Bullying Easy E COL Eddie the Bully, 2016 Henry Cole

Eddie enjoys being mean and bullying his fellow students until a new girl arrives and shows him how good it can feel to be nice.

E WEL Felix Stands Tall, 2015 Rosemary Wells

Felix has a new best friend! With take-charge Fiona, anything seems possible, and before Felix knows it, she sweeps him into singing and dancing with her as pixies in the Guinea Pig Jubilee talent show.

E SAU Ginny Louise and the School Field Day, 2016 Tammi Sauer

Ginny Louise's optimistic attitude helps her to stand up to bullying during the Truman Elementary School Field Day.

E BYE I Am Enough, 2018 Grace Byers

Shares a story of loving who you are, respecting others and being kind to one another.

E KER I Walk With Vanessa: a Story About a

Simple Act of Kindness, 2018

Kerascoet

An elementary school girl witnesses the bullying of another girl, but she is not sure how to help.

EGRI Lila and the Crow, 2016 Gabrielle Grimard

Lila is bullied because of her dark skin, but the crows have a solution for that.

E DAL Nicholas and the Wild Ones, 2016 Niki Daly

Would-be inventor Nicholas meets a group of bullies at school and must figure

out how to deal with them.

E FRA Not Quite Snow White, 2019 Ashley Franklin

Tameika is excited to audition for the school's Snow White musical, but when she overhears her classmates say she is too tall, chubby, and brown to play

Snow White, she questions whether she is right for the part.

E DEK Red, 2015 Jan De Kinder

Torn between her fear of the bully on the school playground and her sympathy for her classmate, a girl must make a difficult choice.

E DIP Super Manny Stands Up!, 2017 Kelly DiPucchio

The story of a brave little raccoon named Manny, whose superhero games at home give him unexpected strength at school when he puts on his invisible cape to stand up to a bully.

E GRI The Watcher, 2017 Nikki Grimes

Jordan lives in fear of Tanya, the class bully. But Tanya has worries of her own,

no matter how much she tries to ignore them.

Juv. Fiction

J F BEL Alan Cole is Not a Coward, 2017 Eric Bell

Hoping to keep his older brother Nathan silent about his secret crush on another boy at their school, twelve-year-old Alan agrees to a ruthless sibling competition involving nearly impossible tasks.

J F BEN Army Brats, 2017 Daphne Benedis-Grab

When the Bailey family moves into an army base in Virginia, there are a lot of adjustments to make: twelve-year-old Tom runs afoul of the base school bully, ten-year-old Charlotte finds herself trying too hard to make friends with the "cool" girls, and six-year-old Rosie is just being difficult as usual.

J F LEN Bernice Buttman, Model Citizen, 2019 Niki Lenz

Bernice Buttman is tired of being labeled a 'bully,' so when her mom leaves her

with her aunt, who is a nun, Bernice decides to mend her ways and become a model citizen.

J F KEL Blackbird Fly, 2015 Erin Entrada Kelly

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.

J F MUR The Book of Boy, 2018 (Way Back When) Catherine Gilbert Murdock

In 1350, a boy with a large hump on his back becomes the servant of a shadowy pilgrim on his way to Rome, who pulls the boy into a dangerous expedition across Europe to gather the seven precious relics of Saint Peter.

J F GIN George, 2015 Alex Gino

When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl.

J F RHO Ghost Boys, 2018 (Bluebonnet Award) Jewell Parker Rhodes

After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys

including historical figure Emmett Till.

J F MAR Ghosted, 2018 Leslie Margolis

After hitting her head, Ellie Charles, thirteen, encounters a mysterious girl who takes her to moments in her past that explain how she became a manipulative, unhappy person in a story reminiscent of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol.

J F RIV The Girl in the Well is Me, 2016 Karen Rivers

Eleven-year-old Kammie reflects on her life as she fights claustrophobia while waiting to be rescued from a well she fell into while trying to impress some mean girls.

J NEWB

KEL

Hello, Universe, 2017 Erin Entrada Kelly

Lives of four misfits are intertwined when a bully's prank lands shy Virgil at the bottom of a well and Valencia, Kaori, and Gen band together in an epic quest to find and rescue him.

J F MID The Infinity Year of Avalon James, 2016 Dana Middleton

Facing bullying at home and her family being torn apart, Avalon anxiously waits with her best friend, Atticus, for the magical power they are supposed to inherit between their tenth and eleventh birthdays.

J F

AND

Insert Coin to Continue, 2016

(SciFi/Fantasy)

Jon David

Anderson

Middle-schooler Bryan wakes up to find that his life has become a video game, with bullies to beat, races to run, puzzles to solve, and much more at stake.

J F CAR Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish, 2018 Pablo Cartaya

After a fight at school leaves Marcus facing suspension, Marcus's mother takes him and his younger brother, who has Down syndrome, to Puerto Rico to visit relatives they do not remember or have never met, and while there Marcus starts searching for his father, who left their family ten years ago and is somewhere on the island.

