This is Shyness, by Leanne Hall
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This is Shyness, by Leanne Hall
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A captivating novel told from the points of view of two unforgettable characters. In the suburb of Shyness, the sun doesn't rise. Wolfboy meets a stranger called Wildgirl, who dares him to be her guide through the endless night. There are things that can only be said in the dark.This is Shyness was shortlisted for a number of major Australian literary awards and named a Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book.
Leanne Hall won the 2009 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children's Writing for this spellbinding debut for readers fourteen and up.
This is Shyness, by Leanne Hall- Amazon Sales Rank: #3213365 in Books
- Brand: Hall, Leanne
- Published on: 2015-03-17
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.70" h x .80" w x 5.00" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 272 pages
About the Author Leanne Hall is the 2009 winner of the Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing. She lives in Melbourne and works as a children’s specialist at an independent bookstore. Leanne can’t think of anything better than a life spent reading and writing young adult fiction, and has far too many future books living in her head to ever consider a full-time job. THIS IS SHYNESS is her first novel, and was followed by a sequel, QUEEN OF THE NIGHT.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. it's more This is Weirdness... By O. Lisa Can this review be more of a warning? I'm not sure This is Shyness is for everybody.To be honest, I don't think I've read anything like This is Shyness before and it's pretty difficult to give it a label. I'm going to play safe and tell you that, maybe, the only sure label is YA?But let me give you a brief synopsis to give you an idea.In an alternate or future - I'm not sure - world similar to ours, a strange dark area has descended on the city (or neighborhood, still not sure) of Panwood. It's called Shyness and, there, the sun never rises. Just in that area.It's a place that's been abandoned by regular people and is now populated by weird individuals, renegades, people of the night.Meet Wildgirl during a night out in a bar in Shyness, called "The Diabetic". She's there with some friends from work to have a few drinks, but it's just an excuse. In reality, she's looking for trouble, or a distraction. Something bad has happened to her at school and she's trying to either forget it ever happened or find a way to run away from everything and never come back. That's where she meets Wolfboy, a guy with "thick air on his arms". The guy actually howls. Their meeting is a sort of epiphany - for both of them - and they decide to leave the bar together, to go bar-hopping in Shyness, to explore.What happens next, I can assure you, is a trip into a grotesque world. There's a lost/stolen credit card involved, a ukulele, some gang kids who get high on sugar (literally) and a suicide mission to rescue a lighter, for crying out loud. All peppered with a budding romance between Wildgirl and Wolfboy.If you're looking for something completely OUT OF THE NORM this is your book.Incredibly, I was slightly bored at the beginning. Not only was I baffled by the odd encounters W/W were making but the pacing was kinda slow. I got dumped into this world without a compass and I felt a bit overwhelmed by the lack of information.What is Shyness, really? What is Wildgirl's big secret, the one she's running from? (and let me tell you, when I found out, if that is the reason, I had a major eye-rolling moment) What is Wolfboy's secret?The writing is undeniably awesome and I am awed by the author's imagination and ability to pull together a weird, abnormal, incredible story. The characters are alive and real - as well as complete weirdos.BUT, it was a tad too much for me. I really wanted to read something different but maybe... not THIS different.Fortunately, the second part of the book caught my attention much more.Again, like with Wildgirl's reasons for running away, I found the purpose of the rescue mission in Orphanville, the place where the gang kids lived, really futile. Wildgirl wasn't making much sense in her stubborness, I really couldn't get why she was so adamant about putting herself into trouble.Nevertheless, now that I finished the book, I am left with a thousand questions that still need to be answered.I need to see more of Wildgirl and Wolfboy together. Their story was well developed and absolutely believable (maybe the only believable thing?).Unfortunately, who knows when I will be able to get my hands on a copy of Queen of the Night?Pick this up if you're bored out of your mind with paranormal YA today.