Penny Drummond aspires to be a journalist. A good one. A Pulitzer prize - winning journalist. In the meantime, she's honing her journalistic skills on the East Glendale Secondary College Gazette. When she discovers a boy at her school is posting anonymous messages, Penny believes she has found just the story that will help make her name. Her mission: find him, fix him, feature - article him. Next stop: Pulitzer Prize.But what will become of her 'journey of the soul' article if the love - shy boy is not who she expects? And what happens when Penny finds that her soul might be in need of a little attention as well? Love - Shy is a lively, entertaining and warm - hearted romantic comedy filled with serious secrets, ambitious plans, awkward moments and unexpected friendships - funny and engaging to the very last page.' Funny and warm and irreverent and chock - full of sass ... Lili Wilkinson creates utterly realistic and recognisable worlds, where everything is just a bit funnier, quippier and more colourful than in real life.' Leanne Hall, author of This Is Shyness