Juvenile Fiction, Social Issues, Bullying
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Jerry Olliveri
by Paul Toffanello
Jerry Olliveri is the fourth in a series of softly spooky stories for little kids. Under the theme, In Blackburn Hamlet, each story revolves around scary things that happen in the little hamlet. Jerry is a schoolyard bully whose attitude leads...
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If I Try, I Can Touch the Sky
by Aisha Naveed
Zoya isn’t quite like other children her age. Raised in an immigrant family, Zoya struggles to find acceptance among the other children at school because of her looks and background. However, Zoya is ambitious and determined. With a supportive...
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Maisie and the Sand Dragon
by Debz Johnson
Maisie and the Sand Dragon Maisie makes a ‘WISH’, and her life changes forever. Fairy magic is real, and 12 year old Maisie is on the road to discovering how to use her creative fairy powers. After creating a dragon that she goes on adventures...
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Starting Something
by Gregory L. Prince
This riveting coming of age saga unfolds in the beautiful parish of Portland, on Jamaica’s North Coast. Something happens to Runkus Black at Seashore Bay Preparatory. Double Trouble—two naughty boys and their marble playing friends are up to no...
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Santa saves the Day from Bullying
by Billy Shardlow and Maureen Kimber
When Edward is forced to change schools after his father gets a new job, he quickly learns that life isn’t easy without his old friends. It’s hard to fit in with the other kids, and soon he becomes the target of Harry, the schoolyard bully. Not...
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The FEAR Machine
Culture Misled: Choose Fear or Courage? by Christine Farrell
“The nose knows,” as the saying goes, and nowhere is that truer than in Cyber Cosmos, a world that is utterly dependent on its flower fields and the renowned perfumes that are made from them. Although this highly lucrative industry should benefit...
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Charlie Lou Goes to the Rodeo
by E. Alan Fleischauer
Join Charlie Lou as she goes to her first rodeo with her Grandpa Alan. While her grandpa is getting cotton candy, Charlie Lou notices a classmate with autism who is being bullied. Using her quick thinking, she confronts the bully and defends her...
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Squirrel the Bully
by Asa Ahimbisibwe
Squirrel is funny and makes others laugh, so Bunny, Mouse, and Frog would like him to become their friend. But what happens when Squirrel begins bullying them, one by one, teasing them for the ways that they are different? Finding good Friends...
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Kyla and Kyra Go To School
by Timothy Rylett
When the students at a school for birds learn that two new kids will be coming to join their class, they’re so excited! Will they be swans, like Susie? Emus like Eleni? Maybe the two sisters will be kingfishers, like Kirk! The day finally comes,...
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Birds of the Same Feather
by Diane Hodgson
Imagine being a bird who cannot see well! That is the dilemma that Bobo, a sweet cockatiel living in the Australian forest, deals with everyday. His poor eyesight makes it difficult for him to see images that are off in the distance and it makes...
