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2) Timid
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Cecil Hall and his family have just moved from Florida to Massachusetts, near Boston. Cecil is anxious about making friends because he doesn't know where he'll fit in. His older sister, Leah, thinks he should befriend the other Black kids at his new school, but Cecil isn't sure how he'd go about doing that. He wants to be known for his comics-making talent, anyway. But the few kids who are impressed by Cecil's art aren't always nice to him. When one...
3) Shy ninja
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"Eleven-year-old Rena suffers from social anxiety disorder. It keeps her from engaging at school, hanging out with her best friend in person, or participating in any sort of group activity. But when, on a dare, she enrolls in a fake-sounding 'school for ninjas,' she quickly learns it's no joke! Immediately, Rena's caught up in an ancient prophecy--that she will become the ninja master known as 'The Ghost'! Assuming she can conquer her own anxieties,...
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"Eleven-year-old Ava Andrews has a Technicolor interior with a gray shell. On the inside, she bubbles with ideas and plans. On the outside, everyone except her best friend, Zelia, thinks she doesn't talk or, worse, is stuck-up. What nobody knows is that Ava has invisible disabilities: anxiety and a heart condition. Ava hopes middle school will be a fresh start, but when Zelia moves across the country and Ava's Nana Linda pushes her to speak up about...