bullying

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Teenage suicide

2012
Presents an objective overview of issues related to teenage suicide, sharing primary source materials, facts, and statistics, and discussing the seriousness of teenage suicide, reasons teens choose to take their own lives, whether bullying affects teenage suicide, whether it can be prevented, and related topics.

Heart transplant

2010
Sean, a boy who is bullied at school and beaten at home, is taken in by Pop after his mother and her boyfriend are killed. Pop, the father of Sean's most recent "Dad," teaches him the real meaning of family and the best way to defend himself against bullies. Includes an essay discussing domestic abuse and the message conveyed by the story.

It gets better

coming out, overcoming bullying, and creating a life worth living
2011
A collection of testimonials written to teenagers from celebrities, political leaders, and other individuals on the happiness they found in life after they suffered through bullying and torment in their youths because of their sexual orientation.

Carrie

1999
Presents the unnerving story of a terribly ostracized young girl with supernatural powers of telekinesis.

The sweetheart of Prosper County

2009
In a small East Texas town largely ruled by prejudices and bullies, fourteen-year-old Austin sets out to win a ride in the next parade and, in the process, grows in her understanding of friendship and helps her widowed mother through her mourning.

Bullying in American schools

causes, preventions, interventions
2003
Defines bullying, identifies myths about bullies, examines the ways teasing can develop into violence, shows how bullying behavior in school can lead to adult dysfunction, and provides resources and suggestions for stopping the behavior.

Kit Feeny

2009
When plucky Kit Feeny moves to a new town, he immediately makes an enemy of the sadistic school bully and must struggle to find friends who share his interests.

Beany and the meany

2006
When Meany's best friend Carol Ann pairs with the new girl at school to create a science project, Beany must work with Kevin the bully.

Camp rules!

2007
Katie discovers that the magic wind has followed her to summer camp when she suddenly turns into the baby raccoon she and a new friend have been secretly feeding, and then later gets an inside view of her cabin's bully.

Bullies and gangs

1998
Discusses why people bully others, who they pick, and how to cope with the problems of being bullied.

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