Bullying

Titles found in the sections listed below are arranged alphabetically by author or by call number. For assistance or additional titles, please stop at the ASK ME Desk. Please note that any grade levels listed are only approximations and are not intended to limit the reader.

• J Parent Collection
• JE Picture Books
• JR Readers

• J Fiction Collection
• JH Fiction Collection
• J Nonfiction Collection
• J DVDs

J Parent Collection

Talking About Bullying by Nicola Edwards  J PARENT 302.3 EDW
Different types of bullying and why some children become bullies are discussed.

Getting Along with Groark.  Program 4.  Groark Learns About Bullying  (English and Spanish) 
J PARENT DVD 302.3 GRO  
Groark learns about bullying. (Grades K-5)

7 Ways to Block a Cyberbully: With Section for Parents and Educators  J PARENT DVD 302.3 SEV
Cyberbullies target students on the Internet and through cell phones. (Grades 6 and up.)

Stop Picking on Me: A First Look at Bullying by Pat Thomas  J PARENT 302.3 THO
With this picture book, children can understand bullying in simple terms.

Before Push Comes to Shove:  Building Conflict Resolution Skills with Children by Nancy Carlsson-Paige  J PARENT 303.69 CAR
This shows how conflicts escalate and how children can deal with them.

Kids Talk About Bullying by Carrie Finn  J PARENT 303.69 FIN
Super Sam gives some strong advice on bullies.

Bullying by Jillian Powell  J PARENT 303.69 POW
Who is bullied?  Who does the bullying? What can be done about it?

Bullies Are A Pain In The Brain  J PARENT DVD 303.69 ROM
Trevor teaches Jack ways to handle a bully and how to become bully-proof. (Ages 6 and up.)

Little Girls Can Be Mean: Four Steps to Bully-Proof Girls in the Early Grades by Michelle Anthony  J PARENT 371.58 ANT
A 4-step program for helping girls cope with the many friendship issues in their lives while also helping parents become problem-solving partners.

Blue Cheese Breath and Stinky Feet: How to Deal with Bullies  by Catherine DePino 
J PARENT 371.58 DEP
“The Plan” helps Steve stand up to a bully at school.

And Words Can Hurt Forever: How to Protect Adolescents from Bullying, Harassment, and Emotional Violence  J PARENT 371.58 GAR
This book teaches parents to challenge old beliefs about bullying.

It’s a Girl’s World:  A Documentary About Social Bullying  J PARENT DVD 371.58 IT 
This is a documentary about social bullying. (Modules 1-4 for grades 4-8.  Modules 5-6 for students 14+ years.)

Stop Bullying Now: Take a Stand, Lend a Hand  J PARENT DVD 371.58 STO
What is bullying? Why should we be concerned about bullying? (Grades 4–8)

The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander: From Preschool to High School – How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle of Violence by Barbara Coloroso  J PARENT 371.782 COL
Bullying may affect as many as 80% of school children. Parents and teachers are given practical solutions to bullying problems.

Hands Are Not for Hitting by Martine Agassi  J PARENT 372.1782 AGA
Positive ways of using hands other than for hitting are demonstrated.

Stop Teasing Taylor! by Jana Carson  J PARENT CARSON
When Taylor is teased in school, he is helped by a best friend and a teacher.

Say Something by Peggy Moss, Peggy  J PARENT MOSS
A child finds herself in a situation where jokes are made about her.

JE Picture Books

Jungle Drums by Graeme Base 
In Africa, Ngiri, the smallest warthog, is teased.  Does he use magic drums to solve his problem?

Jake’s Best Thumb by Ilene Cooper 
A bully teases Jake, but finds out he may need help being brave himself.

Bullies Never Win by Margery Cuyler 
A first-grader discovers a new way to deal with a bully.

Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell  
The class bully makes fun of Molly, but she remembers what her Grandma said.

King of the Playground by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 
Kevin finds a way to stand up to the playground bully

Odd Velvet by Mary E. Whitcomb 
Velvet is not like her classmates.  Can they ever accept her and her odd name?

