self-confidence

Paul, whose tallness makes him awkward and clumsy on the basketball court, receives help and support from his teammates and finds his game improving.

Describes what a young girl does each day, confident because she knows her father is there if she needs him.

Although she initially resents having to spend time with her ailing grandmother, Shelby gradually recognizes that she has much to learn from this older lady.

Eric doesn't want to be George Washington in the school play because he has stage fright, but when Marty the class bully gets the part instead, there's trouble ahead.

Grasper the crab gains self-confidence after exploring the world outside his tide pool.

High school sophomore Ori Taylor, lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter in a nameless rock band, has always been known as the easily-overlooked younger brother of Del, a high school sports star, but when Del suddenly returns home from college just as Ori is starting to gain some confidence in himself, Del expects everything to return to the way it used to be.

Enrolled at Vassar College, Violet Greenfield, an insecure nineteen-year-old supermodel, accepts an internship with "Teen Fashionista" magazine and finds herself falling in love with her best friend, Roger.

Despite her mother's objections, sixteen-year-old Caitlin is determined to pursue her dream of becoming an opera singer by attending a performing arts school in Miami.

As Rossam?nd starts his life as a lamplighter on the Wormway, he continues his fight against monsters, making friends and enemies along the way, but questions about his origins continue to plague him. Includes glossary.

Rossam?nd Bookchild's sheltered life takes a surprising turn when he is recruited to help the Emperor, sending Rossam?nd on a journey across the Half-Continent that teaches him not everyone can be trusted.