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Author
Series
Terrible two volume 3
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Everyone's favorite pranksters are at it again! School's out, and Miles and Niles are running wild in the woods outside town: climbing trees, exploring caves, and, yes, pranking. But these leafy, lazy days of mischief darken when bully Josh Barkin and his cadets from a nearby kids' boot camp discover the merrymakers—and vow to destroy them. Are our heroes' sharp minds any match for these hooligans' hard fists? The latest installment of the
...Author
Publisher
HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
A teenager born with a brain condition that makes it difficult to feel emotions has his world shattered when he loses his devoted mother and grandmother and finds himself in a surprising friendship with the school bully.
Author
Series
The Veritas project volume 1
Publisher
Tommmy Nelson
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
When several students at Baker High School are stricken by an alleged curse of the school's ghost, Elijah and Elisha Springfield and their parents, undercover investigators, are sent to uncover the truth behind the events.
Author
Publisher
Lulu Publishing Services
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"An elderly man teaches his granddaughter a lesson on dealing with bullies and then tells his grandchildren of an adventure he had when he was about their age. That adventure took place at the bottom of a pond on a family farm. Did it really happen or was it an hallucination, the result of a near drowning?" -- cover page 4.
Author
Publisher
Tricycle Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Katie's punishment for bullying classmates includes making up for the hurt she has caused, and so she decides to write a book about bullying, why it is not okay, and how to start being a better friend.
Author
Series
Home team novels volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Sixth grade is supposed to be the year that Jack Callahan would lead his team to a record-shattering season and the Little League World Series, but after the death of his brother he loses interest in baseball and only Cassie, star of the girls' softball team, seems to understand.
12) Worpple
Author
Publisher
White Bird Publications
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Cameron (Cam) Warner needs someone to help him deal with his life, and it is waiting around the corner. The stocky thirteen-year-old is on the hit-list of the school bully, his mom doesn't like his new friends, and his little sister is her usual giant pain. As if that weren't enough, he lives on poverty row, plus he must take turns visiting his separated father on the weekends. If it weren't for his childhood friends, Lawrence and Marcy, life would...
13) Dust: a novel
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
When a boy with a terrible secret moves to town there is a sudden increase in dust storms, and asthmatic Avalyn theorizes the storms are linked to his emotions and tries to help as she struggles to breathe.
14) The fourth stall
Author
Series
Fourth stall volume 1
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sixth-graders Mac and Vince operate a business charging schoolmates for protection from bullies and for help to negotiate conflicts peacefully, with amazing challenges and results.
Author
Publisher
Thaqāfah lil-Nashr wa-al-Tawzīʻ
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Arabic
Description
Nora is being bullied by people she does not know through her online account. I wonder what is the reason? Is Nora the only one who experiences this kind of harassment, "cyberbullying"? How can she cope with this bullying? What do you think of bullies?
16) Mitch and Amy
Author
Publisher
HarperTrophy
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary brings her classic warmth and humor to this story about sibling rivalry and teamwork. Mitch and Amy both think being twins is fun, but that doesn't stop them from squabbling. Amy is good at reading. Mitch is a math whiz. Amy likes to play pretend. Mitch would rather skateboard. They never want to watch the same television show. And they always try to get the better of each other. Then the school bully...
17) Bully Bait
Author
Series
Odd squad volume 1
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
When his school counselor insists that he needs better socialization skills after being stuffed into a locker by a bully, middle-schooler Nick finds himself, along with two other misfits, joining the school's lamest club: Safety Patrol.
18) Way past mean
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Ruby liked Nelly, the new girl, until she realized that Keya and Yaz were being mean to Nelly. Ruby wanted Keya and Yaz to like her, so Ruby decided to be mean, too"--Provided by publisher.
19) My new team
Author
Series
Little Rhino volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A new chapter book series from Major League Baseball's 2006 National League MVP, Ryan Howard! Every day when Little Rhino comes home from school, he finishes his homework, grabs his bat, his glove, and runs outside to meet Grandpa James. They always practice catching and hitting in the backyard. Playing baseball with grandfather is Little Rhino's favorite thing to do, especially when he pretends to be a real Major League home-run hitter. One afternoon,...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c1991
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
In 1944, while her brother is overseas fighting in World War II, eleven-year-old Margaret gets a new view of the school bully Gordy when she finds him hiding his own brother, an army deserter, and decides to help him.
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