juvenile fiction / social issues / bullying

After something strange happens during a camping trip, twelve-year-old alien-obsessed Simon suspects he has been abducted, but was it real or just his overactive imagination?.

Believing she has a talent for solving others' problems, seventh-grader Emma Woods starts an advice blog for her classmates, but in spite of her good intentions, she quickly discovers that she sometimes creates problems and that not everyone wants her help.

"High school sophomore Joss Wyatt maintains several alternate, online lives--usually with a corresponding long-distance romantic relationship--until she receives anonymous messages threatening to expose all her secrets, she alienates close friends, and she has problems distinguishing reality from fantasy"--Provided by publisher.

"With both good speed and good hands, wide receiver Brock Ripley should be a natural for the varsity team, but he shies from physical contact. When his issues get him cut from varsity, he also loses his friendship with star quarterback Hunter Gates. Now a target for bullying, Brock struggles to overcome his fears and discover that, in his own way, he is brave enough"--Provided by publisher.

Fifteen-year-old Shay is trying to cope with being overweight and getting bullied in school, but when she falls in love with mysterious Blake, insecure Shay needs the help of her two best friends to make love prevail.

Picture book encouraging kids to be proud of what makes them unique, where they come from, and how they express themselves and see the world.

"A girl struggles to take care of her younger brother with special needs while confronting her own anger issues"--Provided by publisher.

Middle-schooler Bryan wakes up to find that his life has become a video game, with bullies to beat, races to run, puzzles to solve, and much more at stake.

"Sheldon convinces Lucy, Sam, April, and Amanda to join him at a weeklong sleep-away summer camp--Camp Paleo: Live Like a Caveman. Like cavemen, they're going to have to make do without air conditioning or a heated pool. They'll learn archery and dig for fossils"--Provided by publisher.

Eddie enjoys being mean and bullying his fellow students until a new girl arrives and shows him how good it can feel to be nice.