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Teresa "Tere" Adams is a shy girl. People even go so far as to think she's deaf or has a learning disability. No, she's just shy. She loves music and an opportunity presents itself that she can't resist: to be a nighttime DJ at her stepfather's radio station. She goes by the name of Sweet T, and people go ga-ga over her sexy voice and confident delivery. Even her crush, Gavin Tam, is taken away with Sweet T and her taste in music, which Tere feels ambiguous about. He is enamored by the voice on the radio, not the Tere who quietly sits next to him in class.

The radio station comes up with a songwriting contest and the winner will be Sweet T's prom date. This blows Tere to bits. How can she go out with a complete stranger? How will her classmates react to the press coverage on that night? She doesn't want her secret radio identity revealed to the whole world!

I've come across characters who are the underdog and unpopular, but not so painfully shy. Tere is also unique because she seems so unlike herself when she's DJ'ing, the microphone and anonymity acting as masks between her and her classmates. This novel was delightful. I was rooting for Tere from beginning to end.


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Shrinking Violet Danielle Joseph Books Reviews

I could really relate to this book. I wasn't quite as shy as Tere was in this novel, but I certainly hated public speaking of any kind and would shake all the way through any speeches I had to present to a class of peers.

This novel was amazing, with realistic characters and a plot that could appeal to music lovers, shy girls and boys, or anyone in need of a decent realistic fiction novel. Danielle really sucks you into her story line and even though you know it is really quite possibly that it will be the happily ever after ending, you keep biting your fingers along the way. You really must read this book!
Danielle Joseph created an awesome story - that might seem to many somewhat simple, common, not so interesting - however, to me, this is the BEST novel I have ever read !
Tere's inner transformation & immerging is awesome !
I cannot imagine any sane teen or even adult that would not want to be friends with her !
Who wouldn't want to have that kind of self-confidence or be around people who have ?! ...
I also like the Disney movie Radio Rebel inspired by this novel.
Definitely 5 star reading !
'Shrinking Violet' is a book that many people could probably relate to. The main character, Tere (short for Teresa), is very quiet and shy, and doesn't feel comfortable communicating with others. Because of her fear of opening up to others, she only has one friend, her best friend -- but still someone she could never tell her deepest, most secret thoughts to. Even her mother is difficult to communicate with, as she is very outgoing and comes off as shallow and self-centered -- she keeps pushing Tere to not only be more social, but to wear make-up and lose weight so that she can get boys more interested in her, as she herself had always dated TONS of guys.

Tere's one true passion is listening to music. She listens to her iPod all the time, prancing around her room pretending to be a radio DJ -- her dream job, which she fears she isn't good enough for. However, when she gets into an argument with her mother in front of her new step-dad and yells out how she wants to be a DJ, she gets a surprise when her stepfather immediately offers to let her help out at SLAM, the popular radio station that he owns.

Throughout the book, we get to see the many struggles that Tere has with voicing herself to others, shown in the various scenarios that she is faced with a group presentation she has to do for her English class, a cute boy who shares her taste in music & is in her group, a popular girl who enjoys picking on her, and an overbearing mother who seems to do nothing but point out her flaws. We also get to see how she overcomes her difficulties with communication, and how her relationship with those around her changes.

I liked how Tere's character developed, and how very down-to-earth she was. I also felt that I, myself, could relate to her struggles A LOT. The story was well written, but I give it 4 stars rather than 5 because it was not only too predictable, but somewhat lacking. I think that the author could have done much more with the novel, and perhaps fleshed-out some of the other characters a bit more, but I still really enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone struggling to fit in with the world around them.
My Thoughts We begin the story with Teresa Adams being a really shy girl. I could relate to her on so many levels. She just wanted to do what she could to stay away from being embarrased. The mean girl picked on her. She just wanted to go to school, not get noticed very much, and do what she was supposed too. Even her mom was on her case a lot. Her stepfather owns the radio station and she goes on the radio and starts to do a few segmants. She is truly herself on the radio. Nobody there to hold her back. Nobody there to make her feel shy. The main DJ sets up a contest for the winner of a music demo to win a date to prom with her. But of course she likes someone else, Gavin. She would much rather go to prom with him. Too bad he's already got plans with his brother that night. She may just be on her own for prom, hopefully she don't get stuck with a horrible "prom date."

I'm surprised this is Danielle Joseph's first novel. You could tell she is a very comfortable writer and she truly writes from the heart. I really enjoyed reading this book and I could definitely feel myself in the writing. I could relate to Tere. I could even relate to her crush on Gavin.

Overall Wonderful story. Loved it! I, myself, as a teen listened to the radio all hours of night so I could totally see where Tere was coming from. If you have this book sitting in your TBR pile, don't wait any longer, go pick it up NOW and read it!
Teresa "Tere" Adams is a shy girl. People even go so far as to think she's deaf or has a learning disability. No, she's just shy. She loves music and an opportunity presents itself that she can't resist to be a nighttime DJ at her stepfather's radio station. She goes by the name of Sweet T, and people go ga-ga over her sexy voice and confident delivery. Even her crush, Gavin Tam, is taken away with Sweet T and her taste in music, which Tere feels ambiguous about. He is enamored by the voice on the radio, not the Tere who quietly sits next to him in class.

The radio station comes up with a songwriting contest and the winner will be Sweet T's prom date. This blows Tere to bits. How can she go out with a complete stranger? How will her classmates react to the press coverage on that night? She doesn't want her secret radio identity revealed to the whole world!

I've come across characters who are the underdog and unpopular, but not so painfully shy. Tere is also unique because she seems so unlike herself when she's DJ'ing, the microphone and anonymity acting as masks between her and her classmates. This novel was delightful. I was rooting for Tere from beginning to end.