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63) Camp Scare
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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Bullied and lonely, Parker Nelson is excited to make a new friend at camp, but then bad, unexplainable things start happening to Parker's tormenters, and she soon discovers that her new friend might not be so friendly--or human--after all.
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2023 Summer Reading Challenge: Read A Book With A Human Who Doesn't Look Or Live Like You
2024 Nutmeg Book Award Intermediate Nominees
2024 Nutmeg Book Award Intermediate Nominees
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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.
65) SK8 dawg
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Though he's a klutz on wheels, Tommy accepts a skateboarding challenge from a local bully. To win, he'll need to learn fast from skater Alice, and Buddy, his talking, skateboarding dog!
66) Sisters
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2020.
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English
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"'One of her generation's most intriguing authors' (Entertainment Weekly), Daisy Johnson is the youngest writer to have been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Now she returns with Sisters, a haunting story about two sisters caught in a powerful emotional web and wrestling to understand where one ends and the other begins. Born just ten months apart, July and September are thick as thieves, never needing anyone but each other. Now, following a...
67) Blackbird fly
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English
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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.
68) How it ends
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English
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Jessica is a good student who hates school because she is bullied by the "cool" girls and she is startled and grateful when Annie, the new girl in her southern Ontario high school, seeks her out on the first day of tenth grade and defends her from the bullying--it is a friendship that both girls need, but one based on assumptions and misunderstandings that ultimately threaten to drive them apart.
69) The Losers Club
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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.
70) Bluebird
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Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
An exploration of the universal themes of loneliness, bullying, and friendship traces the poignant journey of a bluebird who makes the acquaintance of a young boy and ultimately risks his life to save the boy from harm.
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English
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"Johnny is a big fan of school but that all changes when the new kid, Gabe arrives. Gabe doesn't speak any English, and that doesn't stop Johnny from going out of his way to be unkind. What will Johnny do when Gabe starts to make new friends? Will he join in the fun of making a new friend or turn the other way? Johnny realizes a powerful message in this story where student differences are celebrated. Read to find out how chocolate milk plays a major...
72) Why?
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English
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Would-be supervillain Doctor X-Ray swoops into the mall, threatening destruction, only to be confronted by a little girl asking "why" to his every declaration, until finally he is forced to reveal, and understand, the root of his anger--and so departs in peace.
73) Mitch and Amy
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English
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Recounts the adventures of a nine-year-old twin brother and sister who, despite constant bickering, support each other loyally at home and at school, especially when it comes to dealing with the school bully.
75) Booked
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English
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Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams.
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[2014]
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English
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Description
A freak accident gives five middle school bullies super powers. But instead of being able to transform into cool super-beings, they take on the characteristics of the kids who they bully. Sure, their abilities may be at an all-time high, but do they really have what it takes to save their school when their self-esteem is at an all-time low?
78) Tough!
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English
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Sam is concerned about keeping things orderly and "cool" at school. She thinks people need to have a tough skin in order to fit in and withstand others' meanness and lack of cooperation. Sam teases her free-spirited classmate Luisa and enlists a friend, Jayla, to help. But when Sam is confronted by a concerned teacher about her bullying, and Jayla turns on Sam and befriends Luisa, Sam begins to show some heart and rethink her treatment of others....
79) Dare!
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English
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Jayla feels threatened by her classmate Sam, who has bullied her in the past for her "nerdy" love of astronomy and stars. Sam is now bullying Jayla's friend Luisa, and she enlists Jayla to participate. Jalya reluctantly joins in but soon realizes it is wrong. With the help of caring adults and friends, Jayla comes to sympathize with Luisa and finds the courage to dare to stand up to Sam and put an end to the bullying. The Weird! Series These three...
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Bullying is a problem in every school at every age level. Learning how to stand up to, a bully is tough. So is learning not to be a bully yourself. Readers learn what a bully is, and many of the common, reasons bullying occurs. The main content clearly states that bullying is unacceptable, and photographs emphasize the negative emotions caused by bullying. In addition, some suggestions on dealing with bullying, as a potential bully or bystander are,...
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