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Educators & Professionals

Books About Bullying

 for Students
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Grade Levels
 Portrays bullying as NOT only
physical  		Discusses teasing versus bullying Anyone can be a target Bullies can sometimes be popular
 Has more contemp- orary examples Portrays effective responses to bullying (research-based) Contains suicide content Book Title & Author
K-3
 X
X
 X
 X
 X
Say Something (by Petty Moss)
K-3
 X
X

X
The Bully Blockers Club (by Teresa Bateman)
K-3 X
X



How to be a Friend (by Laurie Krasny Brown & Marc Brown)
K-4
 X
X
 X
X
The Sneetches (by Dr. Seuss)
3-5
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
 X
The Skinny on Bullying (by Mike Cassidy)
2-4
 X
X

X
Jake Drake Bully Buster (by Andrew Clements)
3-6
 X
X
 X
 X
 X
A Smart Kid's Guide to Online Bullying (by David Jakubiak)
K-3
 X
 X
 X

X
How do I feel about Bullies and Gangs (by Julie Johnson)
6-8
 X
X
 X
 X
 X
The Truth about Truman School (by Albert Whitman)
5-8
 X
X
 X
 X

Poison Ivy (by Amy Goldman)
6-9
 X
X
 X
 X

Bystander (by James Preller)
9-12
 X
X
 X
 X
X (May glorify Suicide)
 Thirteen Reasons Why (by Jay Asher)
*contains scenes depicting teenage sexual encounter
6-9
 X
X
 X
 X
 X
Freak (by Marcella Fleischman Pixley)
9-12
 X
X
 X
 X

19 Minutes (by Jodi Piccoult)
*contains scenes depicting teenage sexual encounter


All rights reserved.  Posted materials may be freely used for non-profit educational purposes.  All others please query marc@bridgew.edu about use. 


How do we choose these books?

MARC isn't a literary outlet, and we didn't evaluate these books based on their literary merit.  Instead, these books are evaluated for how well they adhere to state of the art research in bullying prevention.

For example, the most current research strongly suggests that bullying is most frequently accomplished today via subtle psychological behaviors - not through physical manhandling.  So we evaluated books based on how well they adhere to this principle!  If a book portrays bullying as a physical attack, it may not be as relevant for children today.

If you're an author who would like to have your book evaluated for this list, please send a copy of the book to:
Ellen Kelliher
Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, MA 02325