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Dinkin Dings, a boy who is afraid of everything except The Frightening Things--the ghost, the monster, and the skeleton that visit him every night--enlists them and his friends in a battle against the zombies Dinkin believes have moved in next door.

Sheldon, a pig who works as a short-order cook, encounters a mad scientist one stormy Halloween night and must face all of his biggest fears.

Kel Gilligan, "The Boy without Fear," performs many dangerous feats, including eating broccoli, taking a bath, and facing the potty of doom.

When fearful seven-year-old Alvin Ho learns that his mother is expecting a baby, he develops a sympathetic pregnancy--adding to his worry about the burglar who is targeting Concord, Massachusetts.

In an attempt to please her boyfriend, sixteen-year-old Dallas goes along with a plan to rob a convenience store, and when her father refuses the judge's offer to let her come home on probation, she is sentenced to six months in the Girls' Rehabilitation Center.

Accustomed to a carefree existence, fourteen-year-old Parker Baer meets the girl next door and finds his life taking a menacing turn as he begins to absorb some of her terrible powers.

Presents explanations of fears, phobias, and anxieties, with information on how to recognize them and a three-step process for relief; and features over five hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on specific phobias and anxieties, and a list of resources and recommended reading.

Mary Beth Latham puts everything else aside in order to focus on her one son who suffers from severe depression, but she is not prepared for the violence that follows.

Explains the value of intuition and describes ways in which individuals can tap their inner resources--trust their fear--to protect themselves and their families from violence; covers such topics as "friendly" strangers, stalkings, threats, workplace violence, domestic violence, and violent children.

Examines the various ways fear shapes the lives of ordinary people through memorable news headlines and programs about crime, disease, plane crashes, and terrorist attacks, arguing that such events, while rare, are misrepresented with misleading data and statistics, as well as the reactions of others.

Provides information on anxiety and panic attacks, including the different types of panic disorders, their possible causes, medication and professional treatment, and holistic approaches to treatment and prevention.

A boastful shark is not afraid of anything, which impresses his underwater friends until they ask about spiders.

Two small bunnies face their fears while trick-or-treating on Halloween night.

Nervous about the first day of school, Oliver brings an alligator to school for protection.

Scaredy Squirrel wishes you a Happy-non-threatening-Halloween. His holiday tips include decorating with sheets to add a ghostly aura--and protect your furniture.