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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...
2) Restart
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Chase does not remember falling off the roof, in fact he does not remember anything about himself, and when he gets back to middle school he begins to learn who he was through the reactions of the other kids--trouble is, he really is not sure he likes the Chase that is being revealed, but can he take the opportunity amnesia has provided and restart his life?
4) 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
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In this ambitious new work, Dr. Jonathan Fast proposes a new way of understanding the bullying experience (of the bully, the bullied, and the bystander), via the lens of shame. Beyond Bullying posits that shame is the powerful emotion that is often at the heart of many of the dynamics classified as bullying. The Shame Maps provide a useful tool for parents, teachers, therapists, school mental-health professionals, and others to use when discussing...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
As he grieves his best friend Benny's death, Mason and his friend Calvin, who are targeted by the neighborhood bullies, create an underground haven for themselves, but when Calvin goes missing Mason finds himself in trouble.
Author
Publisher
Prometheus
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In The Bullied Brain readers learn about the evidence doctors, psychiatrists, neuropsychologists and neuroscientists have gathered, that shows the harm done by bullying and abuse to your brain, and how you can be empowered to protect yourself and all others. Not only is it critically important to discover how much your mental health is contingent on what has sculpted and shaped the world inside your head, it is also the first step in learning ways...
10) Lily's promise
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Lily made her dad an important promise before he passed away; that she would...speak her mind at least five times. But speaking up one time, let alone five, is easier said than done. It'll be even harder now that Lily must attend public school for the first time. Fortunately, she meets curling-obsessed Hobart and quiet Dunya at the beginning of sixth grade...But when Lily and her friends are bullied by Ryan and his mean clique, she quickly discovers...
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Picture Window Books, a Capstone Imprint
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Sensitive, narrative text from illustrated animal characters shows readers what physical bullying is and provides possible solutions to stop it"--
Author
Series
Publisher
A Kids Book About
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Sometimes kids can be mean. Really mean. While sticks and stones might break some bones, words will always hurt more. This book explores how hard bullying can be and how complicated it can be to call it what it is when it{u2019}s happening"--Publisher's description.
14) Bullying
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Teaches young readers how to effectively deal with bullies and avoid giving in to peer pressure to bully others.
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo & Daughters, an imprint of Abdo
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Readers learn about the #IAmAWitness movement, from early research and attempts to stop bullying, Cyberbullying, and bullying's effects such as school shootings and suicides. Also examined are efforts to prevent bullying from Melania Trump's Be Best campaign and The Megan Meier and Tyler Clementi foundations.
17) Blackbird fly
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Bullied at school, eighth-grader Apple, a Filipino American who loves the music of the Beatles, decides to change her life by learning how to play the guitar.
18) Hoy no juegas
Author
Series
Publisher
NubeOcho
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Description
Going to school used to be fun for Ana and her classmates, but ever since the new girl, Emma, started bossing people around, the fun has left. When Emma starts being outright mean to the other kids, Ana and her friends will have an even bigger problem to solve. Through teamwork and bravery, the class tries to make a change for the better for themselves and for Emma.
Ir a la escuela sol̕a ser divertido para Ana y sus compąeros de clase, pero desde...
20) The Losers Club
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Alec, a sixth-grade bookworm always in trouble for reading instead of listening and participating in class, starts a book club, solely to have a place to read, and discovers that real life, although messy, can be as exciting as the stories in his favorite books.
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