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book nook: bullies
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes (Ages 4-8)
Chrysanthemum absolutely loves her name. It is the perfect name. But when she starts school and her new classmates giggle and tease her about her name, Chrysanthemum wilts. Will anything make her love her name again?
Hooway for Wodney Wat by Helen Lester (Ages 4-8)
Rodney cannot pronounce his R’s correctly, so he is constantly teased. When a bully arrives who scares everyone in the class, Rodney changes from the shy rodent to the hero of the class.
Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell (Ages 4-8)
Although Molly is clumsy, tiny and bucktoothed, she has never doubted herself. But her confidence might be rocked when she moves away from her friends and grandmother into a new school where she is teased.
The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes (Ages 9-12)
Wanda lives in a shabby neighborhood, has no friends, and wears the same dress every day. One day, Wanda stops coming to school and her mother sends a note telling the teacher they’re moving. Maddie now thinks it’s her fault Wanda is moving away, because she never helped when Wanda was being teased. Is there something Maddie could have done?
There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom by Louis Sachar (Ages 9-12)
When a new student and school counselor meet the school bully, they discover he’s not as mean as he seems. Bradley really just wants to find friends but needs a little help along the way.
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