bullies

Explores effective ways of dealing with teasing and other forms of harassment through two vignettes: one about a teenage girl harassed by others for her appearance and another in which a softball player is shunned by her team.

"Some eighth gradres are causing trouble on the bus. Now Lincoln and his friends need a new way to get to school. But it's too far to walk, and they don't have enough bikes. The kids need a plan! Can they think of a creative solution to their bully problem?.

"When Katie is bullied by Jack, her cats, Jasper and Sweet Face, come to the rescue."--Provided by OCLC.

Sixth-graders Russell and Shawn, poor and picked on, work together scooping dog droppings to earn money for a Rottweiler puppy to protect them from bullies, but when they learn the puppies' owner is running an illegal dog-fighting ring, they are torn about how to respond.

Examines the issue of cyberbullying, describing its various forms and how it can affect individuals and society as a whole, discussing related controversies, and providing tips and ideas to deal with and prevent cyberbullying.

Sixth grade is supposed to be the year that Jack Callahan leads his team to a record-shattering season and the Little League World Series, but after the death of his brother he loses interest in baseball and only Cassie, star of the girls' softball team, seems to understand.

Amidst searching for the father she has never met, keeping her grades up, and working a part-time job, Piddy Sanchez is faced with the harassment of Yaqui Delgado and her gang. Although Piddy is mostly able to avoid Yaqui and her gang, when the harassment escalates and her personal life begins to suffer, she must reexamine her priorities in order to prevent these bullies from determining the type of person she will be.

Presents information on the issue of bullying, focusing on what it is, cyberbullying, the effects, and other topics.

As Shreve Cannon's ability to absorb the memories of others has him teetering on the edge of insanity, he returns to the custody of the state of Arkansas, this time in a mental institution, but he must collect himself and find Jack, the twelve-fingered Boy, if he is to stop an unspeakable evil that is stirring in Baltimore.

Fifteen-year-old fast-talking Shreve is thriving in juvenile detention until he is assigned a strangely silent and vulnerable new cellmate, Jack, who just might have superpowers and who attracts the attention both of the cellblock bullies and sinister Mr. Quincrux.