Book
Born scared
Record details
- ISBN: 9780763695651 (hardback)
- ISBN: 0763695653 (hardback)
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Physical Description:
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244 pages ; 22 cm. - Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2018.
- Copyright: ℗♭2016.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | First published by Electric Monkey, an imprint of Egmont U.K. Limited, 2016. |
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| Subject: | Anxiety -- Juvenile fiction Missing persons -- Juvenile fiction Mothers -- Juvenile fiction Young adult fiction Anxiety -- Fiction Missing persons -- Fiction Mothers -- Fiction |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Granisle Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granisle Public Library | YA HC BRO (Text) | 35190000213296 | Juvenile Hardcover Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A 13-year-old shut-in who has struggled with debilitating anxiety all his life fights to hold himself together when a pharmacy mistake leaves him without medication and forces his mother to venture out in a raging snowstorm. By the award-winning author of The Bunker Diary. - Random House, Inc.
Elliot has lived his first thirteen years confined to his home, incapacitated by fear. Now heâs out of pills, snow is falling, and his only safe person is missing. A terrifying thriller from Carnegie Medalist Kevin Brooks.
From the moment of his birth, Elliotâs life has been governed by fear of almost everything, even of his own fear â a beast that holds him prisoner in his room. The beast is kept at bay, though not eliminated, with a daily regimen of pills. But on Christmas Eve, a mix-up at the pharmacy threatens to unleash the beast full force, and his mother must venture out in a raging snowstorm to a store that should be only minutes away. Hours later, when she still hasnât returned, Elliot sees no choice but to push through his terror, leave the house, and hunt for her. What happens if the last of his medication wears off and the beast starts scratching at the doors of his mind? Everyone has a breaking point â will Elliot come to his? With plot twists and turns that keep readers on the edge of their seats, multi-award-winning author Kevin Brooks offers a high-suspense exploration of fear and what it means to truly be afraid. - Random House, Inc.
Elliot has lived his first thirteen years confined to his home, incapacitated by fear. Now he's out of pills, snow is falling, and his only safe person is missing. A terrifying thriller from Carnegie Medalist Kevin Brooks.
From the moment of his birth, Elliot's life has been governed by fear of almost everything, even of his own fear ' a beast that holds him prisoner in his room. The beast is kept at bay, though not eliminated, with a daily regimen of pills. But on Christmas Eve, a mix-up at the pharmacy threatens to unleash the beast full force, and his mother must venture out in a raging snowstorm to a store that should be only minutes away. Hours later, when she still hasn't returned, Elliot sees no choice but to push through his terror, leave the house, and hunt for her. What happens if the last of his medication wears off and the beast starts scratching at the doors of his mind? Everyone has a breaking point ' will Elliot come to his? With plot twists and turns that keep readers on the edge of their seats, multi-award-winning author Kevin Brooks offers a high-suspense exploration of fear and what it means to truly be afraid.
