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embarrassment

Books about embarrassment for readers of all ages.

Cover of Itchy Richard

Itchy Richard

Jamie Gilson

Ages 7–11embarrassmentresilience

Cover of Spurt

Spurt

Chris Miles

Ages 10–14pubertyself-discovery

Cover of The bathing costume, or, The worst vacation of my life

The bathing costume, or, The worst vacation of my life

Charlotte Moundlic

Ages 7–12self-confidencebody image

Cover of Trauma-rama

Trauma-rama

Megan Stine

Ages 12–16embarrassmentself-acceptance

Cover of Hiccup!

Hiccup!

Mike Herrod

Ages 5–10humorschool life

Cover of Chuckle and cringe

Chuckle and cringe

David Lewman

Ages 5–10humorembarrassment

Cover of Someone farted

Someone farted

Bruce Eric Kaplan

Ages 4–8humorembarrassment

Cover of Robert and the hairy disaster

Robert and the hairy disaster

Barbara Seuling

Ages 7–11peer pressureself-acceptance

Cover of Loo

Loo

Alan MacDonald

Ages 6–10humorembarrassment

Cover of Bugs in my hair?!

Bugs in my hair?!

Catherine Stier

Ages 5–10health and wellnessembarrassment

Cover of Let's Pretend This Never Happened (Dear Dumb Diary #1)

Let's Pretend This Never Happened (Dear Dumb Diary #1)

Jim Benton, Jamie Kelly

Ages 8–12humorfriendship

Cover of Hiccup Harry

Hiccup Harry

Chris Powling

Ages 7–11humorschool life

Cover of Fiona's Little Accident (Felix and Fiona)

Fiona's Little Accident (Felix and Fiona)

Rosemary Wells

Ages 4–8friendshipacceptance

Cover of Don't get caught wearing the lunch lady's hairnet / Todd Strasser

Don't get caught wearing the lunch lady's hairnet / Todd Strasser

Todd Strasser

Ages 8–12school lifehumor

Cover of Amelia's most unforgettable embarrassing moments

Amelia's most unforgettable embarrassing moments

Marissa Moss

Ages 7–11embarrassmentgrowing up

Cover of Amelia's most unforgettable embarrassing moments

Amelia's most unforgettable embarrassing moments

Marissa Moss

Ages 8–12embarrassmentself-acceptance

Cover of Robert and the Embarrassing Secret

Robert and the Embarrassing Secret

Barbara Seuling

Ages 7–11embarrassmentfriendship

Cover of Misery Is a Smell In Your Backpack

Misery Is a Smell In Your Backpack

Harriet Ziefert

Ages 5–9school lifeembarrassment

Cover of Arthur's back-to-school surprise

Arthur's back-to-school surprise

Marc Brown

Ages 5–9embarrassmentback-to-school

Cover of Crazy Hair Day

Crazy Hair Day

Barney Saltzberg

Ages 4–8self-acceptanceindividuality

Cover of Arthur's Underwear (Arthur Adventure Series)

Arthur's Underwear (Arthur Adventure Series)

Marc Brown

Ages 5–9embarrassmentself-consciousness

Cover of The Kid Whose Mum Kept Possums in Her Bra

The Kid Whose Mum Kept Possums in Her Bra

Dianne Wolfer

Ages 8–12familywildlife conservation

Cover of Go Girl! #5

Go Girl! #5

Rowan McAuley

Ages 7–11friendshipembarrassment

Cover of Mr. Harrison is embarrassin'!

Mr. Harrison is embarrassin'!

Dan Gutman

Ages 7–11embarrassmentfamily