bashfulness

Poppy the Pony is very shy. She loves soaring through Misty Wood, but she's too scared to talk to any of the other fairy animals. One day a thunderstorm comes, and Poppy discovers she is braver than she ever knew.

"The...story of a daughter's quest to discover the truth about her beloved father's hidden past. Ada Sibelius is raised by David, her brilliant, eccentric, socially inept single father, who directs a computer science lab in 1980s-era Boston. Home-schooled, Ada accompanies David to work every day; by twelve, she is a painfully shy prodigy. The lab begins to gain acclaim at the same time that David'smysterious history comes into question. When his mind begins to falter, leaving Ada virtually an orphan, she is taken in by one of David's colleagues. Soon after she embarks on a mission to uncover her father's secrets: a process that carries her from childhood to adulthood"--Provided by publisher.

"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"--.

Sophie, a girl whose best friends are squash, attends school for the first time. She takes Bonnie and Baxter, two baby squash she grew in the garden, with her but no one appreciates her friends! One boy, Steven, wants to be friends, but Sophie isn't interested. However, soon Sophie realizes her squash friends won't last forever, and she learns what real friends are.

A group of toddlers enjoys a lively music class including, at last, one very shy two-year-old boy.

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.

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.

"Shy Bea finds herself paired with Ollie--the cutest guy in school--for a dance competition. Bea's life is transformed as she finally gets her time in the spotlight"--.

A shy dog discovers his self-worth and self-confidence in a house full of more outgoing pets where he bonds with a lonely little girl and uncovers a hidden talent.