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• Starfish

  Fipps, Lisa,

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  Ellie is tired of being fat-shamed and does something about it in this poignant debut novel-in-verse.

• Wonder

  Palacio, R. J.

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  Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bully Book

  Gale, Eric Kahn, 1986-

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  In this story told alternately through journal entries and instructions from a bullying manual, sixth-grader Eric embarks on a quest to find the reason why he is being teased and tormented in middle school.

• Fort

  DeFelice, Cynthia C

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  A middle-grade summer adventure about two boys who build an awesome fort and tangle with two older bullies.

• Save Me a Seat

  Weeks, Sarah

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Restart

  Korman, Gordon

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  Chase does not remember falling off the roof, in fact he does not 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--trouble is, he really is not sure he…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• American as Paneer Pie

  Kelkar, Supriya, 1980-

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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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All the Things That Could Go Wrong

  Foster, Stewart, 1963-

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  Dan and his friends, Sophie and the Georges, are bullies who target obsessive-compulsive Alex, but when Dan is in trouble, Alex is the one who conquers his fears to show up.

• Wolf Hollow

  a Novel

  Wolk, Lauren, 1956-

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  Annabelle has lived a mostly quiet, steady life in her small Pennsylvania town. Until the day new student Betty Glengarry walks into her class. Betty quickly reveals herself to be cruel and manipulative, and though her bullying seems isolated at…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade

  Sonnenblick, Jordan

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Loser List

  Kowitt, H. N.

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  When Danny gets caught trying to cross his name off the "Geek" list in the girls' bathroom, he's sent to detention. Bullies torment him mercilessly -- until they discover that Danny can draw. He enjoys his new "bad boy" status, supplying tattoos and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bystander

  Preller, James

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  Thirteen-year-old Eric discovers there are consequences to not standing by and watching as the bully at his new school hurts people, but although school officials are aware of the problem, Eric may be the one with a solution.

• Blubber

  Blume, Judy

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  Jill goes along with the rest of the fifth-grade class in tormenting a classmate and then finds out what it's like when she, too, becomes a target.

• Just Jaime

  Libenson, Terri,

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  At the end of seventh grade Jaime and Maya's friendship is tested when their priorities are divided.

• Jane, the Fox and Me

  Britt, Fanny

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  A graphic novel about bullying, body image and the transformative power of fiction.

• Stick With Me

  Blecher, Jennifer,

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  Izzy's family rents out their house during winter break for some extra cash-and that family's daughter is sleeping in Izzy's room and attending the same camp! Wren is focused on perfecting her ice-skating routine after tanking at sectionals last…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Kind of Spark

  McNicoll, Elle,

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  When she discovers that her small Scottish town used to burn witches simply because they were different, a neurodivergent girl who sees and hears things others cannot refuses to let them be forgotten.

• Karma Khullar's Mustache

  Wientge, Kristi,

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  A biracial, East Indian American girl is nervous to begin middle school, especially since her mother is now the breadwinner of the family, her best friend may no longer be a bestie, and the appearance of the seventeen hairs over her lip form a very…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Out of Place

  Blecher, Jennifer,

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  When twelve-year-old Cove Bernstein becomes the target of a school-wide bullying campaign, she sets out to find a way to leave her home on Martha's Vineyard for New York City, where her best friend lives. But Cove discovers that friends can appear…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Caterpillar Summer

  McDunn, Gillian,

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  Cat and Chicken end up spending three weeks with grandparents they never knew. For the first time in years, Cat has the opportunity to be a kid again, and the journey she takes shows that even the most broken or strained relationships can be healed…Read moreRead more of this annotation