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1) Heaven
Author
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Bullied because of his lazy eye, a teenage student suffers in silence. The only person who understands what he is going through is a female classmate who is also the victim of bullying. But what is the nature of a friendship if your shared bond is terror? -- adapted from jacket
Hailed as a bold foray into new literary territory, Kawakami's novel is told in the voice of a 14-year-old student subjected to relentless torment for having a lazy eye. Instead...
3) Bone Gap
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Eighteen-year-old Finn, an outsider in his quiet Midwestern town, is the only witness to the abduction of town favorite Roza, but his inability to distinguish between faces makes it difficult for him to help with the investigation, and subjects him to even more ridicule and bullying.
4) Fugly
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Defined as nothing but fat in the real world, Beth Soames specializes in trolling beautiful girls online until two new friendships, one online and one offline, make her question her behavior.
5) Here to stay
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a cyberbully sends the entire high school a picture of basketball hero Bijan Majidi, photo-shopped to look like a terrorist, the school administration promises to find and punish the culprit, but Bijan just wants to pretend the incident never happened and move on.
Author
Series
Ricky Ricotta volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ricky Ricotta, a small mouse, is being bullied at school, but when he rescues a powerful robot from its evil creator, he acquires a friend and protector--and saves the city from Dr. Stinky.
8) Sisters
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"'One of her generation's most intriguing authors' (Entertainment Weekly), Daisy Johnson is the youngest writer to have been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Now she returns with Sisters, a haunting story about two sisters caught in a powerful emotional web and wrestling to understand where one ends and the other begins. Born just ten months apart, July and September are thick as thieves, never needing anyone but each other. Now, following a...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A collection of stories features a pair of centuries-old vampires whose relationship is tested by a sudden fear of flying, a dejected teen who communicates with the universe, and a massage therapist who heals a tattooed veteran by manipulating the imageson his body.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Rafe Khatchadorian's new year at middle school is starting to look depressingly like the old one, except that art class is going well--and when he joins the flag-football team and demonstrates some talent as a running-back, he discovers a way of dealing with his bullying nemesis and teammate, Miller the Killer.
12) Save me a seat
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ravi has just moved to the United States from India and has always been at the top of his class; Joe has lived in the same town his whole life and has learning problems--but when their lives intersect in the first week of fifth grade they are brought together by a common enemy (the biggest bully in their class) and the need to take control of their lives.
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Can bad children happen to good mothers? A totally absorbing novel, for readers of Liane Moriarty, Lionel Shriver and Christos Tsiolkas. Blogger Lizzy's life is buzzing, happy, normal. Two gorgeous children, a handsome husband, destiny under control. For her real-life alter-ego Beth, things are unravelling. Tensions are simmering with her husband, mother-in-law and even her own mother. Her teenage daughters, once the objects of her existence, have...
14) Fuzzy mud
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Two middle-grade kids take a shortcut home from school and discover what looks like fuzzy mud but is actually a substance with the potential to wreak havoc on the entire world" -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In a story told in letters, when Claire's best friend moves away just before the start of fifth grade, Claire becomes the only girl in her tiny island elementary school--and suddenly boys she has been friends with her whole life turn into resentful, bullying strangers.
Author
Series
Super Fly volume 1
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When fourth-grader Eugene, a small and nerdy, mild-mannered housefly, becomes the world's smallest superhero, he takes on Crazy Cockroach and his army of insect baddies.
17) The outsiders
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
50 years of an iconic classic! The international bestseller and inspiration for a beloved movie-now with bonus content. This special edition of the groundbreaking novel contains: Never before seen photos and letters from the publisher's archives Original review clippings and media coverage Photos from the author's personal collection A gallery of covers around the world New material from the stars and director of the iconic film-including Francis...
19) Home court
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Between sports, school, and working for his father, eleven-year-old Amar'e's life is full and he is not yet ready to concentrate on basketball--but when a group of older boys start hogging the local basketball court he knows that he has to do something to help his friends.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Tom Grendel writes in his notebooks, mows lawns for his elderly neighbors, and pines for Willow, a girl next door. When Willow's brother, Rex starts throwing wild parties, the idyllic senior citizens' community where they live is transformed into a war zone. Tom's dad is an Iraq vet, and the noise from the parties triggers his PTSD, so Tom comes up with a plan to end the parties for good. But of course, it's not that simple.
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