Juvenile & Young Adult / Social Situations / Social Issues / Bullying

The Mighty Quinn

by Robyn Parnell & Katie & Aaron DeYoe

Quinn Andrews-Lee feels anything but mighty, and faces a dismal school year. His little sister outshines him athletically and socially, he yearns for a service award his peers disdain, and charismatic bigot...

The S-Word

by Chelsea Pitcher

Lizzie’s reputation is destroyed when she’s caught in bed with her best friend’s boyfriend on prom night. With the whole school turned against her, and Angie not speaking to her, she takes her own life....

Mojo

by Tim Tharp

All Dylan wants is mojo. What is mojo? It's power. The ability to command respect. It's everything Dylan doesn't have. He gets no respect at school, and when he finds the dead body of a classmate, even the police...

Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass

by Meg Medina

In Meg Medina's compelling new novel, a Latina teen is targeted by a bully at her new school - and must discover resources she never knew she had. One morning before school, some girl tells Piddy Sanchez that...

B.U.G. (Big Ugly Guy)

by Jane Yolen & Adam Stemple

Sammy Greenberg would rather talk back to The Boyz--a gang of bullies at his school--and get his head stuck in the toilet than constantly be afraid. But when his friend Skink gets beaten up so badly that he...

Fat Angie

by e. E. Charlton-Trujillo

Her sister was captured in Iraq, she's the resident laughingstock at school, and her therapist tells her to count instead of eat. Can a daring new girl in her life really change anything? Angie is broken - by...

Urban Bully

by Andrew Manley

Urban Bully is dramatic and deeply moving novel inspired by Dr. Manley's personal experiences in dealing with Special Needs youth. Dr. Manley deals with the rationale for the bullying epidemic in the inner city...

The Call of the Bully: A Rodney Rathbone Novel

by Scott Starkey

Rodney Rathbone is back in this sequel to How to Beat the Bully Without Really Trying—but will his superstar reputation survive summer camp?

Rodney Rathbone was expecting the best summer ever until his parents...

When the Cherry Blossoms Fell: A Cherry Blossom Book

by Jennifer Maruno

Nine-year-old Michiko bids her father goodbye. She doesn't know the government has ordered all Japanese-born men out of the province. Ten days later, her family joins hundreds of Japanese-Canadians on a train...

The Last Superhero

by Kristin Butcher

Jas, a Grade Seven boy, puts all his energy into completing artwork for an adventure comic. But when he meets Wren, an eccentric, crusading classmate, his efforts are derailed. When she sees things wrong, she...

Perfect Pals

by Robert McConnell & June Bradford

Candy, Josie and Buddy are three canine friends whose days are filled with fun and friendship at the local park. But their happy days are threatened when two bullies named Riff and Raff drive them from their...

Bullied

by Jeff Erno

Every day, all over the country, teenagers struggle with the realities of bullying. Tormented, ridiculed, and beaten-simply for being who they are-these teens face alienation, humiliation, and even the explicit...

Second Chance

by Heather Brewer

The stakes are life or death

The summer after Joss failed to kill the vampire Vladimir Tod, he gets a second chance to prove himself as a Slayer. He is sent to New York City to hunt down a serial killer that...

Rat

by Lesley Choyce

Tired of bullies at school, Colin decides to take a stand. Branded a rat, he finds that standing up for what you believe in can be empowering.

Journal of a Schoolyard Bully: Cyberbully

by Farley Katz

In the tradition of the mega successful DIARY OF A WIMPY KID and DORK DIARIES, JOURNAL OF A SCHOOLYARD BULLY: Cyberbully by Farley Katz chronicles the life of Niko Taylor, habitual trouble-maker.  For the...

I Swear

by Lane Davis

Who’s to blame when bullying leads to suicide? A gripping exploration of crucial importance seeks answers in and out of the courtroom.

After years of abuse from her classmates, and thinking she had no other...

Todd Goes for the Goal

by Stuart A.P. Murray

In this fictional story, Todd can't believe it when he gets a chance to play for the Highfield High varsity soccer team. As a freshman, he will have to prove to the older players that he deserves his spot. But...

Dreamrider

by Barry Jonsberg

From the author of The Whole Business with Kiffo and the Pitbull and It's not all about YOU, Calma comes an intense, confronting, unforgettable novel to challenge our assumptions about bullying, coping strategies...

Set the Record Straight!

by Rachel Wise

In this newsworthy addition to a tween-savvy series, Samantha learns the power of telling the truth as a budding middle-school advice columnist.

Samantha loves working on her school newspaper staff, and she especially...

Manner-Man

by Sherrill S. Cannon

Synopsis:

"I am strong, and my flash is bright, And I will defend you and make things all right."

These are the magic words to call upon Manner-Man - a superhero who can help control bullies and teach children...