J NEWB

MED Merci Suarez Changes Gears, 2017

(Newberry Award)

Meg Medina

Merci Suarez begins the sixth grade and knows things will change, but she did not count on her grandfather acting strangely, not fitting in at her private school, and dealing with Edna Santos' jealousy.

J F COO Mutant Rat Attack!, 2017 (Humor) Jay Cooper

Third-grader Dexter Drabner dreams of being a skateboarding hero-spy, while

contending with his nemesis at school, Millicent the bully--and when science teacher Mr. McFur's prized lab rat Pretty eats a piece of radioactive gamma broccoli and grows to the size of an elephant, he gets his chance to save the school from destruction.

J F AND Posted, 2017 John David Anderson

When cell phones are banned at their school, students start communicating through sticky notes left all over the school, triggering a wave of bullying

activities in the wake of a new girl's arrival.

J F PAT Pottymouth and Stoopid, 2017 James Patterson

Two bullied underdogs finally win the day when their troubles inspire a hit TV show.

J F KOR Restart, 2017 (Lonestar List) Gordon Korman

Chase doesn't remember falling off the roof; in fact, he doesn't remember anything about himself, and when he gets back to middle school he begins to learn who he was through the reactions of the other kids.

J F WEE Save Me a Seat, 2016 Sarah Weeks

Ravi has just moved to the United States from India and has always been at the top of his class; Joe has lived in the same town his whole life and has learning problems--but when their lives intersect in the first week of fifth grade they are brought together by a common enemy (the biggest bully in their class) and the need to take control of their lives.

J F GEM Scar Island, 2017 (Adventure) Dan Gemeinhart

Twelve-year-old Jonathan Grisby has been sent to the Slabhenge Reformatory School for Troubled Boys, a former lunatic asylum which is currently run by a sadist who enjoys punishing the boys and setting them against each other; but when a lightning strike kills all the adults the boys find themselves suddenly free--and trapped on Scar Island which seems to be sinking into the ocean.

J F SON The Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade, 2017 Jordan Sonnenblick

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.

J F CON The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle, 2018 Leslie Connor

As he grieves his best friend Benny's death, Mason and his friend Calvin, who are targeted by the neighborhood bullies, create an underground haven for themselves, but when Calvin goes missing Mason finds himself in trouble.

J F KEL You Go First, 2018 Erin Entrada Kelly

Charlotte, twelve, and Ben, eleven, are highly-skilled competitors at online Scrabble and that connection helps both as they face family issues and the turmoil of middle school.

Juv. Series

J SER CAR Dog Days, 2013 Karen English

Gavin wants to make a good impression at Carver Elementary, where no one knows he excels at soccer and skateboarding, but an annoying big sister, a bully, and his great aunt's Pomeranian are not helping.

J SER PRI From the Notebooks of a Middle School

Princess, 2015

Meg Cabot

A middle-grade spinoff of The Princess Diaries, about the long-lost sister of Mia Thermopolis, Princess of Genovia.

J SER JET Hit & Miss, 2015 Derek Jeter

Young Derek Jeter's friendship with a new student puts him at odds with his friends and seems to be hurting his baseball swing, plus he gets in trouble for confronting a student who is bullying his sister, in violation of the contract with his parents.

J SER HOR Horrible Harry and the Hallway Bully, 2014 Suzy Kline

Selected to join the school safety patrol squad, third-grader Mary quickly turns into a bully and classmate Doug suspects she may be tampering with the book raffle.

J SER IFU I Funny: A Middle School Story, 2012 James Paterson

Jamie Grimm's a middle schooler on a mission: he wants to become the world's greatest standup comedian, even if he doesn't have a lot to laugh about these days.

J SER MIS Locker Hero, 2016 Rachel Renee Russell

Questioning his resolve to attend public school after being homeschooled when he is targeted by a bully, Max aspires to become like his favorite comic book heroes and finds an unexpected opportunity to be the hero his middle school needs.

J SER EVE Second Chances, 2014 Victoria Schwab

Assisting Caroline, who is being bullied at an all-girls' prep school, guardian angel Aria works to uncover the hidden pain that afflicts both Caroline and her former best friend, who has become the bullies' ringleader.

J SER MAG Spirit Week Showdown, 2016 Crystal Allen

Nine-year-old Mya is excited about participating in School Spirit Week, even making a pinky promise with her best friend Naomi to be her partner, but when she accidentally gets paired with the biggest bully in school, Mean Connie, Naomi is mad at Maya for breaking her promise, so she must learn to work with Mean Connie and try and get her friend back.

J SER JAK Squad Struggles, 2017 Jake Maddox

Tam is new to the cheer squad, and from the first day of practice Maren, the squad captain, seems determined to make her look unprepared and incompetent--but with the backing of a new friend she finally finds the courage to stand up to the bullying.

J SER TBH TBH, This is So Awkward, 2018 Lisa Greenwald

Told entirely in text messages, emails, and notes, best friends Prianka, Gabby, and Cecily find their friendship tested by busily planning a spring fair, bullying,

and boys.

J SER TER The Terrible Two, 2015 Mac Barnett

When master prankster Miles Murphy moves to sleepy Yawnee Valley, he challenges the local mystery prankster in an epic battle of tricks, but soon the two join forces to pull off the biggest prank ever seen.

