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  Books of Faerie: Book 1

  Lament

  The Faerie Queen's Deception

  by Maggie Stiefvater

  Sixteen-year-old Deirdre Monaghan is a painfully shy but prodigiously gifted musician. She's about to find out she's also a cloverhand—one who can see faeries. Deirdre finds herself infatuated with a mysterious boy who enters her ordinary suburban life, seemingly out of thin air. Trouble is, the enigmatic and gorgeous Luke turns out to be a gallowglass—a soulless faerie assassin. An equally hunky—and equally... (more)
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  Woman in the Wall

  by Patrice Kindl

  Anna is more than shy. She is nearly invisible. At seven, terrified of school, Anna retreats within the walls of her family's enormous house, and builds a world of passageways and hidden rooms. As the years go by, people forget she ever existed. Then a mysterious note is thrust through a crack in the wall, and Anna must decide whether or not to come out of hiding. Patrice Kindl's astounding, inventive novel blends... (more)
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  Dear Julia

  by Amy Bronwen Zemser

  Elaine Hamilton has never wanted to be the center of attention. She'd like nothing more than to cook quietly in her kitchen, mastering French cooking with the recipes of the great Julia Child. So how did she end up with cameras zooming in on her and a crowd cheering her on? Well, it involves . . . an eccentric best friend named after a font, five lively brothers constantly asking, “What's for dinner?” ... (more)
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  Shrinking Violet

  by Danielle Joseph

  High school senior Teresa Adams is so painfully shy that she dreads speaking to anyone in the hallways or getting called on in class. But in the privacy of her bedroom with her iPod in hand, she rocks out -- doing mock broadcasts for Miami's hottest FM radio station, which happens to be owned by her stepfather. When a slot opens up at The SLAM, Tere surprises herself by blossoming behind the mike into confident,... (more)
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  Shrinking Violet

  by Cari Best

  Whether she's impersonating Elvis, swaggering like Captain Hook, or imitating the sounds of a cricket, Violet is expressive and funny -- but only when she's alone or with her best friend, Opal. At school, especially around class bully Irwin, who teases her nonstop, she retreats into a shell of shyness. But when Irwin, playing the part of Planet Mars in the class play, begins to spin wildly out of control and... (more)
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  Comedy Girl

  by Ellen Schreiber

  Trixie Shapiro may be one of the shyest students at Mason High, but she's also the funniest. When her best friend, Jazzy, signs her up to perform stand-up at Senior Talent Night, Trixie's terrified she'll absolutely choke. And as if a seemingly disastrous debut isn't enough, Trixie's drama teacher encourages her to try again, this time at the local comedy club, Chaplin's. To her surprise, Trixie's confidence... (more)
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  Cuba 15

  by Nancy Osa

  Violet Paz has just turned 15, a pivotal birthday in the eyes of her Cuban grandmother. Fifteen is the age when a girl enters womanhood, traditionally celebrating the occasion with a quinceañero. But while Violet is half Cuban, she’s also half Polish, and more importantly, she feels 100% American. Except for her zany family’s passion for playing dominoes, smoking cigars, and dancing to Latin music, Violet knows... (more)
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  Kilmeny of the Orchard

  by L. M. Montgomery

  When twenty-four-year-old Eric Marshall arrives on Prince Edward Island to become a substitute schoolmaster, he has a bright future in his wealthy family's business.  Eric has taken the two-month teaching post only as a favor to a friend -- but fate throws in his path a beautiful, mysterious girl named Kilmeny Gordon.  With jet black hair and sea blue eyes, Kilmeny immediately captures Eric's heart.  But Kilmeny... (more)
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  Speak

  by Laurie Halse Anderson

  Melinda Sordino busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops. Now her old friends won't talk to her, and people she doesn't even know hate her from a distance. The safest place to be is alone, inside her own head. But even that's not safe. Because there's something she's trying not to think about, something about the night of the party that, if she let it in, would blow her carefully constructed disguise to... (more)
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  My Dearest Enemy

  by Connie Brockway

  Dear Mr. Thorne,I give you fair warning. I intend to do whatever I must to abide by your late uncle's will and win Mill House. Though I know he never expected me to succeed, and for whatever reasons is using me to shame you, I accept his challenge. For the next five years, I will profitably manage this estate. I will deliver to you an allowance and I will prove that women are just as capable as men. And... (more)
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  Sexiest Man Alive

