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| Twisted |
Anderson, Laurie Halse |
YA ANDERSON |
After finally getting noticed by someone other than school bullies and his ever-angry father, seventeen-year-old Tyler enjoys his tough new reputation and the attentions of a popular girl, but when life starts to go bad again, he must choose between transforming himself or giving in to his destructive thoughts.
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| The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin |
Berk, Josh |
YA BERK |
When Will Halpin transfers from his all-deaf school into a mainstream Pennsylvania high school, he faces discrimination and bullying, but still manages to solve a mystery surrounding the death of a popular football player in his class.
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| This Is What I Did |
Ellis, Ann Dee |
YA ELLIS |
| Bullied because of an incident in his past, eighth-grader Logan is unhappy at his new school and has difficulty relating to others until he meets a quirky girl and a counselor who believe in him. |
| Brutal |
Harmon, Michael B. |
YA CD HARMON |
| Forced to leave Los Angeles for life in a quiet California wine town with a father she has never known, rebellious sixteen-year-old Poe Holly rails against a high school system that allows elite students special privileges and tolerates bullying of those who are different. |
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| The Bully |
Langan, Paul |
YA BLUFORD |
| Darrell Mercer, a 9th grader at Bluford, is at the center of this story. Darrell and his mother move to the Bluford area in the middle of the school year. Physically smaller than his peers, Darrell quickly becomes a target for Tyray Hobbs, the freshman class bully. |
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| Indigo's Star |
McKay, Hilary |
YA MCKAY |
| Spurred on by his youngest sister, Rose, twelve-year-old Indigo sticks up for himself and an American boy who has replaced him as the primary target of the school bullies. |
| Some Girls Are |
Summers, Courtney |
YA SUMMERS |
| Regina, a high school senior in the popular--and feared--crowd, suddenly falls out of favor and becomes the object of the same sort of vicious bullying that she used to inflict on others, until she finds solace with one of her former victims. |
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| The Guardian |
Sweeney, Joyce |
YA SWEENEY |
| When thirteen-year-old Hunter, struggling to deal with a harsh, money-grubbing foster mother, three challenging foster sisters, and a school bully, returns to his childhood faith and prays to St. Gabriel, he instantly becomes aware that he does, indeed, have a guardian. |
| Jumped |
Williams-Garcia, Rita |
YA WILLIAMS |
| The lives of Leticia, Dominique, and Trina are irrevocably intertwined through the course of one day in an urban high school after Leticia overhears Dominique's plans to beat up Trina and must decide whether or not to get involved. |
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| Girls Against Girls: |
Burton, Bonnie |
YA 305.23 B953 |
| Discusses the relationship girls have with other girls and suggests how they can build self-esteem and be more positive. |
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| The Courage to Be Yourself |
Desetta, Al |
YA305.235 C833 |
| Essays by teenagers describe their personal experiences with and thoughts on discrimination, harassment, stereotypes, and self-esteem. |
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| Bullying: How to Deal with Taunting.. |
Winkler, Kathleen |
YA 303.6 W729 |
| Explains what bullying is, why bullies do it, and why victims take it. Also looks at girls who bully and explores ways that people are working together to put an end to bullying. |
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