CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2011
"An instructive and inviting look into the psychology of a young bully. (Fiction. 10-13)"
A white social worker helps troubled 13-year-old Butterball understand and change his actions in this tale of an outcast-turned-bully's redemption.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 23, 2011
"A potentially useful resource for counselors and teachers. (Nonfiction. 12-17)"
Seventy authors for children and young adults talk of their relationship to bullying in lists, free verse and comics but primarily in bland prose.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: July 26, 2011
"Readers will agree when, in the triumphant final poem, an assured Addie proclaims: "I am a girl who knows enough / to know this life is mine." (author's note) (Verse novel. 11-14)"
In this companion novel, Howe explores the interior life of the most outspoken member of the "Gang of Five" from
The Misfits and
Totally Joe (2001, 2005).
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 5, 2010
"Includes a discussion guide and resources on suicide and bullying. (Fiction. YA)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2009
"The role of girls is downplayed, except for classmate Mary, who is essential to the resolution, enhancing appeal across gender lines. (Fiction. 11-14)"
Bullying is a topic that never lacks for interest, and here Preller concentrates on the kids who try to ignore or accommodate a bully to keep themselves safe.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2007
"A brilliant and mesmerizing debut from a gifted new author. (Fiction. YA)"
