As the summer ends, six-year-old Garmann's three ancient aunts visit and they all talk about the things that scare them.

Sixth-grader Jack Mogens loses his nerve after getting hit by a pitch, and has to dig deep within himself to avoid giving up the sport he loves.

When summer arrives on Nebulon, Zack discovers that his best friend, Drake, is afraid to learn to swim and decides to teach him before they go on a trip to water-covered planet Araxie.

Henry's friends are excited to try out the diving boards at their new community pool, but Henry's fear of heights dampens his enthusiasm.

A little boy is afraid of scary wolves without his mother, but when she is holding his hand he is much braver.

Publisher Annotation: Creepy! Crawly! Criminy! Everyone knows that Stink is bonkers about most scientific things. But there?s one exception: dangle a spider in front of him and he goes berserk! Stink is so freaked out by spiders that he can?t read about them. He can?t look at them. He can?t think about them. And he for-sure can?t touch them! Stink has arachnophobia (a fear of spiders), and he has it bad. But when a hairy backyard emergency arises,...

When Lola accidentally knocks over a jug of juice all over her parent's favorite chair, her panic sets off a chain reaction that sends the whole town into chaos. While "sorry" still might be the hardest word, this silly and sincere book will help readers realize that making a mistake isn't a disaster.

"After a con goes wrong, nineteen-year-old Ness finds herself at the center of a criminal syndicate conspiracy, in a city where dreaming means waking up as your worst nightmare"--

Frances has trouble going to sleep because of frightening sounds and objects that may be going to get her.

Katie is almost always happy, but sometimes at night, when the Jibberwillies come and scare her, her mother must catch them in a bucket and throw them out the window before Katie can fall asleep.