Shortlisted for the 2021 BC and Yukon Book Prizes' Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize
A personal story about not only facing but conquering fears.
In 2015, Eva Holland was forced to confront her greatest fear when her mother...
Fear
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Author:Holland, EvaSummary: - Author:Humphrey, AnnaSummary:
Daniel is not so sure about going to camp. There will be bugs. And uncomfortable beds. And leeches! Megabat can't WAIT to go to camp! There will be so much smooshfruit, and he loves a good sing-along. Daniel starts to think camp isn't...
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Author:Jain, MahakSummary:A little girl discovers how stories can help overcome fears.
- Author:Larochelle, SamuelSummary:
Florent, un garçon de dix ans, surprend une conversation entre ses mamans : devant l'état de la planète, elles se demandent si elles veulent avoir un deuxième enfant. À travers une série de mots impossibles à comprendre, il retient l’...
- Author:Boileau, MichelSummary:
« Que serait une vie sans aucune peur ? À première vue, on pourrait penser que ce serait une belle vie. Mais si je formule la question autrement : que serait une vie sans aucun défi ? Réponse : une vie plate ! Même si dans les défis, il...
- Author:Maréchal, MaëlSummary:
Je n'écris pas pour me faire comprendre ; j'écris parce qu'à l'intérieur de moi il y a une petite fille effrayée. J'écris parce que les livres de Nelligan, d'Hébert et d'Agnant brûlent entre mes mains. Parce que je rêve sans...
- Author:Tremblay, CaroleSummary:
En vacances au chalet de leur père, Nora et Léa se prélassent au bord de l'étang, quand Léa aperçoit une masse sombre flottant à la surface de l'eau. Une chose qui se révèle être le cadavre d'un raton laveur. Cette découverte...
- Author:Boorman, Kate A.Summary:
"Gripping and breathless, Into the Sublime is equal parts terrifying, claustrophobic, psychological, and cunning." —Wendy Heard, author of She's Too Pretty to Burn and Dead End Girls. A new YA psychological thriller from...
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Author:Fitzpatrick, MelodySummary:Being totally scared of the ocean is no big deal when it means being on TV with the boy of your dreams — right? Hannah Smart is the happiest she’s ever been. She’s doing great in school, she’s got her own spot on the Friday evening news...
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Author:Kline, SuzySummary:On the last day of second grade, Song Lee's party at the local amusement park forces Harry to face his fear of elevators when he is expected to ride the Drop of Doom.
- Author:Hermon, DakaSummary:
Justin knows that something is wrong with his best friend. I WENT UP THE HILL, Zee went missing for a year. And when he came back, he was ... different. Nobody knows what happened to him. THE HILL WAS MUDDY, At Zee's welcome home...
- Author:Stine, R. L.Summary:
Goosebumps available soon on Disney+! Mario is spending winter break with his neighbors, Todd and Jewel, on their family vacation to Vermont. He is excited to see snow for the first time and meet his friend's beloved grandparents. But...
- Author:Watt, MélanieSummary:
Scaredy Squirrel is not too comfortable with the idea of camping ? unless it's on his couch! There will be no mosquitoes, skunks or zippers to worry about when he watches a show about the joys of camping on his brand-new TV. But first...
- Author:Barbeau-Lavalette, AnaisSummary:
Deux familles sont réunies dans une maison centenaire pendant trop longtemps. L'hiver perce les murs, la tapisserie s'épluche et les souris font leur nid dans le piano. Alors on se penche sur l'extérieur, comme pour la...
- Author:Bader, Christopher, Baker, Joseph O., Day, L. Edward, Gordon, AnnSummary:
From moral panics about immigration and gun control to anxiety about terrorism and natural disasters, Americans live in a culture of fear. While fear is typically discussed in emotional or poetic terms-as the opposite of courage or an...
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Author:Kurbjuweit, Dirk, Taylor, ImogenSummary:"I had always believed my father capable of a massacre. Whenever I heard on the news that there had been a killing spree, I would hold my breath, unable to relax until it was clear that it couldn't have been him." Randolph Tiefenthaler...
- Author:Hanh, Thich NhatSummary:
Most of us live in a constant state of fear--of our past, of illness and aging and death, and of losing the things we treasure most. But it doesn't have to be this way, promises Zen master and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh. Drawing...
- Author:Demarquet, FrédéricSummary:
Votre confiance en vous est à zéro. Votre mode d’action privilégié est l’évitement. La peur entrave vos projets. Il est temps de renverser la vapeur ! Et si j’osais ! est l’outil parfait pour vous amener à oser faire et à oser dire pour...
- Author:Meyer, JoyceSummary:
Fear is the devil's favorite tool he uses to destroy God's plan for you. Joyce Meyer explains that fear is everywhere and affects everyone. It rules many people, but it doesn't have to rule you any longer.
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Author:Kinney, JeffSummary:Middle-schooler Greg Heffley is the prime suspect when it is discovered that school property has been damaged, but when a surprise blizzard hits and school is closed, Greg is stuck indoors with his family, unable to prove his innocence...
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