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Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
A Buddhist teacher draws from her years of experience in caring for the dying to provide inspiring lessons on how to face death with courage and compassion
The Buddhist approach to death can be of great benefit to people of all backgrounds—as has been demonstrated by Joan Halifax’s decades of work with the dying and their caregivers. A Zen priest and a world-renowned pioneer in care of the dying, Halifax has helped...
The Buddhist approach to death can be of great benefit to people of all backgrounds—as has been demonstrated by Joan Halifax’s decades of work with the dying and their caregivers. A Zen priest and a world-renowned pioneer in care of the dying, Halifax has helped...
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Series
Breadwinner series volume 4
Language
English
Description
Patvana is a teenage girl in Afghanistan found by the military in a school that has been bombed.
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Series
Scaredy Squirrel volume 4
Language
English
Description
Scaredy Squirrel tries to stay awake at night because he is afraid of bad dreams if he goes to sleep.
4) The woods
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Language
English
Description
"When a boy can't find his favorite stuffed bunny, he heads into the woods to find it" -- Provided by publisher.
6) Parachute
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Language
English
Description
"Toby is afraid of heights, but when his cat gets stuck in a tree, Toby must face his fears in order to rescue him"--
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Eighteen-year-old Salama Kassab, a pharmacy student volunteering at the hospital in Homs, is desperate to find passage on a refugee boat for herself and her pregnant best friend, but first she must learn to see the events around her for what they are--not a war, but a revolution.
8) Tell me
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Language
English
Description
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.
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Series
Garmann books (Stian Hole) volume 1
Language
English
Description
As the summer ends, six-year-old Garmann's three ancient aunts visit and they all talk about the things that scare them.
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Series
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English
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Description
"There is pandemonium in the jungle. A strange roaring sounds sends the animals stampeding, convinced it's a monster. But all is not as it seems. Only Elmer the patchwork elephant is brave enough to investigate, and what he discovers comes as quite a surprise"--
11) Poisoned
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Language
English
Description
In this adaptation of the fairy tale Snow White, the huntsman follows the queen's order to kill Sophie, but the princess is brought back to life by the seven men of the woods, who, along with other brave friends, help Sophie overcome the story's true villain and reclaim her throne.
12) Not very scary
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English
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Description
On Halloween, Melly is invited to Cousin Malberta's home for a surprise, but as she walks there on a beautifully spooky evening, she is followed by increasing numbers of creatures that may actually be frightening.
14) Chicken Lily
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Language
English
Description
"Through puns and poetry, Chicken Lily overcomes her fears and reads a poem onstage at her school poetry jam"--
16) Plunked
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Language
English
Description
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.
17) Fraidyzoo
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Language
English
Description
Little T remembers that she was frightened last time her family visited the zoo but not why, so her creative family helps by imitating animals from A to Z until she recalls exactly what caused her fear.
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Series
Galaxy Zack volume 8
Language
English
Description
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.
19) Cage of dreams
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Series
City of nightmares duology volume 2
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: In this thrilling sequel and conclusion to the City of Nightmares duology, Ness is forced to make a twisted deal with the Nightmare Phantom—only to find herself embroiled in the explosive fallout of the agreement when a botched assassination attempt unleashes chaos into the City of Newham.
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