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  Coraline

  by Neil Gaiman

  The day after they moved in, Coraline went exploring. In Coraline's family's new flat are twenty-one windows and fourteen doors. Thirteen of the doors open and close. The fourteenth is locked, and on the other side is only a brick wall. At least, that's what it seems to be. Until one day, when Coraline unlocks the door to find a passage to another flat in another house just like her own. Only it's... (more)
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  One Night That Changes Everything

  by Lauren Barnholdt

  Eliza is in a full-blown panic. Her notebook has been stolen—the one that lists everything she wants but is afraid to go after. And the absolute worst person in the world has it: her ex-boyfriend, Cooper.Like it’s not enough Cooper was lying to Eliza for their entire relationship, now he and his friends are blackmailing her. They’re giving her just one night to complete the most humiliating tasks on her... (more)
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  Scaredy Squirrel

  Scaredy Squirrel

  by Melanie Watt

  Scaredy Squirrel never leaves his nut tree. It's way too dangerous out there. He could encounter tarantulas, green Martians or killer bees. But in his tree, every day is the same and if danger comes along, he's well-prepared. Scaredy Squirrel's emergency kit includes antibacterial soap, Band-Aids and a parachute. Day after day he watches and waits, and waits and watches, until one day ... his worst nightmare comes... (more)
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  Scaredy Squirrel

  Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend

  by Melanie Watt

  That lovable little worrywart is back. And he's as scaredy as ever! In his latest adventure, Scaredy Squirrel sets out to make The Perfect Friend. And once he's spotted a perfectly safe candidate (with no teeth), Scaredy's ready. Armed with a name tag, mittens, a mirror and a lemon, he's prepared to make The Perfect First Impression. But just when every detail is under control, Scaredy's Action Plan takes a... (more)
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  It's Raining Cupcakes

  by Lisa Schroeder

  Who wants cupcakes? My favorite book, It's Raining Cupcakes, is about to sweeten up your mind. It takes place in Willow Falls, Oregon with a family, a mom and dad with a 12 year old girl. With the mom having dreams of wanting to open a cupcake shop, she isn't used to "bumps in the road." With every little mistake comes a lesser importance of the shop. With their August deadline quickly approaching, will the shop... (more)
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  Scaredy Squirrel

  Scaredy Squirrel at Night

  by Melanie Watt

  Scaredy never sleeps -- sleep might mean bad dreams about dragons, ghosts, vampire bats and polka-dot monsters. Our wide-eyed hero has a plan: stay awake all night, every night. Between counting stars, playing cymbals and making scrapbooks, he does a good job of avoiding dreamland. With exhaustion taking its toll, Scaredy comes face-to-face with an alarming horoscope prediction: All his dreams are about to come... (more)
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  Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach

  by Melanie Watt

  We know by now that Scaredy Squirrel only feels safe when he's at home in his nut tree, with his defenses, his emergency kit and his back-up plans at the ready. So even though the sun is shining and it's time for a vacation, Scaredy does not want to go to the beach -- that vast, frightening place where a squirrel could get stranded. (Not to mention other hazards such as sea monsters, falling coconuts, seagulls,... (more)
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  Go Away, Big Green Monster!

  by Ed Emberley

  Each page of this die-cut book features a new part of a big green monster--his nose, his teeth, his eyes--which soon disappear again as young readers continue to turn the pages.
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  Theodore Boone: Book 1

  Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer

  by John Grisham

  A boy named Theodore Boone is 13 years old and dreams of being a great trial lawyer. His parents are both lawyers and he has spent a lot of time in the courtroom. He knows more law than any kid in Strattenburg. He has helped most of the people in his school with law. A murder trial was held for Mr. Duffy. The state thought he killed his wife to get the money from a life insurance policy. Around the... (more)
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  Liar & Spy

  by Rebecca Stead

  At the moment, Georges has a lot going on. Dad was laid off so Mom has started working extra shifts at the hospital, and they had to sell their house in Brooklyn and move into an apartment. One good thing about the new building is Safer, an unusual boy who lives on the top floor. He's determined to teach Georges how to be a spy. Their main case: spy on the mysterious Mr. X in the apartment above Georges. As... (more)
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  I'm a Shark

  by Bob Shea

  Shark is not afraid of anything; not a squid, not a bear, not the dark... Or is there, just maybe, one thing he actually is afraid of?
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  Alvin Ho: Book 2

  Alvin Ho

  Allergic to Camping, Hiking and Other Natural Disasters

  by Lenore Look

  Alvin Ho is back, and this time he’s facing his biggest fear: The Great Outdoors. Alvin Ho is back and his worst fear has come true: he has to go camping. What will he do exposed in the wilderness with bears and darkness and . . . pit toilets? Luckily, he’s got his night-vision goggles and water purifying tablets and super-duper heavy-duty flashlight to keep him safe. And he’s got his dad, too. Lenore Look’s... (more)
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  School of Fear: Book 1

  School of Fear

  by Gitty Daneshvari

  Everyone is afraid of something... Madeleine Masterson is deathly afraid of bugs, especially spiders. Theodore Bartholomew is petrified of dying. Lulu Punchalower is scared of confined spaces. Garrison Feldman is terrified of deep water. With very few options left, the parents of these four twelve year-olds send them to the highly elusive and exclusive School of Fear to help them overcome... (more)
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  Sheila Rae, the Brave

  by Kevin Henkes

  Sheila Rae is not afraid of anything. She walks backwards with her eyes closed, steps on every crack, growls at stray dogs, and bares her teeth at stray cats. But when Sheila Rae becomes lost on the way home from school, it is her "scaredy cat" sister, Louise, who shows her a thing or two about bravery and sibling love.
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  There's a Nightmare in My Closet

  by Mercer Mayer

  Childhood fear of the dark and the resulting exercise in imaginative exaggeration are given that special Mercer Mayer treatment in this dryly humorous fantasy. SLJ
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  Testing the Ice: A True Story about Jackie Robinson

  by Sharon Robinson

  When Jackie Robinson retires from baseball and moves his family to Connecticut, the beautiful lake on their property is the center of everyone's fun. The neighborhood children join the Robinson kids for swimming and boating. But oddly, Jackie never goes near the water. In a dramatic episode that first winter, the children beg to go ice skating on the lake. Jackie says they can go--but only after he tests... (more)
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  The black dog

  by Levi Pinfold

  An enormous black dog and a very tiny little girl star in this offbeat tale about confronting one’s fears. When a huge black dog appears outside the Hope family home, each member of the household sees it and hides. Only Small, the youngest Hope, has the courage to face the black dog, who might not be as frightening as everyone else thinks.
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  Peter Pan in Scarlet

  by Geraldine McCaughrean

  The first-ever authorized sequel to J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan ! In August 2004 the Special Trustees of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, who hold the copyright in Peter Pan , launched a worldwide search for a writer to create a sequel to J. M. Barrie's timeless masterpiece. Renowned and multi award-winning English author Geraldine McCaughrean won the honor to write this official sequel, Peter Pan in... (more)
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  Thunder Cake

  by Patricia Polacco

  Grandma consoles her frightened granddaughter by telling her that the dark clouds of the impending storm are nothing more than the ingredients for a Thunder Cake. Reprint. AB. SLJ. "
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  There's an Alligator under My Bed

  by Mercer Mayer

  The There's a Nightmare In My Closet, bringing back that story's imaginative young hero for an even funnier nighttime adventure. Full-color illustrations.