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101) Beauregard in a box
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Beauregard has always had big dreams. He wanted to travel the world and see all the sites, but how could he possibly go around the globe if he was too scared to fly? With the help of one cardboard box and some amazing new friends, Beauregard goes on the adventure of a lifetime and realizes he is actually pretty brave after all!
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"Reina and her friend, Lila, practice gymnastics on Saturdays. It's Reina's favorite part of the week. But when Lila gets a puppy, Reina has to practice gymnastics by herself. Also, Lila's dog is HUGE and Reina is afraid to admit to her friend that she is scared. What can Reina do?"--
103) Among the impostors
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In a future where the law limits a family to only two children, third-born Luke has been in hiding for the entire twelve years of his life, until he enters boarding school under an assumed name and is forced to face his fears.
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"In 1910 New York City, four years after her Irish immigrant father dies of tuberculosis, ten-year-old Essie's fear and anxiety continue to grow uncontrollably, so much that when her mother, a brave nurse, remarries and the family moves to North Brother Island, where Essie's new stepfather runs a quarantine hospital for the incurably sick, Essie imagines all manner of horrors, including the ghost of a little girl--which might not be imaginary after...
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"I'm Sam Wu and there is not even the slightest possibility that I might be afraid of the dark. At all. EVER. But when I went camping in the woods with my best friend Bernard (at nighttime and everything!) I figured it would only be sensible to: 1) Light a campfire to deter Great Big Grizzly Bears/Attacking Aliens/Zombie Werewolves 2) Stay awake ALL night to make sure it works. Nooooo problem. Really!" --Page [4] of cover.
107) Hide and seeker
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Something is wrong with twelve-year-old Zee, who has returned after a year's absence; nobody knows where he was or what happened to him, but now he is distracted and violent, freaking out when he sees his friends, Justin, Nia, and Lyric, playing an odd game of hide-and-seek, and talking wildly about some danger that is approaching--and soon his friends are pulled into a shadowy world ruled by a monstrous, shape-shifting Seeker, forced to play a terrifying...
113) Eva at the beach
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Eva is very excited about a beach vacation with her family and best friend Lucy, but her secret fear of swimming where there might be hungry sharks could keep her from finding the legendary mermowls.
114) The fear zone
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When five kids are invited to a cemetery at midnight, they think it's just a prank. When they find a grave-stone that instructs them to dig up a grave, they think it's just a joke, but it's no joke, an evil force is unleashed--a force that takes the shape of their worst fears, a shark in the water, ghost in the walls, nightmare of being buried alive, snake about to strike, and a sinister clown waiting in the woods. Once these fears are released, they...
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Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Authors for Kids
Funny Books for Kids
If You Like Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Realistic Fiction for Kids
Funny Books for Kids
If You Like Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Realistic Fiction for Kids
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A young boy in Concord, Massachusetts, who loves superheroes and comes from a long line of brave Chinese farmer-warriors, wants to make friends, but first he must overcome his fear of everything.
116) Something to say
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"Eleven-year-old Jenae doesn't have any friends--and she's just fine with that. . . At home, Jenae has plenty of company, like her no-nonsense mama; her older brother, Malcolm, who is home from college after a basketball injury; and her beloved grandpa, Gee. Then a new student shows up at school--a boy named Aubrey with fiery red hair and a smile that won't quit. Jenae can't figure out why he keeps popping up everywhere she goes. The more she tries...
117) Scariest. Book. Ever
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More terrifying than ever, this first book introduces a brand-new Goosebumps series that features an all new cast of villains and monsters whose antics are destined to make them every bit as beloved as Slappy.
119) I am (not) scared
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Two fuzzy creatures go to an amusement park and discover that being frightened may not be as scary as one thinks.
120) Heavy hitters
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Ben and his friends, the Core Four Plus One, are so excited to play in their town's All-Star Baseball league. But in the first game of the season Ben gets hit by a pitch. It's never happened to him before and it shakes him up. Another player on Ben's team, Justin, is acting really weirdly. Ben has known Justin for a while and they're friendly but he's not one of Ben's closest "boys." Justin is the team's best hitter but his behavior on and off the...