Also by this author: Abigail and the Big Start Over, Abigail and the Career Day Catastrophe, Abigail and the Christmas Contest: Cousins + Snow + a Big Shiny Trophy = Christmas Chaos!, Abigail and the Summer Situation: Will Maggie EVER Get to Hear About Jesus?
Series: Abigail #6
Published by Good Book Company on October 1, 2026
Genres: Children's
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"This series of books is a delightful way of engaging children with reading fiction, while also teaching them some fantastic truths about what God is like." - TGBC Customer Review
No matter how brave kids are, they’ll have to fight fear sometimes. Alongside 10-year-old Abigail, kids will discover what’s always true in scary situations and learn how to respond when they are afraid.
In this adventuresome story, Abigail’s excitement about attending Camp Courage is mixed with fear. Camp is fun, but it’s in the woods...where bears and spiders live! Plus, they’ll go canoeing, but she’s not a strong swimmer. Scariest of all, they’ll be climbing across a ropes course. What if she falls and gets hurt?!
Join Abigail and...
Enjoy fun activities and Bible teaching at an overnight camp
Face silly and serious fears with the knowledge that Jesus is always with us
See how the gospel is proof that we can trust God even when we’re afraidKids will be encouraged to keep coming to God with their fears and will have natural opportunities to memorize and explore verses like John 16:33, Romans 8:28 and more.
This humorous, heartwarming novel is the sixth in the Abigail series.
Includes book-club kit with questions for discussion.
The book also includes access to free downloads, worksheets, games and more!
Abigail is looking forward to going to church camp for the first time, but then one of her friends gets injured and can’t attend camp with her. She starts worrying about all the things that could go wrong at camp, and her friend’s injury introduces new fears. Some of these fears are rational, but others seem silly, which helps keep the tone light. Throughout this story, Abigail learns how to take her fears to Jesus. She learns that even though fear can help keep us safe, it can also get in the way of the life God wants us to live.
This is the sixth book in the Abigail series, but you do not have to read the books in order. Each one is a standalone story, and author Bethany McIlrath reintroduces the characters for readers who are unfamiliar with them. Abigail and the Fear Fix has fun autumn vibes, and kids will enjoy reading about Abigail’s church camp adventures. On the publisher’s website, parents and church workers can download an activity pack to recreate some of the games and activities for kids.
I appreciate how this book normalizes fearful worries as part of the human experience. Fictional stories about anxiety disorders can be clarifying and encouraging for readers with the same struggles, but when books only present anxiety experiences through the lens of pathology, kids can come away with the idea that any experience of fear is a mental health problem that requires professional treatment. I like that this book shows a child realistically coping with and overcoming fears, with the encouragement of her parents and support system.
Abigail and the Fear Fix is a fast-paced, fun read that will appeal to Christian kids, especially girls. This chapter book makes a great family read-aloud or book club choice, and there are discussion questions in the back. This one offers especially rich and timely discussion opportunities for families, and I appreciate how this book can speak to kids who deal with minor, occasional fears, and to kids who deal with more serious, ongoing anxiety.