Scared In School

A collection of contemporary scary stories set in school, including "Creature Teacher, " "Extinguished Educators, " and "Student Bodies."

Everyone is afraid of something... Madeleine Masterson is deathly afraid of bugs, especially spiders. Theodore Bartholomew is petrified of dying. Lulu Punchalower is scared of confined spaces. Garrison Feldman is terrified of deep water. With very few options left, the parents of these four twelve year-olds send them to the highly elusive and exclusive School of Fear to help them overcome their phobias. But when their peculiar teacher, Mrs. Wellington, and her unconventional teaching methods turn out to be more frightening than even their fears, the foursome realize that this just may be the scariest summer of their lives.

A guide to let you know that you are perfectly you, and you are all-potential.

When faced with danger you must DO something. The teacher at the Ant Hill School wants her students to be prepared - for everything! One day, she teaches her students what to do if a "dangerous someone" is in their school. "I'll be your shepherd, and you're all my sheep, so you must do what I say. Pretend there's a wolf in our building, and we MUST stay out of his way!" "We need a great plan of action in case we start to get scared. The ALICE Plan will work the best, to help us be prepared." Unfortunately, in the world we now live in, we must ask the essential question: What are the options for survival if we find ourselves in a violent intruder event? I'm Not Scared...I'm Prepared! will enhance the ALICE concepts and make them applicable to children of all ages in a non-fearful way. By using this book, children can develop a better understanding of what needs to be done if they ever encounter a "dangerous someone."

Annotation Kearney, a clinical child psychologist at the U. of Nevada, Las Vegas, has written his book mainly with the school psychologist in mind. The problem of school refusal is put into a context in initial chapters which give an overview of the historical literature on school refusal behavior and describe the characteristics of these youth, while also critiquing the classification strategies employed. After introducing a functional model, Kearney summarizes treatment strategies and discusses methods for prevention as well as the reality of extreme cases. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Want to hear a secret? Monsters get scared sometimes too! When the employees at Monsters, Inc. have to head back to school for training, Mike is really nervous. He is worried about making new friends, meeting his teacher, and getting lost—Mike is scared to go to school! Can Mike overcome his fear and become a model student?

Patricia Elizabeth loved school and excitedly dressed each morning ready for a day of learning. That was until some students decided to make her cry. Now she dosen't want to go to school anymore. Thankfully she has her friend Bernie to come to the rescue and stop any more bullying at school. Scared To Go To School by Kate Pennington teaches children that teasing and bullying causing another schoolmate to feel frightened, sick or alone, is very unkind. Kate hopes that her Beyond a Joke series of children's books will help create a domino effect of kindness.

Do you ever get scared? What are some things that scare you? Learn about what it means to be scared and what you can do to make yourself feel better.