fear

Hopscotch is a very brave young rabbit until his parents go out and leave him with a babysitter.

Ricky Smootz is very afraid of everything, especially Keanu Dungston, the bully who terrorizes their middle school, but with advice from his grandmother Ricky transforms himself into Cowboy Boy and stands up to Keanu and his henchmen.

A young girl, suffering from nightmares after the death of her dog in a fire, goes to live with her grandmother in eighteenth-century Maine.

Because the new neighbors live in a strange house and have strange pets, Bobby fears visiting them and hesitates joining in the fun at their home.

Sir Fred, considered to be the bravest knight in the castle, fears for his reputation when a jealous bully tries to expose his secret fear of fighting.

A little boy explains away the noise of the night by telling himself a story about a world full of friendly monsters.

Although he is big and looks fierce, Fang the dog is afraid of so many things that he is even afraid of himself.

Cecil is afraid of his awesome classmate Ernestine, who makes firm attempts to get him over to her house for "surprises.".

Franklin Delano Donuthead, a fifth-grader obsessed with hygiene and safety, finds an unlikely friend and protector in Sarah Kervick, the tough new student who lives in a dirty trailer, bonds with his mother, and is as "irregular" as he is.

Callie tries to hide her extreme fear of heights on a snowboarding trip to Mammoth Mountain with best friend Jen, who Callie fears may prefer the friendship of new girl and skilled snowboarder Izzy.