J SER MID The Worst Years of My Life, 2011 James Patterson

When Rafe Khatchadorian enters middle school, he teams up with his best friend, "Leo the Silent," to create a game to make school more fun by trying to break every rule in the school's code of conduct.

Graphic Novel

J GN ALL All’s Faire in Middle School, 2017 Victoria Jamieson

Homeschooled by Renaissance Fair enthusiasts, eleven-year-old Imogene has a

hard time fitting in when her wish to enroll in public school is granted.

J GN BIG Big Nate: Payback Time, 2019 Lincoln Peirce

Nate develops a mysterious allergy to Mrs. Godfrey, wages epic snowball fights with Teddy and Francis, and even takes a nervous newbie under his wing

during detention.

J GN BRE The Breakaways, 2019 Cathy G. Johnson

When a popular student encourages her to join the soccer team, Faith signs up even though she has never played the game and learns about loyalty and friendship.

J GN CLI Click, 2019 Kayla Miller

When a school variety show leaves Olive stranded without an act to join, she wonders why all of her friends have already formed their own groups without her.

J GN HEX Hex Vet: Witches in Training, 2018 Sam Davies

Nan and Clarion, apprentice veterinarian witches, pursue their dreams of caring for supernatural creatures.

J GN LOW Lowriders Blast from the Past. 3, 2018 Cathy Camper

In this prequel to the Lowriders books, Elirio is painting murals based on indigenous words, and a gang of bullies is harassing him--until he meets Lupe and Flapjack, and together they form their club.

J GN REA Real Friends, 2017 Shannon Hale

Hale and Pham "join forces in this graphic memoir about how hard it is to find your real friends--and why it's worth the journey.

J GN REA Best Friends, 2019 Shannon Hale

Sixth grade is supposed to be perfect. Shannon’s got a sure spot in the in-crowd called The Group, and her best friend is their leader, Jen, the most popular girl in school.

J GN SHE Sheets, 2018 Brenna Thummler

When Marjorie, a practical teen in charge of her family's laundry business, encounters Wendell, a ghost seeking purpose in the forbidden human world, the pair must find a solution to Wendell's hauntings that are causing chaos in Marjorie's life.

J GN SHO Short & Skinny, 2018 Mark Tatulli

As a middle schooler, Mark finds himself on the smaller side of the physical spectrum--being short and skinny has really wreaked havoc on his confidence.

J GN SMA Smash. 1, Trial by Fire, 2013 Chris A. Bolton

Clobbered by fallout from a blast that kills the local superhero, Andrew Ryan suddenly has super strength and speed--and he can fly. Now it's up to him to protect citizens from thieves, thugs, and fearsome villains.

J GN SMA Smash. 2, Fearless, 2018 Chris A. Bolton

Ka-boom! Clobbered by fallout from a blast that kills the local superhero,

Defender, Andrew Ryan suddenly has super strength and speed! And he can fly! Now it's up to him to protect citizens from thieves, thugs, and fearsome villains.

J GN STA Star Wars Jedi Academy. 3, The Phantom Bully, 2015

Jeffery Brown

It's hard to believe this is Roan's last year at Jedi Academy. He's been busier

than ever learning to fly (and wash) starships, swimming in the Lake Country on Naboo, studying for the Jedi obstacle course exam, and tracking down dozens of vorpak clones--don't ask.

J GN TEA Team Taekwondo. 2, Baeoh and the Bully, 2018

Lucas Lee

As Buddy Day at the dojo approaches, Baeoh will need the help of his friends to deal with the bullies in his life.

J GN TOM Tommysaurus Rex, 2013 Doug TenNapel

When Ely's beloved dog, Tommy, is hit by a car, he goes to his grandpa's house for the summer to get his mind off things. While exploring a nearby cave one day he discovers a full-grown but friendly Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Juv. Nonfiction

J 612.6 YEA

How Do I Stay Safe from Cyberbullies? 2016 Tricia Tearling

Discusses how kids can protect themselves from cyberbullies.

J 152.4 GRE

My Mixed Emotions: Help Your Kids Handle

Their Feelings, 2018

Elinor Greenwood

Feelings can be complicated, and learning to express them is a skill that must be developed.

J 302.343 OWI

Punishing Bullies: Zero Tolerance vs. Working Together, 2015

Lisa Owings

Bullying is common in schools across the country, but what can we do to stop it? Are school punishments and new laws the answer? Or can other responses stop bullying?

J 646.7 CLI

Start Now! You Can Make a Difference, 2018 Chelsea Clinton

A book about issues in the world and what kids can do to help solve them. Topics include: health, bullying, and the environment.

Juv. Spanish Non-Fiction

JSPA 302.343 MCA

Los Acosadores, 2015 Caitie McAneney

Introduces bullying, explains why people bully, and encourages victims to resist and bystanders to become defenders.

JSPA 302.343 PET

En Contra de la Intimidacion, 2018 Rebecca Pettifor

Resisting bullying. Spanish

Updated August 2019