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A little old lady who is not afraid of anything must deal with a pumpkin head, a tall black hat, and other spooky objects that follow her through the dark woods trying to scare her. The little old lady's fearless attitude and her clever solution as to what to do with the lively shoes, pants, shirt and pumpkin head that are chasing her will enchant young audiences. Great Halloween story. With brilliantly colored, detailed folk art illustrations.
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"Paul Tremblay has won widespread acclaim for illuminating the dark horrors of the mind in novels and stories that push the boundaries of storytelling itself. The fifteen pieces in this brilliant collection are all monsters of a kind, ready to loudly (and lovingly) smash through your head and into your heart. In "The Dead Thing," a middle-schooler struggles to deal with the aftermath of her parents' substance addictions and split. One day, her little...
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In a delightfully subtle way, Polisar promotes self esteem through a character who thinks for himself in this companion book to The Snake Who Was Afraid of People. Afraid of snakes, Lenny has to endure a field trip to the zoo's snake house. He encounters taunts from his bullying classmates and little sympathy from his teacher and guidance counselor, who are pictured increasingly snake-like and menacing until the wickedly funny surprise ending. It's...
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Junie B. Jones volume 24
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86 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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With Halloween approaching, Junie B. needs to find a costume that will scare off the real witches and ghosts that she believes will be out on the holiday.
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"The mundane becomes sinister in a disquieting story collection from the author of The grip of it. In Jemc's dislocating second story collection, sinister forces -- some supernatural, some of this earth, some real and some not -- work their ways into everyday life."--Provided by publisher.
16) Gideon's sword
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"At age 12, Gideon Crew witnessed the brutal murder of his father. More than twenty years later, Gideon gets his revenge. But then a mysterious witness steps forward to confront Gideon on his crime -- and offer him the chance of a lifetime" -- Provided by publisher.
17) Do it scared: finding the courage to face your fears, overcome adversity, and create a life you love
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240 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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True courage means taking action despite our fears. Soukup combines practical, easy-to-implement strategies for overcoming fear and resistance in your life. She helps you identify your own unique fear archetype, and embrace the core beliefs you need to overcome different types of fear. What would you do if fear no longer stood in your way? -- adapted from jacket
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204 pages ; 23 cm.
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¿Qué es la ansiedad? ¿Cómo se manifiesta? ¿Cómo la podemos detectar y qué métodos existen para controlar los síntomas? Con este libro, y con más de treinta años de experiencia, Ariel Joselovsky nos muestra, a través de algunos casos de su consulta, cómo romper con el círculo vicioso del miedo, la ansiedad y el síntoma. La ansiedad es ese mínimo de miedo que no sabemos de dónde viene ni a qué tememos. En las rutinas se esconde ese...
20) The dark
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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Laszlo is afraid of the dark which lives in the same big, creaky house as him, until one night the dark pays him a visit.
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