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* Lu Xiao from ''Manhua/InfinityGame'', who is the library assistant and has apparently read every book in the library.

** Twilight Sparkle -- she even lives in a library. Not so much shy as she is insecure about how much more powerful she is than everyone else. Her knowledge of facts even made her the default character to provide exposition as needed. And when she [[spoiler:became a princess]], her first reaction was to ask Princess Celestia if there was a book about it.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Slightly subverted with Lisa; She is young, cute, and very bookish, but she's neither very shy (except on some occasions) nor vulnerable.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Connie Maheswaran. She's adorable, shy, self-doubting, and commonly seen in the company of a book. Somewhat subverted, however, in regards to her friendship with Steven; she's comfortable enough around him to let a much more excitable side show. In later seasons, she becomes Steven's partner and best friend, an ActionGirl who learns sword skills from Pearl.

* Iino from ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' is never actually shown with a book (since her obsession with the rules means that she'd never have something that could distract her while performing her student council or public moral committee duties), but the fact that her bedroom is nothing but full bookshelves, a table, and [[AnOddPlaceToSleep a giant teddy bear]] implies that she spends a lot of her free time reading. Later chapters also establish that she's a fan of things like ''Franchise/HarryPotter'', self-insert web novels, and poetry, the last of which being how she eventually forms a SenpaiKohai relationship with Shirogane.

A cute and brainy bibliophile, this trope embodies the [[{{Moe}} cute, shy, and vulnerable]] archetype as applied to a nerdy girl. She wanders around with her head in a book and is ready to spout out facts at the drop of a hat. There's a tendency for her to be [[ShrinkingViolet shy, young, quiet, and socially awkward]]. Occasionally this is highlighted by having her [[BespectacledCutie wear glasses]], or [[PeekABangs have her bangs in her face to hide her eyes]]. She'll almost always be more conservatively dressed than most of the cast.

** Nodoka Miyazaki is extremely bookish, [[PeekABangs wears her hair over her face]] and works at Library Island at her school as a member of the "Library Exploration Club". ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' is in her top 10 books to have if she is ever stranded on a DesertedIsland. She becomes a BadassBookworm as the series progresses.

* ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'': Hanako, though the social isolation is actually due to a complex over her burn scars. The PeekABangs part of the trope are also for the same reason. Still a shy, quiet bookworm that covers her face, though.

* ''LightNovel/{{Kampfer}}'': The library worker, Akane. Fits the trope in normal form, loses the glasses, and lets down her hair in alternate form (also goes a little gun-crazy).

* ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'':

* Iino from ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' is never actually shown with a book (since her obsession with the rules means that she'd never have something that could distract her while performing her student council or public moral committee duties), but the fact that her bedroom is nothing but full bookshelves, a table, and [[AnOddPlaceToSleep a giant teddy bear]] implies that she spends a lot of her free time reading. Later chapters also establish that she's a fan of things like ''Franchise/HarryPotter'', self-insert web novels, and poetry, the last of which being how she eventually forms a SempaiKohai relationship with Shirogane.

This trope tends to be female, but there are male examples, though they tend to be younger males, especially {{Adorably Precocious Child}}ren, or [[OlderThanTheyLook at least look like it]]. With regards to occupation, they might be [[HotScientist a scientist]], [[HotLibrarian a librarian]], a [[{{Joshikousei}} schoolgirl]], a [[SquishyWizard wizard]], or something similar in nature.

** Yue Ayase is every bit as bookish as Nodoka, also works in the "Library Exploration Club", and is revealed to be even shier than Nodoka. She too, also becomes a BadassBookworm later in the series.

* Enriqueta, from the Argentine comic strip ''ComicStrip/{{Macanudo}}'', is a young girl (around 6 or 7-years old) who loves reading. When she's with a book, nothing can drive her focus off the pages. Her pet cat Fellini always tries to interrupt her to play with him.

* Laurie Strode in ''Film/Halloween1978''. She lacks the glasses, but is otherwise presented as a very bookish, studious, modestly-dressed teenage girl and a contrast to her more free-spirited best friends Lynda and Annie, one who's still a virgin not out of moral purity but because her intelligence scares boys away. Given that Laurie was the TropeCodifier for the FinalGirl, one could make the case that one of the most enduring horror movie character archetypes is simply the Cute Bookworm dropped into an ActionSurvivor role. It's largely toned down in the sequels, though.

* ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'': Elite Four member Shauntal is textbook example in that she has big, round glasses emphasizing her equally big eyes and is an author/writer.
* Anne of ''VideoGame/{{Roommates}}'' is [[ShrinkingViolet shy, quiet,]] and loves reading. She brought at least fifty of her favorite books to college to read just for fun and is often eager to study instead of party.

* ''VisualNovel/TrueLoveJunaiMonogatari'': Remi Himekawa (the very booskmart [[StudentCouncilPresident vice-president of the student council]]) and Miyuki Tanaka (the local highschool artist).

'''Ashley:''' Why would I need to stay away from the book store, books are great they're full of paper and have words in them. ''[Liz gives her a silent DeathGlare -- over the phone]'' Okay yes'm I'll avoid the book store.

* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'': Double D. He's the cutest character on the show and has an exaggerated enthusiasm over reading and gaining knowledge.

** Jinora, one of Aang's three grandchildren, combines this with LittleMissSnarker. She makes reference to reading about her Gran-Gran's [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender adventures]], and reads at the dinner table.

* ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'': Sean. He loves reading big textbooks to gather scientific information and is rather dorky and awkward. His freckles and baby blue eyes help out.

* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'': Yuki Nagato seems built to be a perfect example of this as the only member of the now-defunct [[ClubStub Literature Club]] and her head constantly in a book. Key words being "seems built" as [[EmotionlessGirl her personality doesn't match]] her appearance and behavior. [[spoiler:Except in ''Disappearance'']]. Glasses appear optional.

* ''LightNovel/AscendanceOfABookworm'': The titular bookworm is a ''very'' well-read young woman from modern-day Japan who considers herself a wallflower who finds herself stuck in the body of a sickly five-year-old peasant girl after dying in a book-avalanche. On top of this, the "sickly" part results in her body being subject to OlderThanSheLooks.