutionary architect, and to 15-year-old Bee, she is a best friend and, simply, Mom. Then Bernadette disappears.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Celeste knows she should be excited to spend two weeks at her grandparents' lake house with her brother, Owen, and their cousins Capri and Daisy, but she's not. Bugs, bad cell reception, and the dark waters of the lake... no thanks. On top of that, she just failed her swim test and hates being in the water-it's terrifying. But her grandparents are strong believers in their family knowing how to swim, especially having grown up during a time of segregation...
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Quinn's journal is where she writes down everything -- in list format -- that she doesn't want to admit out loud, or even face; once they're written, she can release them and feel a little bit more at peace. When the journal goes missing and her list of biggest fears is posted online with a challenge to face each of them or else have the entire journal go public, it's time for Quinn to move out of the realm of her mind and into real life. She's not...
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"Esther Solar is determined to break a curse that has doomed her entire family to debilitating phobias, only to encounter a new fear she hadn't counted on: first love"--
Her father is agoraphobic, her twin brother can't be in the dark without a light on, and her mother is terrified of bad luck. According to the legend of a curse, Esther Solar's family is destined to die from their fears. Esther avoids pretty much everything: elevators, small spaces...
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"It's the day of the sports festival at Itan High and the students are brimming with competitive spirit! But when Tadano forgets his lunch, his classmates put aside their rivalries and team up to make sure he gets full. Can Komi and Manbagi work up the courage to hand-feed their crush, or will they be the only lunchtime losers?"--Back cover.
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi's greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends. Itan High is in danger! Proxy Chair Icho has accidentally placed the school on the chopping block, but the students still have one...
Series
Komi can't communicate volume 25
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Komi is in her final year of high school, and that means she's running out of time to achieve her goal of making 100 friends! She starts off strong on the first day of classes, but a cynical new classmate's bitter outlook soon sparks a school-wide battle royale. Can Komi make a new ally in the trenches, or will pessimism win the day?"--
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The culture festival might have been a huge success, but Komi and Manbagi are still reeling from the shocking discovery that they both like Tadano! When everyone goes to karaoke after the festival closes, the girls see a perfect opportunity to woo their crush. Too bad neither of them can sing!"--
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The Itan High culture festival is supposed to be a fun time for all, but Rumiko Manbagi s enjoyment is ruined when she comes to an awful realization she and Komi are rivals for Tadano s love! Can her friendships with Komi and Tadano survive this crushing complication?"-- cover page 4.
16) Arachnophobia
Publisher
Hollywood Pictures Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999?]
Language
English
Description
A doctor who is deathly afraid of spiders moves his family to a small California town where the disgusting arachnids are attacking the townspeople. He must overcome his fear to save the community, but it may already be too late!
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Supervillian Jonathan Crane, alias The Scarecrow, has always been afraid of birds and now he plans to use his experimental fear gas to revenge himself on Batman by terrifying Robin to death, but when his plan backfires, he finds himself more scared then ever.
Author
Publisher
Reservoir Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Description
"Bernadette Fox es famosa. Para Elgin, su marido y gurú de Microsoft, es una esposa con mucho carácter. Para las madres del colegio privado de Seattle adonde lleva a su hija es una deshonra. Para el gremio de arquitectos es un genio, y para Bee, su hija adolescente, es sencillamente mamá. Esta historia comienza cuando Bee llega a casa con excelentes notas. Sus padres le habían prometido que podría escoger el regalo soñado, y Bee decide que quiere...
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi's greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends. Najimi takes the role of Komi's friendship mentor very seriously (sometimes), so when it comes to light that Komi has only made eight...
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi's greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends. Komi and her classmates are in the Big Apple, and Manbagi sees it as a chance to make a Big Confession. But as much as she wants to...
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