[Amazon.com Review]    ☆☆☆☆☆ This is an excellent story about fear, and facing it down. This is a well crafted tale of Alexander , a middle school kid who takes his fear to such a level that he is disconnected from reality in his neurotic world. With the help of his friends, he faces his worst fears in school and discovers nothing to fear but fear itself. A fine first novel from Rich Samuels. Believable characters and dialogue held my interest all the way through. (“J. Shaw”)