Sara is six-years-old and not always courageous. She finds a friend, Kandu, who tells her she is brave and helps her do the things she is afraid of doing.
"When Petula de Wilde, who is anything but wild, meets Jacob in their school's dorky art therapy program, his friendship (and something more) helps her overcome intense fears since her sister died. And he has a secret of his own"--Provided by publisher.
Eleven-year-old Kammie reflects on her life as she fights claustrophobia while waiting to be rescued from a well she fell into while trying to impress some mean girls.
Fifth-grader Will Allen enlists the help of Bigelow Hawkins, the great monster detective, when he finds a monster under his bed, but it is Will who must conquer the monsters himself.
Feeling scared and powerless when her father's anger escalates and her parents separate, twelve-year-old Anna spends the summer with her grandmother and decides to make a difference when she sees what seems to be a girl held against her will.
When Hallie and her parents join a wagon train to Oregon and leave her grandmother behind, Hallie must learn to face the storms that frighten her so, as well as other, newer fears, with just her grandmother's quilt to comfort her.
A shy high schooler and a guitarist with degenerative vision impairment team up to tackle a bucket list of their greatest fears, forging an unusual friendship and making discoveries about their losses along the way.
"As a prize for reading the most books, Stella's class wins a sleepover in the school library. But after some strange occurrences, including finding a book written by an author who has the same name, Stella realizes she's not as brave as she thought"-Provided by the publisher.
