Scared Stiff

By Sara Latta

Everyone knows what it is to be afraid. But phobias take the normal (and even helpful ) human emotion of fear to a much more visceral, even primal, place. For some people, it's a spider that does it. For others it's a clown, or a trans-Atlantic flight, or even just a puddle of water. It's the thing that stops us in our tracks, sets our hearts racing, and stands our hairs on end. Scared Stiff takes readers on a journey through these experiences--using biology, psychology, and history (not to mention pop culture) to explain where our phobias came from, how they affect us, and how we might eventually overcome them.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1936976498
• ISBN13: 9781936976492
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Zest Books (Tm)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8