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41) Good me, bad me
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
292 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Milly's mother is a serial killer. Though Milly loves her mother, the only way to make her stop was to turn her in to the police. Milly is given a fresh start: a new identity, a home with an affluent foster family, and a spot at an exclusive private school. But Milly has secrets, and life at her new home becomes complicated. Her foster sister, Phoebe, starts to bully her. A teacher betrays her trust. And her new best friend tempts her into behaving...
42) Tommysaurus rex
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
136 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
To help him get over the death of his dog, Ely's parents send him to Grandpa's farm for the summer; however, when Ely discovers a Tyrannosaurus Rex trapped in a cave on the farm, he tries to tame the dinosaur and convince the whole town that his new pet isn't a threat.
43) Finding Langston
Author
Series
Finding Langston volume 1
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Discovering a book of Langston Hughes' poetry in the library helps Langston cope with the loss of his mother, relocating from Alabama to Chicago as part of the Great Migration, and being bullied.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It’s 1967, and for young Richard it’s a time of heartbreak and turmoil. Over the span of a few months, his brother, Mark, is killed in Vietnam; his father loses his job and moves the family from California to his grandmother’s abandoned home in Utah; and his parents make the painful decision to separate.
With uncertainty rattling every corner of his life, Richard does his best to remain strong—but when he’s run down by bullies at his new...
45) Just like Jackie
Author
Language
English
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Description
Publisher Annotation: For as long as Robinson Hart can remember, it?s just been her and Grandpa. He taught her about cars, baseball, and everything else worth knowing. But Grandpa?s memory has been getting bad?so bad that he sometimes can?t even remember Robbie?s name. She?s sure that she?s making things worse by getting in trouble at school, but she can?t resist using her fists when bullies like Alex Carter make fun of her for not having a mom. Now...
Author
Series
Mia Mayhem volume 3
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Little Simon paperback edition.
Physical Desc
119 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Mia is excited about her first superspeed training class, but a bully on her relay team leads her to lose her shadow and, worse, to snap at her friends.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Maverick Falconer is just starting middle school and he wishes he were a hero like his father because maybe then he could deal with his mother's drinking and series of abusive boyfriends, not to mention the kids who bully him in middle school (pretty much the same ones who bullied him in elementary school)--but as the year passes he begins to realize that other kids have problems too, and maybe if they can all survive sixth-grade things will get better....
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
119 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Karen has to get glasses! She doesn't want them, especially because school pictures are going to be taken soon. But she picks out some pretty pink ones and thinks she looks very grown-up. Then Yicky Ricky at school starts calling her names, like Owl Girl and Googly Eyes. If Karen wears her glasses for the school picture, Ricky will make fun of her. If she doesn't wear them, she'll feel like she's afraid to be herself. Glasses or no glasses, that...
Author
Series
Ricky Ricotta volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2014
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.
50) I am enough
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Shares a story of loving who you are, respecting others and being kind to one another.
51) Carrie
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents the unnerving story of a terribly ostracized young girl with supernatural powers of telekinesis.
"Carrie White may be picked on by her classmates, but she has a gift. She can move things with her mind. Doors lock. Candles fall. This is her power and her problem. Then, an act of kindness, as spontaneous as the vicious taunts of her classmates, offers Carrie a chance to be a normal...until an unexpected cruelty turns her gift into a weapon...
Author
Publisher
Tricycle Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
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.
53) Jawbreaker
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
305 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Description
"Max Plink's life is complicated. Her parents aren't getting along. The school bullies are relentless, and her own sister is the cruelest of them. Worst of all, her mouth is a mess. With a mismatched puzzle of a jaw, Max has a Class II malocclusion, otherwise known as a severe overbite. She already has braces, which means she lives on Advil and soft foods after each orthodontist appointment. But now Max has to wear painful (and totally awkward) orthodontic...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
422 pages : genealogical table ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Description
""A time being is someone who lives in time, and that means you, and me, and every one of us who is, or was, or ever will be." In Tokyo, sixteen-year-old Nao has decided there's only one escape from her aching loneliness and her classmates' bullying. But before she ends it all, Nao first plans to document the life of her great grandmother, a Buddhist nun who's lived more than a century. A diary is Nao's only solace--and will touch lives in ways she...
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition
Physical Desc
311 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When a racist incident rocks her small Michigan town, eleven-year-old Lekha must decide whether to speak up or stay silent, even as she struggles to navigate her life at home, where she can be herself, and at school, where she is teased about her culture.
56) Speechless
Author
Publisher
Harlequin Teen
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
268 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
After her behavior causes her to lose her popular friends and results in one person being hospitalized, Chelsea takes a vow of silence.
57) Flamer
Author
Publisher
Godwin Books/Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
366 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"It's the summer between middle school and high school, and Aiden Navarro is away at camp. Everyone's going through changes--but for Aiden, the stakes feel higher. As he navigates friendships, deals with bullies, and spends time with Elias (a boy he can't stop thinking about), he finds himself on a path of self-discovery and acceptance"--Back cover.
58) Choosing sides
Author
Series
Publisher
RH Graphic
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
200 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In her struggle to protect her best friend from getting hurt, Elizabeth finds herself torn between Amy, who is determined to join the Unicorn Club's cheering squad, and her twin sister Jessica, who is one of the Unicorns who do not want Amy on the team.
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