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Told in rhyming text, Thelma is a pony who created a big splash when she dressed up and posed as a unicorn, but she returned to her best friend Otis the donkey when fame proved to be stressful; now her many fans want her back, and Thelma is reluctant--until Otis agrees to go along as her manager and backup, so she can concentrate on being awesome.
64) Shy and mighty
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Offering simple tools, techniques, and ideas, and combining personal experience with extensive research and feedback from parents and kids, this book looks at shyness in a new way, helping children overcome the aspects of shyness that are holding them back.
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No one ever paid attention to shy librarian Betty Lou Perkins, until someone found a gun in her handbag. And when Betty Lou confesses to a crime she didn₂t commit; her world turns upside down. The bogus confession launches a series of uproariously funny events as a new, sexy Betty Lou captures headlines, rocks out in nightclubs, outwits the mob and wins cheers from the townspeople.
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"The journey to 100 friends begins with a single conversation. Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi's greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve! With the whole student body keeping their distance and Komi unable to utter a single word, friendship might be forever beyond her reach. It's time for the school trip to Kyoto. Komi has never been on a school trip before,...
69) Octopus alone
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Octopus leaves her cave in a lively reef because she is shy and the seahorses there find her fascinating, but when she finds a quieter, more peaceful spot she misses her home and friends.
73) Tea with Oliver
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Oliver wants to drink tea with a friend. Philbert, who loves tea, tries to get Oliver's attention.
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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.
79) A giant crush
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Too shy to approach the girl he likes, Jackson hides little gifts for her to discover before Valentine's Day.