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Author
Series
Library mouse books volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Sam, the shy mouse that lives in the library and likes to write books, collaborates with a boy in the library's Authors and Illustrators Club.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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.
7) Ava and Pip
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Formats
Description
When ten-year-old Ava uses her writing talents to help her older sister overcome her shyness, both girls learn the impact their words and stories can have on the world around them.
8) Nook
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"Nook is small and shy, and she likes to sit in the cozy, comfy space of a hollow tree watching others play. When someone comes along to take Nook's space, she feels lost and afraid, until she discovers she has friends looking out for her in ways she never imagined. This gentle story explores shyness and sensory needs, and inspires kindness, inclusion, and friendship"--
Author
Series
Magic shop books (Bruce Coville) volume 5
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Description
A shy twelve-year-old girl must solve a puzzle involving characters from Greek mythology to free herself from a spell which makes her irresistible to boys.
Author
Series
World of Gustavo volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Gustavo is good at doing all sorts of ghostly things: walking through walls, making objects fly, and glowing in the dark. And he loves almost nothing more than playing beautiful music on his violin. But Gustavo is shy, and some things are harder for him to do, like getting in a line to buy eye scream or making friends with other monsters. Whenever he tries getting close to them, he realizes they just can't see him. Now that the Day of the Dead is...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 6
Description
It's hatching season and Jemison Elementary is buzzing about the arrival of the baby chicks. Fifth-grader Jillian must learn to speak and break free of her shell to enter her school's competition and keep her promise to her grandmother.
14) Sunday rain
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Elliott has just moved into a new house. He spends his days with his fictional friends, immersed in a book. When an inviting Sunday rain gathers the local kids to play in the puddles, Elliott longs to join in, but he's too shy to go outside. Soon, Elliott discovers that new friendships are like a new book: you just have to plunge into the adventure.
16) Zucchini
Author
Pub. Date
c1982
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Description
A painfully shy young boy befriends a homeless baby ferret and gets as much comfort as he gives.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When someone makes a mess of the garbage cans, Buster and Phoebe are determined to solve the mystery of the Garbage Bandit! Meanwhile, Buster's bones have mysteriously disappeared, so he and Phoebe are on the hunt to find them in the backyard.
19) Hound dog true
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Mattie, a shy fifth-grader, wants to hide out at her new school by acting as apprentice to her Uncle Potluck, the custodian, but her plan falls apart when she summons the courage to speak about what matters most and finds a true friend.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Willow speaks, her words slip out as soft and shy as a secret. At school, her barely audible whisper causes her no end of troubles. But Willow is as resourceful as she is quiet, and she fashions a magic microphone from items she finds in the recycling bin. However, Willow's invention is only a temporary solution.