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Shai misses her beloved Israeli home. English is so weird. And hard. Luckily, Shai has a plan to get back to where she belongs… 
Ages 10+
Pages 256
Publisher Kar-Ben
Last Offered May 2026
Awards
PJ Our Way Author Incentive Award Winner
Sydney Taylor Honor Award

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142 Reviews

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Not So Shy by Charlotte

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This book is awesome!

Not So Shy by Charlotte

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Not So Shy

Review by PearlDaGirl

I love how it tells me that home can be 2 places

Sep 02, 2026 01:52 PM
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Sometimes change is challenging

Review by Lynn8

Making a change and be yourself

Sep 02, 2026 04:21 AM
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awesome book

Review by LPS

It was a very good book. I really enjoyed reading it and i read it everyday.

Sep 01, 2026 06:03 PM
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Vere good story

Review by Alephbeis

Vere good story

Aug 06, 2026 04:42 PM
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Not so shy

Review by Sonicblast

I enjoyed this book. It reminded me no matter who or where a person comes from we need to treat them the way I want to be treated. We all need to be the friend that sticks together and stand up for each other. I would love to paint a mural that would be awesome

Aug 05, 2026 10:35 PM