Martha Walks The Dog by Susan Meddaugh 
Martha, a talking dog, learns that the way words are used affects the outcome of a problem. 

The Two Bullies by Junko Morimoto 
Who do you think will win when the two bullies get together?

Wings by Christopher A. Myers 
A classmate of a teased boy shows how the power of one person can help a victim.

The Recess Queen by Alexis O’Neill 
The biggest playground bully is Mean Jean, until a new girl arrives.

JR Readers

J Fiction Collection

The Double-Digit Club by Marion Dane Bauer 
Nine-year-old Sarah has decisions to make during her summer vacation.

Trading Places with Tank Talbott by Dori Hillestad Butler 
Two boys become friends even though one is the class bully.

Jake Drake, Bully Buster by Andrew Clements 
Jake, a fourth grader, humorously tells how he helped a bully in second grade.

The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes 
A class learns a lesson about the effects of thoughtless words in this Newbery Honor book.

Stepping on the Cracks by Mary Downing Hahn 
Margaret gets a new view of the school bully when she discovers a secret.

Kaline Klattermaster’s Tree House by Haven Kimmel 
Kaline gets help in coping with his struggle with bullies from unlikely friends.

Third Grade Bullies by Elizabeth Levy 
Sally gets off to a bad start when she tries to help a classmate.

The Gold-Threaded Dress by Carolyn Marsden 
A new girl, Oy, is teased by her classmates.

Surviving Brick Johnson by Laurie Myers 
Alex and Brick learn valuable lessons from each other.

Secret Identity by Wendelin Van Draanen  (Also available on audiobook and Playaway)
Tired of being called names, a fifth-grader develops a new name for himself- Shredderman.

Super Emma by Sally Warner  
Emma defends a friend from the class bully.

JH Fiction Collection

The Truth About Truman School by Dori Hillestad Butler 
An online newspaper causes cyberbullying.

Carlos is Gonna Get It by Kevin Emerson 
Students are encouraged to do the right thing when a “prank” is planned.

The Liberation of Gabriel King by K.L. Going 
Gabriel and a friend learn to face their fears of bullies and bigots.

Poison Ivy by Amy Goldman Koss 
Three girls bully a classmate after which a mock-trial is held in Social Studies.

Bystander by James Preller 
Thirteen-year-old Eric deals with a question of conscience. If you see someone being bullied and don’t do anything about it, does that make you as bad as the bully?

Max Quigley: Technically Not a Bully by James Roy  
Is Max a bully?  He doesn’t think so, but he does admit that he can change.

J Nonfiction Collection

Mean Behind the Screen:  What You Need to Know About Cyberbullying by Toney Allman 
J 302.3 ALL
What teens need to know about cyberbullying, especially about the signs of trouble.

Bullying  J 302.3 BUL
Opposing views are presented for reading and discussion.

Why Are You Picking on Me?:  Dealing with Bullies by John Burstein  J 302.3 BUR
“Slim Goodbody” presents strategies for dealing with bullies.

We Want You to Know:  Kids Talk About Bullying by Deborah Ellis  J 302.2 ELL
Read true stories about bullying by young people between the ages of 9 and 19.

Good-Bye Bully Machine by Debbie Fox  J 302.3 FOX
The author compares bullying to being around a dangerous machine.

Bullying by Elizabeth Raum  J 302.3 RAU
The many problems of being bullied and of being the bully are presented.

Dealing with Bullies by Pam Scheunemann  J 303.6 SCH
Bullies hurt others physically and emotionally.  This book for younger elementary school students deals with how the victim should respond.

Teen Cyberbullying Investigated:  Where Do Your Rights End and Consequences Begin? by Thomas A. Jacobs  J 345.025 JAC
This is a timely and valuable book for general information on cyberbullying.

Bullying and Me:  Schoolyard Stories by Ouisie Shapiro  J 371.58 SHA
Real life stories from victims who have been bullied.

Bullying:  How to Deal With Taunting, Teasing, and Tormenting by Kathleen Winkler  J 371.58 WIN
What is bullying?  Why do bullies do it?  Why do victims take it? Can people work together to end it?

J DVDs

revised 11/11 CJ