The Thing I’m Most Afraid Of

Becca, twelve, is due to spend the summer in Austria with her father, but severe anxiety shapes what she expects from the trip. She worries that airport metal detectors could cause cancer and that the long flight could give her blood clots. Her Doomsday Journal helps her manage these fears: she writes down what frightens her and plans for the worst. During the summer in Vienna, she also encounters unexpected friendships.