Lucas, 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 SCHHayes, Gail
Summary: "Learning which thoughts lead to good outcomes is powerful, but it starts by learning that we get to choose those thoughts. Utilizing real life scenarios kids regularly face, this interactive book offers readers a choice between Bubble Thinking and Slug Thinking. Each choice leads to different outcomes and offers readers a way to deal with anxiety in their daily lives."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flowerpot Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 155.4 HAYFeder, Tyler
Summary: Opal the ostrich pushes past her anxiety to take on a big responsibility at her family's annual party.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rocky Pond Books 2023
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Summary: A quick-relief guide for calming anxiety and stress right now--during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you're feeling unprecedented levels of stress and anxiety right now, please know that you aren't alone. In these extreme and uncertain times, it's natural to be in a constant state of mental and physical strain. Whether you're dealing with job loss, a sick loved one, or just feeling the weight of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 152.4 HANCaletti, Deb.
Summary: Seattle high school senior Jade's life is defined by her anxiety disorder and dysfunctional family, until she spies a mysterious boy with a baby who seems to share her fascination with the elephants at a nearby zoo.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC CALLyons, Lynn
Summary: Anxiety expert Lynn Lyons, whose advice appears regularly in Psychology Today and the New York Times, offers an eye-opening look at the 7 sneaky ways that anxiety and worry weave their way into our families, our friendships, and our jobs, and provides actionable steps to reverse the cycle and reclaim our emotional well-being.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Health Communications, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 152.46 LYOMorris, Lucy
Summary: May is anxious about her first day of school, but her mom reassures her that everyone gets butterflies when trying new things and even a butterfly has to learn to spread its wings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2023
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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 Easy, Call number: JE SILBullis, Amber
Summary: ""In this book, readers will discover how to recognize nervousness in themselves and others, how to best respond to it, and how to communicate about these feelings. Social and emotional learning (SEL) concepts support growth mindset throughout, while Try This! and Grow with Goals activities at the end of the book further reinforce the content. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jump!, Inc. 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Siblings Tad and Lily are overcome with first-day-of-school jitters. What will they have to learn? How will they know what time it is? To allay their fears, Edison shows them their classroom and their older brother Leap reassures them about school. It's normal to be nervous about a new situation, but Tad and Lily are now feeling confident and excited. Their school-related fears are transformed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: LeapFrog Enterprises 2009
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Summary: "Anxiety comes from feelings of being worried, scared, or anxious. When these feelings are in small amounts that's okay because they are there to help protect us, but when they get TOO BIG, they become overwhelming and need to be managed"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Diane Alber Art LLC 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 152.46 ALBStark, Andrew
Summary: On a snowy day Liam's school is having a lockdown drill, but being shut in still makes eight-year-old Liam anxious--until he finds a errant caterpillar and focuses his attention on the chilled insect.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE STAEmerson, Kevin
Summary: Five years ago Elian was kidnapped. Physicall and emotionally abused, brainwashed, now his captor sends him into the mall-- with a bomb strapped to his chest. Across the mall is Maya, a girl whose crippling anxiety holds her prisoner in its own way. When Maya keeps Eli from detonating the bomb, nothing is the same. They are drawn together by their dark pasts-- and only time will tell if meeting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC EMEFenske, Jonathan
Summary: Poppy the puffer fish is invited to Baby Guppy's birthday party, but she is nervous imagining all the things that can go wrong--but at the party it is Poppy who saves the day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2024
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Summary: The Summer Fair is coming up, and Dancer the pony has run away because she does not want to dance, and it is up to the Superfairies to give her confidence--but first they have to catch her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC JONLazar, Tara
Summary: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages! It's the most amazing day on earth: the first day of school! It can be a daunting prospect, but don't worry - your big brother can show you the ropes. Join a nervous boy and his enthusiastic older brother as they navigate the highs and lows of a first day at school . . . except this school is a big top, and the teacher is named Miss Stupendous,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LAZLucas, 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 LUCReinhardt, Jennifer Black
Summary: Possums play dead when threatened so Alfred, an unusually nervous possum, avoids attention and even friendship until he meets Sofia, an armadillo who curls into a ball when nervous. Includes facts about the unusual defense mechanisms of animals pictured in the book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020
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Summary: Of course, worry can be an important asset when it forces our attention on problem-solving. But anxious worrying can cause us to unnecessarily focus on threat, to retreat and avoid, and to seek reassurance and safety-which is no way to foster a life of growth and excitement. In his fifth published book, Dr. Reid Wilson proposes a groundbreaking, paradoxical approach to overcoming anxiety and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Audio 2016
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Diesen, 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 DIEGuendelsberger, Erin
Summary: Little Yellow Bus is nervous on his first day of picking up kids, but as he drives along his route he notices that many of the children are also anxious and he begins to gain confidence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Wonderland 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Pre GuendelsbergerLewis, Carrie
Summary: "Anxiety. It's an emotion that rears its head almost every day, from the normal worries and concerns that most of us experience, to outright fear when something scary happens, to the anxiety disorders that many kids live with daily. But what causes anxiety? And what can we do about it? All About Anxiety tackles these questions from every possible angle. Readers will learn what's going on in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beaming Books 2020
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Summary: Worried sick about his baby brother's operation, twelve-year-old Dominic does not really feel much like playing soccer, so he just messes around on the field during practice--but when his grandfather teaches him some moves he starts to take an interest, and sets out to win the trust of his coach and teammates.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2015