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Y / Almond
Secret heart.
David Almond. 2002. (MJS)
A mysterious book about a shy, stuttering boy who lives with his mother in a
small village where teachers and friends alike torment him. The boy
frequently dreams of a beautiful, elusive tiger whose significance gradually
becomes clear when a traveling circus comes to town.
Y / Anderson
Burger wuss.
M. T. Anderson. 1999. (S)
Hoping to lose his loser image, Anthony plans revenge on a bully, a plan
which results in a war between two competing fast food restaurants, Burger
Queen and O'Dermott's. Darkly funny.
Y / Bloor
Tangerine.
Edward Bloor. 1997. (MJS)
Seventh-grader Paul may be legally blind and wear thick glasses but that
doesn't stop him from making friends and becoming a great goalie on his
soccer team when his family moves to the bizarre town of Tangerine, Florida.
Nor does it stop him from seeing the truth about his cruel, football-star,
older brother Erik - even if no one else does.
Y / Cormier
The chocolate war.
Robert Cormier. 1974. (JS)
A high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to
join in the school's annual fund raising drive and arousing the wrath of the
school bullies. A classic, written by a master of dark fiction.
Y / Dessen
Dreamland.
Sarah Dessen. 2000. (JS)
After her older sister runs away, sixteen-year old Caitlin tries to make big
changes in her own life, but she ends up with a new boyfriend who is
mysterious, brilliant...and dangerous.
J / jr high / DREYER
After Elaine.
Ann L. Dreyer. 2002. (MJ)
Gina keeps reliving the events that preceded the senseless death of her
bullying, hostile, older sister Elaine, even as she tries to cope with the
added pressures of starting middle school.
Y / Ferris
Eight seconds.
Jean Ferris. 2000. (S)
Eighteen-year-old John must confront his own sexuality when he goes to rodeo
school and finds himself strangely attracted to an older boy who is smart,
tough, complicated, gorgeous, and gay. Along the way, John must confront
bullies and his own fears.
Y / Flake
The skin I'm in.
Sharon Flake. 1998. (MJ)
Thirteen-year-old Maleeka is taunted because her skin is extremely dark and
her clothes are out of style. Then she meets a new teacher who has a
birthmark on her face and who helps Maleeka to make some discoveries about
how to love herself and how she looks.
Y / Flinn
Breathing underwater.
Alexandra Flinn. 2001. (S)
Sent to counseling for hitting his girlfriend and ordered to keep a journal,
sixteen-year old Nick must face some hard truths about himself and his
abusive father.
Y / Friesen
Men of stone.
Gayle Friesen. 2000. (MJ)
Raised in a household of women, 15 year-old Ben struggles with what it means
to be a man when he is bullied at school.
Y / Griffin
Amandine.
Adele Griffin. 2001. (MJS)
During her first week at a new school, shy, plain Delia befriends Amandine,
not anticipating the dangerous turns their friendship will take.
Y / Lynch
Who the man.
Chris Lynch. 2002. (MJ)
Whats it feel like to be the one doing the bullying? Thirteen-year-old Earl
Pryor is much too big for his age, and much too powerful for the anger that
rages within him when classmates tease him, the girl he likes disappoints
him, or his parents' problems get too real.
Y / MacPhail
Missing.
Catherine MacPhail. 2002. (MJ)
Shortly after her runaway brother is declared dead, thirteen-year-old Maxine
begins receiving phone calls from someone claiming to be her brother.
Y / Mayfield
Drowning Anna.
Sue Mayfield. 2002. (MJS)
Brainy, shy Anna is thrilled when the most popular girl in school befriends
her. But then, her new friend's cruel games begin.
Y / Myers
Shooter.
Walter Dean Myers. 2004. (JS)
Written in the form of interviews, reports, and journal entries, this story
of three troubled teenagers ends in a tragic school shooting.
Y / ODell
Agnes Parker... girl in progress.
Kathleen O'Dell. 2003. (M)
As she starts in the sixth grade, Agnes faces challenges with her old best
friend, a longtime bully, a wonderful new classmate and neighbor, and
herself.
Y / Salisbury
Jungle dogs.
Graham Salisbury. 1998. (MJ)
Sixth-grader Boy and his older brother Damon are very different. Boy is
afraid of the jungle dogs that lurk along his paper route in his Hawaiian
village. He's also afraid of fighting - gangmember Damon calls him "Sissyboy"
and follows the motto, "Fight or Die". Can Boy overcome his fears and show
Damon that fighting isn't always the answer?
741.504 / TAL
The tale of one bad rat.
Bryan Talbot. 1995. (JS)
This comic book tells the very serious story of a girl who runs away from
her abusive father. Though homeless and alone, Helen struggles to find
healing. Talbotts amazing drawings have won several awards.
M: Middle School Students
J: 7th - 9th Graders
S: High School Students
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