Tough!
Text and illustrations present bullying from the perspective of the bully, and address how to change that behavior.
302.34
year: 2012
copies: 10
call number/section: 302.34
lexile: 280
subjects: bullies [X], schools [X], aggressiveness, bullying [X], bullying in schools, aggressiveness in children, aggressiveness (psychology)
Freak
Twelve-year-old Miriam, poetic, smart, and quirky, is considered a freak by the popular girls at her middle school, and she eventually explodes in response to their bullying, revealing an inner strength she did not know she had.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 14
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 750
subjects: identity (philosophical concept), bullying [X], middle schools, sisters, identity, identity (psychology), bullies [X], schools [X], individuality, school stories
Bystander
Thirteen-year-old Eric discovers there are consequences to not standing by and watching as the bully at his new school hurts people, but although school officials are aware of the problem, Eric may be the one with a solution.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 82
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 600
subjects: bullies [X], conduct of life, middle schools, school stories, moving, long island (n.y.), bullying [X], schools [X], moving, household
Blank Confession
A new and enigmatic student named Shayne appears at high school one day, befriends the smallest boy in the school, and takes on a notorious drug dealer before turning himself in to the police for killing someone.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 35
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700
subjects: drug dealers, bullies [X], conduct of life, high schools, school stories, bullying [X], schools [X]
The Bully Book
Eric Haskins feels like everyone is picking on him, but when he discovers a conspiracy theory about a bully book that reveals a framework for gaining power in the school by turning everyone against one kid known as a grunt, Eric finds himself on the trail of huge secrets at Arborland Elementary School.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 31
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 620
I Even Funnier
"While on a mission to win the Planet's Funniest Kid Comic regional competition, New York middle schooler Jamie Grimm copes with rival comics and bullies, a buddy in trouble, and a sudden family emergency, all with a sense of humor and a loyal group of friends"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 139
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
subjects: comedians, contests, people with disabilities, bullies [X], middle schools, long beach (n.y.), humorous stories, schools [X], bullying [X], school stories, humorous fiction, humorous fiction
The Ruling Class
Sick of being bullied and harassed, a new girl at a wealthy suburban Dallas high school plots revenge on the girls in the ruling clique.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: cliques (sociology), high schools, schools [X], bullies [X], revenge, dallas (tex.), bullying [X]
Bullyville
After the death of his estranged father in the World Trade Center on September 11th, thirteen-year-old Bart, still struggling with feelings of guilt, sorrow and loss, wins a scholarship to the local preparatory school and encounters a vicious bully whose cruelty compounds the aftermath of the tragedy.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 24
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 960
Diary Of A Witness
Ernie, an overweight high school student and long-time target of bullies, relies on his best friend Will to watch his back until Will, overwhelmed by problems at home and guilt over his brother's death, seeks a final solution.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 510
subjects: bullies [X], obesity, high schools, school stories, single-parent families, emotional problems of teenagers, schools [X], emotional problems, emotionally disturbed children, mentally ill children, diaries, bullying [X]
Yo-yo Man
Third grade improves dramatically for a boy after he makes up his mind to win the upcoming yo-yo tournament.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Confessions From The Principal's Chair
After participating in a cruel prank on a classmate, fourteen-year-old Robin and her mother move to Oklahoma, where Robin is mistaken for the substitute principal and receives a new perspective on bullying.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 760
subjects: bullying [X], schools [X], friendship, mothers and daughters, oklahoma, bullies [X], mother-daughter relationship, school stories
Golden & Grey, The Nightmares That Ghosts Have
In addition to continuing their work to stop school bullies, eleven-year-old Tom Golden and Grey Arthur--along with several spectral friends--try to discover why ghosts across England are vanishing.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1000
Golden & Grey
When a downhearted ghost becomes the "invisible friend" of an eleven-year-old boy who is an outcast in his new school, the two help each other find their place in their respective worlds.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1000
subjects: self-realization, friendship, bullies [X], schools [X], ghosts, england, large type books, bullying [X]
Chrissa
Chrissa Maxwell moves to a new school in the middle of the year, and the girls in her fourth-grade class are decidedly unfriendly.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 26
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
subjects: schools [X], bullying [X], bullies [X], school stories, courage, grandparents, moving, household, teasing, school children, girls, courage in girls, realistic fiction
Ellie's Secret Diary
Illustrations and simple text written in both English and Japanese that describes how a little girl, Ellie, is able to cope with bullying.
FIC
year: 2004
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: bullying [X], schools [X], japanese language materials, diaries, bullies [X], bullying in schools, russian language materials, school stories, diary fiction