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A beautifully strange novel By Alpha Reader She meets him in the suburb of Shyness, at the Diabetic Hotel. He's a hairy cowboy, all swagger and intensity. He howls upon meeting her, and calls himself `Wolfboy'. The words emblazoned across her chest earn her the nickname `Wildgirl'.They have one night together, in the suburb of Shyness where it's darkness all the time, and the sun hasn't made an appearance in three years.Sometimes, one night is all you need.Leanne Hall won the Text Prize in 2009 for her debut young adult novel, `This is Shyness' which was published in 2010.I'll admit it; I was thoroughly confused by the blurb. Considering how popular the YA paranormal genre is, I saw the name `Wolfboy' and instantly thought `werewolf'. Coupled with the strange mention of a suburb in darkness . . . I really had no idea what I was getting into when I cracked this book open (and that was half the fun).`This is Shyness' is a blend of realism, speculative fiction and urban fantasy. Leanne Hall is writing two fragile, lonely characters and exploring their delicate psyche's in a blackened suburb full of dreamers, sugar-trippers and pink ukuleles.Wildgirl lives in a housing complex near Shyness, with her single mother. She dreams of the day when she can skip town and never look back. Wolfboy resides in his parent's decrepit mansion, full of memories and ghosts that he can't ever forget . . . and so, he howls.Wildgirl and Wolfboy's problems are real. They stem from a broken family, unknown father and school bullying. The Wild and the Wolf are living real pains, and it's only Shyness that is fantastical and strange.Shyness turned dark three years ago, and hasn't seen light since. It's an anomaly that has sparked rumours of Armageddon and government conspiracies. The darkness has, understandably, had an odd effect on the residents of Shyness - there are those who keep dreaming, never sure when day begins and nights ends, so they remain happily ensconced in dreamland. Shyness residents are pale and anaemic-looking, like walking ghosts. Doctor Gregory's face appears on billboards all over Shyness - promising personal cures for the darkness, and remedies for coping with the night. Businesses have closed up and moved into the daylight, so parts of Shyness are abandoned and dead.But by far the strangest product of the darkness is `The Kidds'. KIDDS RUSH IN is tagged all around Shyness, and people are scared of these young no-hopers. The Kidds are hooked on sugar; they have trained monkey-like creatures called tarsiers to sniff out the good stuff . . . wizz-fizz would send these children into the stratosphere! The Kidds who roam Shyness reminded me of the 1979 urban wasteland movie `The Warriors', for all the street tribes and bizarre gang wars. They're odd, to be sure, but fascinatingly so.When Wolfboy and Wildgirl get on the bad side of the Kidds, they have to venture into their housing complex haven to retrieve something that was stolen . . .`This is Shyness' is a beautifully strange novel. The darkness reflects the minds of Wildboy and Wolfgirl, who are each dealing with personal catastrophe. This certainly isn't your typical Aussie YA novel - and I kind of love that. Hall is pushing the boundaries of urban fantasy by bending speculation and realism to her narrative in order to explore personal tragedy through physical manifestation. It sounds all big, scary and literary . . . but the beauty of Hall's novel is that it's also wonderfully entertaining. Reader's get caught up in Wolfboy and Wildgirl's dance of attraction, and their slowly revealed pasts which come to reflect the darkness that is Shyness. A truly magnificent debut novel from an interesting new voice in Australian YA.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. One Very Long Night! By Larissa A mysterious, beautiful boy with a scruffy appearance and tendency to howl introduces himself as Wolfboy. A fearless, captivating girl with an adventurous spirit insists on being called Wildgirl. In one night these two are drawn together with only a look. But this is no ordinary night, for in the suburb of Shyness there exists only darkness and the night, and Wildgirl has chosen Wolfboy to be her guide to this endless night.In their separate lives Wolfboy and Wildgirl are both fighting a darkness, but in the cover of night they are able see past the cool, calm and fearless persona each have adopted to reveal the pain, insecurity and loneliness felt on the inside. After encountering wide-eyed tarsiers, sugar-crazed kids, a gang of land pirates, an enchanting gypsy and one very dangerous doctor, Wolfboy and Wildgirl are able to find in each other a light in the darkness.This Is Shyness is an urban fantasy that explores the darkness, both literally and figuratively. In a suburb that never sees the sun it is easy to feel as though the world is nothing more then a dream, easy to believe that monsters do exist. But in the darkness there can also be found a sense of freedom, deeper understanding and total acceptance. In the darkness can also be found love. But just as every night must end, everyone will find a ray of light in this story of night.
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