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Author
Publisher
Crown Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
Provides advice on how to speak to and in front of others, in both business and social situations. Includes tips for overcoming shyness and maintaining coversations, and techniques for successful negotiation and job interviewing.
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Lewis Dearborn is a lonely, anxious, "terminally shy" boy of eleven when his great-grandfather passes away and leaves Lewis's family with his decaying seaside mansion. Lewis is initially delighted with his new bedroom, a secluded tower in a remote part of the house. Then he discovers that it's already occupied -- by the ghosts of seven dead pirates. Worse, the ghosts expect him to help them re-take their ship, now restored and on display in a local...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Shy Facts Shy children are not destined to be shy adults. Shyness does not equal low self-esteem. Shyness is not a disease," personality deficit, or character flaw. Humans aren't the only species to experience shyness. Scientists have been studying shy cattle aswell as shy cats, shy fish, and shy dogs. Some of the world's most famous, richest, smartest and bravest people are shy.".
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The author of Armchair Nation and On Roads examines shyness in a"sparkling cultural history rang[ing]from Jane Austen to Silicon Valley" ( The Guardian ). Shyness is a pervasive human trait: even most extroverts know what it is like to stand tongue-tied at the fringe of an unfamiliar group or flush with embarrassment at being the unwelcome center of attention. And yet the cultural history of shyness has remained largely unwritten -- until now. With...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Shy ten-year-old Cadence grapples with an overprotective father, a mother who's skipped town to pursue stardom, and what to do when a recording of her amazing voice leaks before she's ready to share it with the world"--
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On her very first day of school, Sophie is reluctant to make friends with the other children, preferring to play with two squash she grew in her garden--but when a particularly persistent boy named Steven gives her a packet of seeds as an apology for accidentally ripping her picture, she realizes that it just takes time to grow a friend.
14) The Shy Bride
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Thrust into the limelight, child star Cassandra timidly enchanted audiences night after night ... But when her parents died, Cass retreated into her own world-too shy to leave her home. Once a year she shares her musical passion by offering lessons in a charity auction ... This year, money talks. The winning bid: $100,000! Enter Neo Stamos, arrogant Greek tycoon. He wants Cass with a burning desire, though he knows that, shy and sweet, she will need...
15) Bijou
Author
Series
Puppy pals volume 4
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Meet Bijou, a shy Bijon Frise puppy! Kat and her BFF Maya love playing with the puppies at her Aunt Jenn's grooming business, Tails UP! The girls know that every dog has their own special personality ... and problems. Luckily, Kat and Maya are always there to help a puppy in need! When three bichon frise puppies are left on the doorstep of Tails Up, Aunt Jenn recruits Kat, Maya, and their new friend Grace to help look after them and find them homes....
16) Yes no maybe so
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Jamie Goldberg, who chokes when speaking to strangers, and Maya Rehrman, who is having the worst Ramadan ever, are paired to knock on doors and ask for votes for the local state senate candidate.
17) Shy Ninja
Author
Publisher
Grow Grit Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"If you didn't know Shy Ninja, you would have never thought she was once so shy it would prevent her from doing things she loved to do. For example, she would experience fear, shaking, and anxiety. Things change when a friend introduces her to the FUN method to help her conquer extreme shyness."--Amazon.com
Author
Publisher
Findaway World
Pub. Date
p2004
Language
English
Description
Contains two Bruce Coville stories including "Juliet Dove, Queen of Love" in which a shy twelve-year-old girl must solve a puzzle involving characters from Greek mythology to free herself from a spell that makes her irresistible to boys; and "The Monster's Ring," the story of a timid boy who, eager to frighten the school bully on Halloween night, acquires a magic ring and the power to change himself into a hideous monster.
19) The mask
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
A mild-mannered bank clerk becomes a superhero when he puts on a mystical mask.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Annie Marlow has been through the worst. Rocked by tragedy, she heads to the one place that makes her happy: Oceanside in the Pacific Northwest, the destination of many family vacations when Annie was a teenager. Once there, Annie begins to restore her broken spirit, thanks in part to the folks she meets: a local painter, Keaton, whose large frame is equal to his big heart--and who helps Annie fix up her rental cottage by the sea; Mellie, the reclusive,...
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