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Grades 4-7
The Fear Place
By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
1994. Atheneum-Macmillan Publishing Co.
Available in braille or electronic formats from the following sources:
1. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Available in braille and Web-braille. www.loc.gov/nls (202) 707-5100)
In The Fear Place, 12-year-old Doug has been terrified of a narrow ledge on a Colorado mountainside ever since he tried to cross it on a family camping trip two years ago. Now Doug must face "the fear place" all alone to find his missing brother, Gordon.