  by Diana Holquist

  Shy No More Worksheet Name: Jasmine Burns Imagine the person who intimidates you. Naked. I'm intimidated by Josh Toby, the world's biggest movie star. Who has to imagine him naked? I've seen it on a forty-foot screen. Breathe deep. Did I mention he's Josh Toby? As his costume designer, I'm supposed to dress him. And undress him. Oh, and my psychic sister Amy, who has never been wrong, named him my One... (more)
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  The Hermit Crab

  by Carter Goodrich

  Hermit Crab is no hero. He would rather just keep to himself. He's content to spend the day looking for food and staying comfy in his shell. And when he finds a new shell, he is excited to have something so beautiful for himself. But when a mysterious contraption lands in the center of town, no one knows what to make of it. The lobster thinks it's a restaurant. The bluefish thinks it's a trap. No one is brave... (more)
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  Cirque Du Freak #3: Tunnels of Blood: Book 3 in the Saga of Darren Shan (Cirque Du Freak: The Saga of Darren Shan)

  by Darren Shan

  Darren Shan, the Vampire's Assistant, gets a taste of the city when he leaves the Cirque Du Freak with Evra and Mr. Crepsley. When corpses, drained of blood, are discovered, Darren and Evra are compelled to confront a foul creature of the night who may prove to be the end of them all...
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  My Ridiculous, Romantic Obsessions

  by Becca Wilhite

  Sarah Howard s first year at the university is everything and nothing she expected especially when a very cute boy named Ben in her Art History class starts to show interest in her. Sarah feels like she s an average, normal, everyday girl. So, when Ben (to whom she secretly refers as Adonis because she thinks he could be a Greek god) begins to take interest in her, Sarah is in denial. For one thing, last... (more)
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  Poindexter makes a friend

  by Mike Twohy

  Poindexter is a shy, friendly, and perfectly happy pig. There's just one thing. How is a shy, nice, well balanced pig going to make friends? You never know who you will meet when you check out How to Make Friends at the library!
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  Torn Apart

  by Christopher Kostecka

  Quiet and introspective, but brilliant, Neal Ori grows up as an outcast. His parents, Scott and Francesca, and his older sister, Susan, understand and accept Neal's odd quirks. His peers at school do not, however, and he is often subjected to mean pranks, criticism, and ridicule. Suddenly, one night, Neal's life changes drastically with the help of a single bolt of lightning. This change provides Neal with a... (more)
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  The Private Club: That's Not So Private

  by Ronnie

  She was a young beautiful island woman and a go getter. For years since her first husband at a young age she decided that life had to change and being tied down was not priority. Whatever had to be done to get there would be done. What happens when you mix work and play. Well you get a life filled with drama. Take a trip into the sexual escapades of privateers caught in a whirlwind of cat and mouse. Everyone knows... (more)
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  It Could Happen To You (Transformations) (Harlequin Special Edition, No 1119)

  by Gina Wilkins

  FROM BUD TO BLOSSOM SHE WAS SCARED OF HER OWN SHADOW! Kim Berry kept her head down, her guard up and always drove under the speed limit—until Zach McCain came roaring into her life. Suddenly Kim's well-ordered world was turned topsy-turvy. The excitement she found in Zach's arms was oh, so tantalizing. But it was all going too fast…. HE WAS ALL MAN AND NOTHING STOOD IN HIS WAY! From the moment Zach... (more)
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  Wild Oats

  by Pamela Morsi

  Shunned by the citizens of Dead Dog, Oklahoma, Cora Briggs is shocked when she finds a fine young man like Jedwin Sparrow, eager to sow his wild oats, standing on her doorstep.
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  Willow

  by Julia Hoban

  Published as Willow in the US and Scarred in the UK.Seven months ago on a rainy March night, Willow's parents drank too much wine at dinner and asked her to drive them home. But they never made it--Willow lost control of the car, and both of her parents were killed.Now seventeen, Willow is living with her older brother, who can barely speak to her. She has left behind her old home, friends, and school.... (more)