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facing fears

Books about facing fears for readers of all ages.

Cover of Down into the nether

Down into the nether

Danica Davidson

Ages 8–12adventurecourage

Cover of Hear the wolves

Hear the wolves

Scott, Victoria (Young adult author)

Ages 13–18survivalcourage

Cover of There's no such thing as monsters!

There's no such thing as monsters!

Steve Smallman

Ages 2–6couragefacing fears

Cover of Piglet Bo Is Not Scared!

Piglet Bo Is Not Scared!

Geert De Kockere, Tineke Van Hemeldonck

Ages 3–7couragefacing fears

Cover of The tale of the Shimmering Shell (Are You Afraid of the Dark? #12)

The tale of the Shimmering Shell (Are You Afraid of the Dark? #12)

David Cody Weiss, Bobbi J.G, Weiss

Ages 8–13mysterysupernatural

Cover of It ate my sister

It ate my sister

Mark Binder

Ages 8–12sibling relationshipsfamily

Cover of I'll save you Bobo!

I'll save you Bobo!

Eileen Rosenthal

Ages 3–7couragefacing fears

Cover of Fanny and the Monsters

Fanny and the Monsters

Penelope Lively

Ages 7–11courageimagination

Cover of The terror of the tengu

The terror of the tengu

John Seven

Ages 9–14adventurecourage

Cover of The Teeny Tiny Woman

The Teeny Tiny Woman

Jane O'Connor

Ages 4–8folklorecourage

Cover of Olive's First Sleepover (Olive's...)

Olive's First Sleepover (Olive's...)

Roberta Baker

Ages 3–7couragefriendship

Cover of May Belle and the ogre

May Belle and the ogre

Bethany Roberts

Ages 4–8courageacceptance

Cover of There is an alligator under my bed

There is an alligator under my bed

Mercer Mayer

Ages 3–7couragefacing fears

Cover of Night of the Scaredy Crows

Night of the Scaredy Crows

Sarah Hines-Stephens

Ages 4–8couragefacing fears

Cover of Going to the Dentist (First Experiences)

Going to the Dentist (First Experiences)

Anne Civardi, Michelle Bates

Ages 3–7dental healthfacing fears

Cover of Open Wide

Open Wide

Nancy E. Krulik

Ages 5–9dental healthfacing fears

Cover of No More School

No More School

Meg Harper

Ages 8–12school anxietycourage

Cover of The Beast From the East

The Beast From the East

Robert Lawrence Stine

Ages 9–13couragemystery

Cover of Return to the Dark House

Return to the Dark House

Laurie Faria Stolarz

Ages 13–18mysterycourage

Cover of The stars will still shine

The stars will still shine

Cynthia Rylant

Ages 3–7comfort and securitypeace of mind

Cover of Goosebumps - Monster Blood IV

Goosebumps - Monster Blood IV

Robert Lawrence Stine

Ages 8–12suspensesupernatural

Cover of Jumble Joan (Creepies)

Jumble Joan (Creepies)

Rose Impey

Ages 5–9facing fearsacceptance

Cover of Dracula doesn't drink lemonade

Dracula doesn't drink lemonade

Debbie Dadey, Marcia Thornton Jones

Ages 7–11friendshipacceptance

Cover of Monsters get scared of school, too

Monsters get scared of school, too

Melissa Lagonegro

Ages 4–8school anxietyfacing fears