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Bodie and the Ghost Showdown: An Emetophobia Story

Contributor(s): Jones, Ffion (Author), McHale, Kara (Illustrator)

ISBN: 9781805019855

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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Pub Date: June 18, 2026

Lexile Code: 0000

Target Age Group: 07 to 11

Physical Info: 0.35" H x 8.50" L x 5.50" W ( 0.23 lbs) 96 pages

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Description: Bodie is haunted by a ghost who feeds her fears about being sick. With her best friend Mina's help, she learns to stand up to him and take back control. A funny, empowering story for children aged 7+ about understanding emetophobia and trying to build resilience against it.

Brief description: Dr Ffion Jones is an author and illustrator. She works as an emotional wellbeing practitioner and an anti-bullying trainer in schools in the UK and writes stories that help children explore difficult feelings, drawing on both her professional work and her experience as a parent supporting her daughter through emetophobia. She is based in Swansea, Wales.

Review Quotes: A warm, insightful, and empowering story that beautifully captures the inner world of a child living with emetophobia. Through Bodie's courage, humour, and struggles, kids learn that fear can be faced one small step at a time. This book is an invaluable resource for any child who longs to feel braver and less alone.-- "Anna S. Christie, Emetophobia Specialist, Author of 'Emetophobia: Understanding and Treating Fear of Vomiting in Children' and Adults' and 'Conquer Your Emetophobia: Advice from a Therapist Who Overcame Her Fear of Vomiting'"

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