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fear

Books about fear for readers of all ages.

Cover of Dog Donovan

Dog Donovan

Diana Hendry

Ages 5–9fearcourage

Cover of Scowler

Scowler

Daniel Kraus

Ages 14–18mental illnessfamily trauma

Cover of Scarface Claw

Scarface Claw

Lynley Dodd

Ages 3–8couragefear

Cover of Little Mouse's big book of beasts

Little Mouse's big book of beasts

Emily Gravett

Ages 3–7couragecuriosity

Cover of Boo!

Boo!

Ben Newman

Ages 3–7couragefear

Cover of Mole Who Was Scared of the Dark

Mole Who Was Scared of the Dark

Julia Jarman

Ages 3–7couragefear

Cover of No fear

No fear

Dean Hughes

Ages 8–12couragefear

Cover of Flip and the cows

Flip and the cows

Wesley Dennis

Ages 5–9couragefear

Cover of Cold dread

Cold dread

Barbara Siegel, Scott Siegel

Ages 12–16ghostsmystery

Cover of Dark fire

Dark fire

Barbara Siegel, Scott Siegel

Ages 12–15ghostsmystery

Cover of I'm Still Scared

I'm Still Scared

Tomie dePaola

Ages 6–10couragefear

Cover of The terrible terror book

The terrible terror book

M. D. Spenser

Ages 7–12fearcourage

Cover of Red Eyes at Night

Red Eyes at Night

M. Morpurgo, Michael Morpurgo, Tony Ross

Ages 6–10friendshipcourage

Cover of The knight who was afraid to fight

The knight who was afraid to fight

Barbara Shook Hazen

Ages 4–8couragefear

Cover of Twice shy

Twice shy

Patrick Freivald

Ages 13–18survivalfriendship

Cover of Steel eyes

Steel eyes

Jonny Zucker

Ages 8–12bullyingfear

Cover of Roo's bad dream

Roo's bad dream

Guy Davis

Ages 3–7feardreams

Cover of The terrible plop

The terrible plop

Ursula Dubosarsky

Ages 3–7couragefear

Cover of The Fearful (Definitions)

The Fearful (Definitions)

Keith Gray

Ages 10–14couragefear

Cover of Short Stories (Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Masque of the Red Death / Pit and the Pendulum / Tell-Tale Heart)

Short Stories (Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Masque of the Red Death / Pit and the Pendulum / Tell-Tale Heart)

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 12–18suspensepsychological tension

Cover of What Scares Me... and What I Do about It

What Scares Me... and What I Do about It

Ages 6–12fearcourage

Cover of The Haunting

The Haunting

Joan Lowery Nixon

Ages 10–14mysterysupernatural

Cover of Grin in the Dark

Grin in the Dark

J. A. Darke, Eric Stevens, Nelson Evergreen

Ages 9–13couragefear

Cover of Football nightmare

Football nightmare

Robert Hirschfeld

Ages 8–12fearcourage