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42) The fourth stall
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Sixth-graders Mac and Vince operate a business charging schoolmates for protection from bullies and for help to negotiate conflicts peacefully, with amazing challenges and results.
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2023 Summer Reading Challenge: Read A Book With A Human Who Doesn't Look Or Live Like You
Children's Sports Fiction
New Children's Books December 2022
Children's Sports Fiction
New Children's Books December 2022
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"A charming early chapter book series that explores Vietnamese culture and identity through the eyes of the Nguyen siblings, with elements of the supernatural, spirituality, and social justice woven in. Spontaneous and energetic Liz, the middle Nguyen sibling, grew up hearing stories from her Grandma Nội about the fantastically fierce Trung Sisters, freedom fighters in ancient Vietnam. And with a new school year about to start, Liz is determined...
44) Dig two graves
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While at a girls' empowerment camp, high school pariah Neve and her new best friend Diane joke about killing each other's bullies, and soon after returning home, Neve finds herself being blackmailed into committing murder.
46) Goal!
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2010
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In a dangerous alley in a township in South Africa, the strength and unity which a group of young friends feel while playing soccer keep them safe when a gang of bullies arrives to cause trouble
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[2014]
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Relates the author's personal experiences with bullying, describing how she was harassed as a child because of her degenerative muscle disease and eventually appeared with her similarly disabled dog, Izzy, on Animal Planet before launching a public speaking career.
49) Sugar and spite
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Sneaking into her grandfather's potions lab to brew a love spell that she hopes will stop a classmate's bullying, herbalist trainee Jolina is surprised by the bully's increasingly friendly overtures, before a magically consequential storm begins to gather.
50) The kidnappers
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No one believes eleven-year-old Joey, who has a reputation for telling tall tales, when he claims to have witnessed the kidnapping of the class bully outside their expensive New York City private school.
51) Tease
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"A teenage girl faces criminal charges for bullying after a classmate commits suicide"--
52) Ratty tattletale
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2021.
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Ralphie stands up to two bullies for picking on his mouse friend Tiny. He is encouraged to tell an adult but doesn't want to be thought of as a tattletale. Ralphie's father, Big Lou, teaches him that doing what is right is more important than doing what is cool.
53) Cyber bullying
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c2013
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Provides a look at cyber bullying and explains how it is different from other forms of bullying. Other topics include the potential legal issues related to electronic harassment, responsible digital citizenship, online security, and how to take a stand against cyber bullying.
54) Pack of dorks
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Propelled from coolest to lamest after trying to kiss Tom Lemmings, Lucy tries to navigate the social hierarchy of fourth grade.
56) The new girl
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Guided by her rules, nine-year-old Allie works to get past being just the new girl at school, eagerly awaits the arrival of her kitten, and faces turmoil when her grandmother visits while the family is still settling into their new home
57) The Recess Queen
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Mean Jean is the biggest bully on the school playground until a new girl arrives and challenges Jean's status as the Recess Queen.
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Being the new kid is hard. When the life she knew is uprooted. Bridgette harbors the hope that she'll be able to find friendship at her new school. But between battling bullies and her own nervousness, she's finding it difficult to make a good impression-- or any impression at all. But then strange things start to happen. Dark and frightening things only Bridgette can see. Soon, with the help of a living shimmery, glimmery fluff ball, Bridgette is...
60) I want that love
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[2016]
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English
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"I Want that Love" tells the story of how a violent strong guy comes to realize the power of love. It is the third book in Tatsuya Miyanishi's Tyrannosaurus series, which explores friendship and love, caring and connection, and delivers lots of surprises in a bold, brightly depicted world of dinosaurs.--Publisher.
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