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23) Fool's gold
Author
Pub. Date
[1993]
Description
Reluctant to admit that he suffers from claustrophobia and anxious not to alienate his friends, Rudy tries to find a way to distract them from pursuing their plan of exploring an abandoned gold mine.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Does the rumble of a plane's engines make you nervous? Do take-offs and landings make your stomach queasy? You're not alone. In this Pebble Emerge book, explore the reasons many people are afraid of riding on an airplane and discover simple tips for facing this fear safely. Reassuring facts and helpful photos provide the knowledge young readers need to face their fear of plane rides"--
Author
Pub. Date
c2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 8
Description
"Each member of Erik Sheepflattener's modern-day Viking-heritage family has a motto to live by. Erik is developing a motto he can truly believe in : AVOID STUFF. But when he and his older sister Brunhilde spend the summer with their rough-and-tumble cousins in Minnesota, axe-wielding Bru gets the idea to name and conquer all of Erik's fears."
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 11
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...
33) Phobias
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
The word phobia is often used as a joke a kid might say he has a phobia of spinach, when all he really means is that he dislikes the taste. But for people with genuine phobias, the condition is no laughing matter. Whether it s heights or crowds or plane travel, phobias can make life very difficult. This book introduces readers to the most common phobias and provides useful advice about how these fears can be conquered. Fear and anxiety are completely...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
People with phobias experience extreme fear and distress when triggered by a specific thing or experience. They may fear spiders, germs, or great heights. They face challenges in school, work, and daily life. Living with Phobias examines the causes and symptoms of these conditions, looks at the everyday realities of people with phobias, and explores the management and treatment options available today.
37) Phobias
Author
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Discusses phobias including: history and research, social and specific phobias, simple phobias, panic attacks and agoraphobia, and overcoming phobias.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Phobias are a widespread group of anxiety disorders and a cause of much distress for teens. Teens and Phobias examines the nature of these disorders, what causes them, what it is like to live with them, and how or whether they can be treated or cured.
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Description
A TIME top 100 must read book of 2020-a spellbinding dive into paralyzing fear that Rolling Stone says "could not be timelier" Since childhood, Eva Holland has been gripped by two debilitating phobias: fear of losing her mother and fear of heights. The worst comes to pass with her mother's sudden death in 2015, and something shifts for Eva. Then, when an ice-climbing expedition ends with Eva embarrassed and in tears, a new resolve kicks in: Fear may...