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The Pout-Pout fish and the Bully-Bully Shark
by Deborah Diesen
When their games at the park are disrupted by a bullying shark, Mr. Fish struggles to find the courage to stand up for himself and his friends while establishing rules for respect and kindness that everyone can follow.
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Bully on the Bus
by Kathryn Apel
In a story in verse, seven-year-old Leroy endures the attentions of DJ, a much older student on the same schoolbus who picks on him to bully, and nothing he or his older sister Ruby can do seems to be able to stop her.
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Lila and the Crow
by Gabrielle Grimard
| Moving to a new town, Lila is bullied at school and called a "crow," but when she meets the actual crows in the neighborhood and sees their beauty, she gains the confidence to embrace her true self. | | |
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Chrysanthemum
by Kevin Henkes
Loving her name until the first day of school, Chrysanthemum is embarrassed when Victoria teases that she is named after a flower, and she learns an important lesson in self-esteem.
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Crow Boy
by Taro Yashima
A shy Japanese boy having difficulty adjusting to school is misjudged by his classmates.
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Speak up, Molly Lou Melon
by Patty Lovell
A latest Molly Lou Melon story addresses the timely subject of speaking up for oneself and others, as the intrepid young heroine uses her voice courageously to welcome an unconventional newcomer, stand up to a bully and admit that she made a mistake.
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The Junkyard Wonders
by Patricia Polacco
The story celebrates embracing differences, fostering community among those who are "different," and finding wonder and possibility in discarded things, a theme inspired by Polacco's own childhood experiences with learning disabilities.
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Not Little
by Maya Myers
When a new boy who is even smaller than Dot is bullied by a mean kid twice his size, Dot must do the big thing and stand up for him..
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Each Kindness
by Jacqueline Woodson
When Ms. Albert teaches a lesson on kindness, Chloe realizes that she and her friends have been wrong by making fun of new student Maya's shabby clothes and refusing to play with her.
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The Big Umbrella
by Amy June Bates
An authorial debut by the illustrator of Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter combines lush artwork and lyrical text in a subtle tribute to inclusion and tolerance that depicts a growing number of young people huddling under a big umbrella on a rainy day.
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My Footprints
by Bao Phi
| Upset after being bullied, Thuy, a Vietnamese American, pretends she is different creatures, including an especially strong, wonderful being made up of her two mothers and herself. Includes note about the phoenix and the Sarabha. | | |
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The Day You Begin
by Jacqueline Woodson
Jacqueline Woodson's lyrical text and Rafael Lâopez's dazzling art reminds us that we all feel like outsiders sometimes-and how brave it is that we go forth anyway. And that sometimes, when we reach out and begin to share our stories, others will be happy to meet us halfway.
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The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade
by Justin Roberts
Sally McCabe is a very little girl, and nobody notices her, although she notices everything that goes on around her--but when she speaks out about the unkindness she sees, people start to pay attention.
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Desmond and the Very Mean Word
by Desmond Tutu
When Desmond takes his new bicycle out for a ride, his pride and joy turn to hurt and anger when a group of boys shout a very mean word at him, in an energetically illustrated story that conveys timeless wisdom about how to handle bullying and angry feelings, while seeing the good in everyone.
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Bully
by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Interacting with other animals in mean-spirited ways, a little bull calls names and behaves in an intimidating manner until his bullying behavior is brought to his attention.
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Trucker and Train
by Hannah Stark
Trucker loves ruling the highways, frightening other vehicles out of his way, but Train not only impresses the other vehicles, it forces Trucker to wait.
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Lunch from Home
by Joshua David Stein
When their homemade, culturally specific lunches are spoiled by disgusted reactions from their sandwich-eating classmates, four students learn to cope with“lunch box moments,” in this story that encourages empathy and inspires all readers to stand up for their food!.
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Odd Velvet
by Mary E. Whitcomb
Instead of dolls that talk and cry, Velvet brings a milkweed pod for show and tell, she wins the class art contest using only an eight-pack of crayons, and even collects rocks, but when the school year ends, Velvet's schoolmates realize that being different makes Velvet so much fun.
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How to be a Lion
by Ed Vere
"When Leonard the lion and his friend Marianne, a duck, are confronted by a pack of lion bullies, they find a creative way to stand up for themselves".
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Blubber
by Judy Blume
Jill goes along with the rest of the fifth-grade class in tormenting a classmate and then finds out what it is like when she, too, becomes a target.
