Buster, a very shy dog, does not get along with the other pets in Roger's house, especially bold and popular Phoebe, but soon Buster discovers his own special talent.

A deeply perceptive and beautifully written cultural history of shyness, from one of our most astute observers of the everyday.

Bobby is a shy boy until he gets a beagle puppy named Lucy, who helps him to make new friends.

Being painfully timid and shy does not keep a young mouse from rescuing his babysitter in an emergency situation, although after becoming a hero he still says zero.

"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"--

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,...

Too shy to approach the girl he likes, Jackson hides little gifts for her to discover before Valentine's Day.

A very shy mouse has trouble even saying hello on her first night of school, but a game of hide-and-seek with Miss Moon and her classmates Bat, Owl, and Cat may help her come out of her shell.