Hickey, Caroline
Summary: On the last day of fifth grade, super-smart eleven-year-old Ginny learns that her father, who is a military ER doctor, is being deployed to Afghanistan, devastating news because they are already moving to another post in Maryland and Ginny depends on her father to help her manage her obsessions, panic attacks and general meltdowns; one of her obsessions is geographical facts, and somehow Ginny...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC HICLucas, Chad
Summary: Brian has always been anxious, whether at home or in class or on the basketball court. His dad tries to get him to stand up for himself, and his mom helps as much as she can, but after he and his brother are placed into foster care, Brian starts having panic attacks. And he doesn't know if things will ever be 'normal' again ... Ezra's always been popular. He's friends with most of the kids on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: The girls in the coding club are preparing their voting app for the school talent show, but when they discover Erin is secretly suffering from anxiety they band together to find her help.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SCHOda, Tomohito
Summary: "Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi's greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve! Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends... School is out for the summer, and Komi is still getting used to this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: School is out for the summer, the pool is open, and new adventures with friends await, but twelve-year-old Ty must deal with his anxiety issues.
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Publisher / Publication Date: RH Graphic 2024
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Summary: "Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi's greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve! Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends. It's time for the national health exam at Itan High, and the excitement of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media LLC 2019
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Summary: Eleven-year-old June is determined to beat her anxiety and become the lion she knows she is, instead of the mouse everyone sees, and with the help of Homer Juarez, the poetry-reciting soccer star, she starts a secret library garden and hatches a plan to make her dreams come true.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SUMSilvestro, Annie
Summary: "Rosie can't wait to start kindergarten--she's had her pencils sharpened and her backpack ready for weeks. But suddenly, on the night before the big day, her tummy hurts. Rosie's mom reassures her that it's just butterflies in her belly, and she'll feel better soon. Much to Rosie's surprise, when she says hello to a new friend on the bus, a butterfly flies out of her mouth! As the day goes on,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books, an imprint of Sterling Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SILLucas, Chad
Summary: Ezra has always been popular and friends to everyone, even Brian, who usually keeps to himself. But now, some of his friends have been acting differently, and Brian seems to be pulling away. Ezra wants to help, but he worries if he's too nice to Brian, his friends will realize that he has a crush on him. Ezra has no choice but to take the leap and reach out. Both boys have to decide if they're...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD LUCOda, Tomohito
Summary: Komi and her friends are going on a ski trip! Who cares if only some of them actually know how to conquer the slopes? The point is to have fun and show off their winter fashions! But things take a turn for the awkward when Manbagi and Tadano get left behind and have to spend the night in snow country. The only inn around is expensive, but worse than that, there's only one room! --
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media LLC 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 KOMPalmer, Caroline
Summary: "A heartwarming middle grade graphic novel following two nonbinary kids who navigate anxiety and identity all while having fun and forming friendships at their summer orchestra camp"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 PALDiesen, Deborah
Summary: Mr. Fish and Willa Whale are on their way to a birthday party, but Willa is worried about fitting in so Mr. Fish shows her how to overcome her social anxiety by tackling the worries one at a time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DIESmith, Elliott
Summary: Alex wants to learn T-ball, but he is also anxious and afraid he will be laughed at, but with the help of a new friend, Lillian, and his worry stone he overcomes his anxiety and joins in the game.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE SMIDurfey-Lavoie, Lee
Summary: "Starting middle school is hard enough when you don't know anyone; it's even harder when you're shy. A contemporary middle-grade graphic novel for fans of Guts and Real Friends about how dealing with anxiety and OCD can affect everyday life. As long as Maggie rolls the right number, nothing can go wrong ... right? Maggie just wants to get through her first year of middle school. But between...
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Publisher / Publication Date: RH Graphic 2021
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J 741.5 DURMullarkey, Lisa
Summary: Charlie is excited to come to Storm Cliff Stables, but she is also very nervous. She has panic attacks. The other Pony Girls help her find some strategies to calm her anxiety. They get a big idea when they visit the Horse Rescue Center, but can they convince Aunt Jane to get a new farmyard friend?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calico, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2020
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Summary: "Portico Reeves is the greatest superhero a lot of people have never heard of. He likes it that way--then no one can get in the way of him from keeping other other people safe. Super safe. He's Stuntboy. He's got the moves. And the saves. Except. There's been one major fail. He couldn't save his parents from becoming Xs. Which is a word that sounds like coughing up a hairball. But don't talk to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC REYLockington, Mariama
Summary: While twelve-year-old Andi has suffered from anxiety attacks ever since her mother died ten months ago, Zora starting hurting herself whenever she feels out of control; they are both at Camp Harmony, an elite summer music camp, trying to deal with their problems and also the stress of competition--but as the summer passes they find themselves increasingly drawn to each other, and maybe not just...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LOCMcMillan, Kate
Summary: To get her best friend back, anxious and inventive eleven-year-old Maple performs a scientific experiment to uncover the secret to becoming fun.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MCMLangford, Sydney
Summary: Told in two voices, follows the friendship between queer teens Casey, a singer who is grappling with sudden hearing loss, and soccer captain Hayden, whose Generalized Anxiety Disorder weighs on his every move, after they bond over their shared dream of a music career.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2024
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA FIC LANLloyd-Jones, Emily
Summary: In the magical town of Aldermere, eleven-year-old Fin and her friends find a baby bigfoot and try to reunite her with her pack, but their efforts are complicated by a film crew who have come to town to debunk strange occurrences and expose mythical creatures as frauds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LLOPla, Sally J.
Summary: "Isabel Beane is a shy girl who lives in a home full of havoc and hubbub and hullabaloo. With five siblings, there is always too much too much-ness. At school, there's a new girl who is immediately popular, but she's also not very nice to one person--Isabel. Isabel has never felt more invisible. She begins to get bombarded by fears, like being abandoned by her classmates and taking the upcoming...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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Summary: Shai, a thirteen-year-old nonbinary homeschooler, attempts to find a "new normal" post-pandemic as they start public school, meet new friends, and learn about their Jewish identity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SASSmith, Niki
Summary: After witnessing a violent attack at school, Manuel struggles with anxiety but his cell phone camera helps him find anchors when he dissociates, and an unexpected friendship opens up new possibilities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 SMICopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 SMIKelly, Erin Entrada
Summary: Marisol Rainey's mother was born in the Philippines. Marisol's father works and lives part-time on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. And Marisol, who has a big imagination and likes to name inanimate objects, has a tree in her backyard she calls Peppina, but she's way too scared to climb it. This all makes Marisol the only girl in her small Louisiana town with a mother who was born elsewhere...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021