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2) Katzenjammer
Author
Language
English
Description
In chapters that alternate between the past and the present, Cat slowly recalls her life before she and her classmates were trapped inside School, where half of them are mutating, everyone is fearful, and self-destruction seems to be the only means of escape.
3) Wolf Hollow
Author
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Annabelle must learn to stand up for what's right in the face of a manipulative and violent new bully who targets people Annabelle cares about, including a homeless World War I veteran"--
4) Why?
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
7) Heaven
Author
Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hailed as a bold foray into new literary territory, Kawakami's novel is told in the voice of a 14-year-old student subjected to relentless torment for having a lazy eye. Instead of resisting, the boy chooses to suffer in complete resignation. The only person who understands what he is going through is a female classmate who suffers similar treatment at the hands of her tormenters. These raw and realistic portrayals of bullying are counterbalanced...
8) Bone Gap
Author
Language
English
Description
Eighteen-year-old Finn, an outsider in his quiet Midwestern town, is the only witness to the abduction of town favorite Roza, but his inability to distinguish between faces makes it difficult for him to help with the investigation, and subjects him to even more ridicule and bullying.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Evan Pao and his family move to Haddington, Virginia in hopes of keeping his father's notoriety a secret, but a small southern town is not an easy place for a Chinese-American boy to fit in, and one kid, Brady Griggs, seems determined to make things difficult.
14) Save me a seat
Author
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Tangled in time volume 2
Language
English
Description
Forced to abandon Princess Elizabeth when Mary ascends the English throne, Rose sews elaborate gowns for Mary's upcoming coronation before violently escalating attacks on Protestants compel her to escape into her own time.
16) Jawbreaker
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Max, who has an extreme overbite, must navigate sibling rivalry and middle school bullies.
Author
Series
Coin Slot Chronicles volume 1
Language
English
Description
Just before starting sixth grade in New York City, a stranger gives Arcade Livingston a necklace that sends him and whoever he is with on wild adventures.
18) You go first
Author
Language
English
Description
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.
19) Farmer duck
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
Farmer duck does all the work on the farm, because of the lazy farmer. When he collapses from exhaustion, the farmyard animals come up with a plan.
Author
Series
Pout-pout fish adventures volume 6
Language
English
Description
"Oh no! There's a misbehaving shark at the playground! Swim along with the pout-pout fish as he confronts the challenge of bullying. He just might discover the strength of his community--and the power of his own voice."--
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