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Real Friends
by Shannon Hale
When her best friend Adrienne starts hanging out with the most popular girl in class, Shannon questions with whether she and Adrienne will stay friends, and if she is part of the clique.
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The Hundred Dresses
by Eleanor Estes
In this timeless classic Wanda Petronski, a little Polish girl in an American school, is laughed at because she always wears a faded blue dress, until her classmates learn a lesson.
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The Bully Book
by Eric Kahn Gale
Originally self-published as an ebook and based on the author's real life experiences, the story of a bullied sixth-grader is conveyed through a series of journal entries that document his efforts to protect himself and are juxtaposed with insights into bully behavior. A first novel. 100,000 first printing.
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Rooster Joe and the Bully
by Xavier Garza
Seventh-grader Joe López, a promising artist, stands up to a bully and survives, thanks to his Grandpa Jesse's advice about "la lucha." A bilingual flip book with Garza's black and white sketches depicting bullies, heroes, and the roosters that Joe loves to draw.
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The Kate in Between
by Claire Swinarski
Twelve-year-old Kate becomes the face of an anti-bullying movement after a heroic act goes viral, but her world is turned upside-down when the truth about her involvement is revealed.
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Restart
by Gordon Korman
After losing his memory in a fall, thirteen-year-old Chase uncovers the person he was before and does not like what is revealed, but amnesia gives him an opportunity most people do not get--a clean slate.
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Bernice Buttman, Model Citizen
by Niki Lenz
Wishing for a friend who will see past her bullying behavior, Bernice is abandoned by her mother and placed in the care of an aunt who is a nun before her penchant for mischievous pranks challenges her resolve to straighten out her act and pursue a career as a Hollywood stuntwoman.
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Amelia's Bully Survival Guide
by Marissa Moss
After successfully commanding the Discovery shuttle mission at Space Camp, Amelia returns to fifth grade where she deals with the bully who has been making her life miserable.
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Dinosaur Boy
by Cory Putman Oakes
Sprouting a tail and spikes over the summer before fifth grade, Sawyer, a boy with the dinosaur gene, is bullied in school, but when his tormentors begin to disappear, it is up to Sawyer, his best friend Elliot, and a mysterious new girl to rescue them from a galactically horrible fate.
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A Kind of Spark
by Elle McNicoll
When she discovers that her small Scottish town used to burn witches simply because they were different, a neurodivergent girl who sees and hears things others cannot refuses to let them be forgotten.
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Rules, Tools, and Maybe a Bully
by Rachel Vail
Embarking on a new school year filled with friends, tests and other worries, Justin Case records the tribulations of fourth grade in his diary while struggling to outmaneuver a local bully.
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What You Can Do to Stop Bullying
by Addy Ferguson
Identifies the different types of bullying, describes the effects of bullying, and details how one can prevent bullying.
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12 Hacks to Beat Bullying
by Honor Head
Discover 12 simple steps to combat bullying and improve your emotional wellbeing. This short but essential book will quickly and clearly advise children on how to deal with bullies, including cyberbullies, being left out, frenemies and peer pressure. Know how to stay safe online, recognize when you need to ask for help and learn how to improve your self-esteem and believe in yourself again. The 12 Hacks series helps readers to improve their mental health not just now, but for the rest of their lives.
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Confessions of a Former Bully
by Trudy Ludwig
After Katie gets caught teasing a schoolmate, she's sent to the school counselor to learn how to be a better friend; before long Katie realizes that bullying hurts others as well as herself, in a story told from the point of view of the bullier rather than the bullied, and one that provides kids with real-life tools they can use to identify and stop relational aggression.
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Bullying
by Martha E. H. Rustad
"Teasing. Spreading rumors. Leaving someone out on purpose. These are types of bullying, and bullying is never OK. You have the power to stop bullying by using respect and kindness, and it's an important power to have".
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One
by Kathryn Otoshi
Introduces young readers to numbers, counting, and primary and secondary colors by offering the story of ill-tempered Red who got too powerful for his own good and had to be brought down to size by One--a single entity with the courage to stand up for what was right.
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Freda Stops a Bully
by Stuart J. Murphy
Max makes fun of Freda's shoes, but Freda soon learns how to cope with his bullying.
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What Happens Next
by Susan Hughes
Minimal illustrations paired with question and answer responses share a child's story of bullying and their attempt to show their bully how the universe connects everyone.
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