They could be scared of the end result of dismissing their work. well depending on what work that is but assuming schoolwork i’ll say they’re afraid of the bad grades and how it’ll affect their future.
The correct sentence should be, "Have you read A Good Scent From A Strange Mountain (The book title should be either underlined or italicized. I prefer italicize though) by Robert Olen Butler?
I'd help you if I knew what it was.
