Reviews by Tag: anxiety

Raina is a nervous kid bites her nails and tends to stress over everything. When 5th

grade starts, Raina finds out that she is scared of throwing up. Sbe has to see a therapist and

she doesn’t tell any of her friends because she doesn’t want them to think she is weird. When

Raina’s enemy ends up in the hospital, she must decide if she wants to make things right. I

enjoyed this graphic novel because it was funny and had a good message. My favorite part is

when Raina gets her own room. I would recommend this book to 5th graders.

Counting By 7’s by Holly Goldberg Sloan is a realistic fiction book. Willow is incredibly smart

and counts by 7’s to calm and comfort herself. She struggles with making friends, but she has

her parents, which is all she needs to survive. One day, after going to a counseling session with

the school counselor, Dell, she discovers that both her parents have died in a terrible car

accident. After the accident, Willow feels lost and alone. But, slowly, she begins to make new

The book Guts is a based on a true story of the author, Raina Telgemeier, when she was

5th grade. Raina was always a shy, self-conscious kid, but she also just wanted to fit in and be

normal. However, she is also having trouble with her anxiety, her friend problems, her fear of

throwing up, and stomach problems. In order to become more confident in herself and overcome

her anxiety and fear of stomach bugs, Raina must get the support from both her family and her

The Deepest Breath is about a girl named Stevie. She wants to know about a lot of things in the world, and her list of questions is never ending. The reason she wants to be so knowledgeable is to know how to keep her and everyone she loves safe. Throughout this book, she is constantly learning how to cope with her worries. But, there is one very important thing she must know- what is this fizzy feeling in her chest when she is with her friend Chloe?

Eliza Mirk is an unsociable and shy high school student who much prefers to spend her time in the online world, where she can have complete control over her identity and be as anonymous as she likes. When she is online, she is simply known as LadyConstellation, the author of the insanely popular webcomic Monstrous Sea. However, when Eliza meets a boy named Wallace Warland, who also happens to be a popular fanfiction writer for Monstrous Sea, she finds herself opening up for the very first time.

The Quantum Weirdness of the Almost-Kiss​ was a largely enjoyable read with only a few drawbacks. It was a very good romantic book. I was very invested in its main romantic plot. Unlike some other romance books I’ve read, this one felt believable. The relationship between Caleb and Evie was really interesting and I didn’t feel like many aspects of it felt forced. I genuinely enjoyed it. The supporting cast was small, so most of the important characters had more time to develop.