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Have you ever wondered how people survive in school when they have anxiety? Well, in the book, Better with Butter by Victoria Pointek, the story follows the main character named Marvel, and she is scared of everything like rollercoasters, bugs, stage fright, and more! Her dad works for the navy and is usually at sea saving the world. She has an anxiety disorder that is affecting her ability to complete 6th grade. Marvel has a skit to participate in and she is terrified to perform! She practices every single day, but on the day of her skit, she freezed up in front of everyone and embarrassed herself. From that day onwards, people started making fun of her a lot. One day, she saw a group of boys scaring a goat. Not just any goat but a fainting goat! When she met Butter, the goat, she fell in love with her and for the first time in her life she stood up for an animal. She never even stood up for herself or anyone else when they got bullied! Marvel decided to keep the goat, but there are a few problems with keeping Butter. The first problem is that Marvel’s mom doesn’t really want her to keep Butter, so she only lets her until they find the owner. The second problem is that after she made Butter her emotional support animal and can bring it to school, people want her to make Butter a part of the school play and Marvel doesn’t accept that. Eventually, Marvel accepts Butter being in the school play, but is not looking forward to it. When Butter’s owner comes, sadness rises up in her because the owner found Marvel’s poster about Butter and wants her back. Will Butter be a part of Marvel’s family and support Marvel throughout her journey? Will the woman take Butter from Marvel? To find out more, read Better with Butter by Victoria Pointek!

If you want to read a book similar to Better with Butter, by Victoria Pointek, you should definitely check out Dear Student by Elly Swartz. These two books connect because Marvel, in Better with Butter and Autumn in Dear Student both have a problem. Autumn is really shy, while Marvel has an anxiety disorder. The book, Dear Student, is about a girl named Autumn who is really shy, but loves to write. Autumn doesn’t talk a lot, but she did make a friend in school, Logan, who loves to participate in everything unlike her. She also made another friend, Cooper, and thought he was a tourist exploring her hometown even though he actually lives there. Autumn loves to write stories, so when she heard about Dear Student, she wanted to participate in it. There is a problem though, her friend, Logan, really wants to do DearStudent too, so if Autumn gets DearStudent, then she can’t tell her best friends, Cooper, and Logan, because she is not allowed to. DearStudent is basically giving advice to people who ask for it in secret but it’s just online. If a student wants to get DearStudent’s opinion, then they email Mr. Baker their question and Mr.Baker will email the secret person, or as also known as Dear Student. Surprisingly, Autumn got Dear Student, but Autumn is deciding if she should tell her friends, Cooper and Logan, that she got Dear Student. Will she tell her friends that she got Dear Student or will she keep it a secret from everyone? To find out more, read Dear Student by Elly Swartz, but don’t forget to read Better with Butter by Victoria Pointek too!

In the book, What Lives In The Woods, by Lindsay Currie, a character named Ginny loves to write. She has a lot of problems having a vacation in Michigan this summer.  She had different plans this summer like going to a writing workshop with her best friend Erica until Ginny’s dad announced something crazy! Ginny’s dad had to fix an old manor called the Woodmoor Manor since he is getting paid a lot to do it, he doesn’t want to turn down the offer. Once Ginny arrived at the museum, she found out that it is haunted by a ghost and is now terrified to be there! When her family moved into the museum, Ginny faces many paranormal activities like a typewriter that types itself and a  mannequin in her room that always does some creepy things. Will Ginny figure out who is haunting the museum and will Ginny find a way to stop them. To reveal more secrets, read What Lives In The Woods by Lindsay Currie.

If you liked What Lives In The Woods, then you would definitely enjoy The Girl In White by Lindsay Currie. These two books connect because both the main character’s parents force them to do something. For example, Ginny’s parent’s, in the book What Lives In The Woods, forces her to come with them to Michigan. Mallory’s parents, in the book The Girl In White, force her to work at the family diner that she hates. This story is about how the main character Mallory moves to Eastport, a haunted town. She  faces a number of scary situations like her terrifying dreams at night and encountering the woman in her dreams in real life. Mallory is forced to investigate her most fearful legend of the town…Sweet Molly, the ghost haunting the place she is living in. Will Mallory find a way to stop the ghosts that are haunting her? Will Mallory discover more secrets of the town she is living in? Read The Girl In White, but make sure to first read What Lives In The Woods!