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"A boy keeps a toy dinosaur in his pocket to help him be brave like his dad--but when the dinosaur goes missing, Dad knows just what to do"--

"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"--

What strikes fear in a girl who loves monsters, roller coasters, and spiders?

A collection of spooky short stories.

""A modern coming-of-age full of love, desperation, heartache, and magic" (Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author) about "the ways in which family, grief, love, queerness, and vulnerability all intersect" (Kristen Arnett, New York Times bestselling author). Perfect for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Thirty Names of Night"-- Though Owen Tanner has never met anyone else who has a chatty bird in their chest, medical forums...

After falling off the wall, Humpty Dumpty is very afraid of climbing up again, but is determined not to let fear stop him from being close to the birds.

What if you could fix the worst parts of yourself by confronting your worst fears? Dr. Jennifer Webb has invented proprietary virtual reality technology that purports to heal psychological wounds by running clients through scenarios straight out of horror movies and nightmares. In a carefully controlled environment, with a medical cocktail running through their veins, sisters might develop a bond they've been missing their whole liveswhile running...

It's Halloween! And Chloe Zoe is going trick-or-treating with Mary Margaret and George. They fill their bags with candy as they visit every house on their street until they come to the scary, old house on the corner. What if a witch lives there? With the help of her friends and her Daddy, Chloe Zoe feels brave enough to ring the doorbell at the creepy old house resulting in a special Halloween surprise.

Relates the things that can frighten children and how these fears may be overcome.

Yukio gets tired of his little sister, Kashi's, questioning and copying him, but on Halloween, when Samurai Scarecrow frightens him and demands candy, Yukio refuses to give up Kashi's.