October
Anti-Bullying Books
Books that address the topic of bullying and promote tolerance and acceptance.
Amelia's Bully Survival Guide
(Part of Amelia)
By: Marissa Moss
Illustrated by: Marissa Moss
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: January 3, 2012
Ages: 7 - 10
Amelia stands up for her herself—and against the class bully—in this series favorite. Now available in paperback!Amelia is not about to let the class bully get the best of her—that’s just not...
How to Beat the Bully Without Really Trying
By: Scott Starkey
This edition: Hardcover, 272 pages
Publication date: January 3, 2012
Ages: 8 - 12
When luck gives a new kid a false reputation as a tough guy, can he find the strength to live up to his image? Rodney Rathbone is a self-admitted coward. Things scare him, and he can’t help it. So naturally he’s...
Other Formats: eBook
The Unwanteds
(Part of Unwanteds, The)
By: Lisa McMann
This edition: Hardcover, 400 pages
Publication date: August 30, 2011
Ages: 8 - 12
Every year in Quill, thirteen-year-olds are sorted into categories: the strong, intelligent Wanteds go to university, and the artistic Unwanteds are sent to their deaths Thirteen-year-old Alex tries his hardest to be stoic...
Addie on the Inside
By: James Howe
This edition: Hardcover, 224 pages
Publication date: July 26, 2011
Ages: 10 - 14
The Gang of Five is back in this third story from Paintbrush Falls. Addie Carle, the only girl in the group of friends is outspoken, opinionated, and sometimes…just a bit obnoxious. But as seventh grade progresses,...
Milo
Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze
By: Alan Silberberg
Illustrated by: Alan Silberberg
This edition: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
Publication date: July 26, 2011
Ages: 9 - 13
MILO is the funny and poignant story, told through text and cartoons, of a 13-year-old boy's struggle to come to terms with the loss that hit the reset button on his life. Loveable geek Milo Cruikshank finds reasons for...
Dancing Home
By: Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta
This edition: Hardcover, 160 pages
Publication date: July 12, 2011
Ages: 8 - 12
A year of discoveries culminates in a performance full of surprises, as two girls find their own way to belong. Mexico may be her parents’ home, but it’s certainly not Margie’s. She has finally convinced the...
Other Formats: eBook
Nacer Bailando (Dancing Home)
By: Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta
This edition: Spanish Edition Hardcover, 160 pages
Publication date: July 12, 2011
Ages: 8 - 12
Un aÑo de revelaciones culmina con una actuaciÓn llena de sorpresas, mientras dos niÑas descubren su lugar en el mundo. MÉxico es el paÍs de sus padres, pero no el de Margie. Ella ha logrado convencer...
Other Formats: eBook
Milo
Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze
By: Alan Silberberg
Illustrated by: Alan Silberberg
This edition: Hardcover, 288 pages
Publication date: September 14, 2010
Ages: 9 - 13
MILO is the funny and poignant story, told through text and cartoons, of a 13-year-old boy's struggle to come to terms with the loss that hit the reset button on his life. Loveable geek Milo Cruikshank finds reasons for...
Kaline Klattermaster's Tree House
By: Haven Kimmel
Illustrated by: Peter Brown
This edition: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
Publication date: April 6, 2010
Ages: 7 - 12
It’s easy to understand why wiggly Kaline Klattermaster wants to squirm away from his life: Already struggling with his inability to sit still or stay quiet, now his dad is gone and his mom won’t say where. To...
Other Formats: eBook
Out of My Mind
By: Sharon M. Draper
This edition: Hardcover, 304 pages
Publication date: March 9, 2010
Ages: above 10
Eleven-year-old Melody has a photographic memory. Her head is like a video camera that is always recording. Always. And there's no delete button. She's the smartest kid in her whole school—but no one knows it. Most...
Jay McGraw's Life Strategies for Dealing with Bullies
By: Jay McGraw
Illustrated by: Steve Björkman / Introduction by: Phil McGraw
This edition: Hardcover, 192 pages
Publication date: October 28, 2008
Ages: 9 - 13
"Every day, Danny does something to frighten Craig....
Craig is smaller and far too scared to tell even his parents, let alone his teachers.
He is miserable. And every day, Danny tries harder to make it worse."
On...
Dexter the Tough
By: Margaret Peterson Haddix
Illustrated by: Mark Elliott
This edition: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
Publication date: July 1, 2008
Ages: 7 - 10
I'm the new kid. I am tuf. This morning I beat up a kid.
It's only the first day of school for Dexter, but he's already mad at the principal, and the secretary, and the janitor, and the kids who laugh at him. When his...
Other Formats: Hardcover
Jake Drake, Bully Buster
(Part of Jake Drake)
By: Andrew Clements
Illustrated by: Amanda Harvey
This edition: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
Publication date: June 26, 2007
Ages: 7 - 10
MEET JAKE DRAKE, BULLY BUSTER. When Jake was three years old at Miss Lulu's Dainty Diaper Day Care Center, what did he know about bullies? Nothing. But he learned fast! Why? Because Jake was kind of smart and not a...
Totally Joe
By: James Howe
This edition: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
Publication date: April 24, 2007
Ages: above 10
"Everybody says you and Colin were kissing."
"What? That's ridiculous!"
"For heaven's sake, Joe, if you and Colin want to kiss, you have every right to."
"We did not kiss," I told her.
Addie shrugged....
Other Formats: eBook
Dexter the Tough
By: Margaret Peterson Haddix
Illustrated by: Mark Elliott
This edition: Hardcover, 144 pages
Publication date: January 23, 2007
Ages: 7 - 10
I'm the new kid. I am tuf. This morning I beat up a kid.
It's only the first day of school for Dexter, but he's already mad at the principal, and the secretary, and the janitor, and the kids who laugh at him. When his...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
Amelia's Bully Survival Guide
(Part of Amelia)
By: Marissa Moss
Illustrated by: Marissa Moss
This edition: Paper Over Board, 40 pages
Publication date: March 21, 2006
Ages: 7 - 10
Amelia stands up for her herself—and against the class bully—in this series favorite. Now available in paperback!Amelia is not about to let the class bully get the best of her—that’s just not...
The Misfits
By: James Howe
Illustrated by: Gerald Slota
This edition: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
Publication date: May 1, 2003
Ages: 10 - 14
Sticks and stones may break our bones, but names will break our spirit.
Other Formats: eBook
Blubber
By: Judy Blume
This edition: Hardcover, 168 pages
Publication date: December 1, 2002
Ages: 8 - 12
Blubber is a good name for her, the note from Caroline said about Linda. Jill crumpled it up and left it on the corner of her school desk. She didn't want to think about Linda or her dumb report on the whale just then. Jill...
Jake Drake, Bully Buster
(Part of Jake Drake)
By: Andrew Clements
Illustrated by: Amanda Harvey
This edition: Hardcover, 80 pages
Publication date: April 1, 2001
Ages: 7 - 10
MEET JAKE DRAKE, BULLY BUSTER. When Jake was three years old at Miss Lulu's Dainty Diaper Day Care Center, what did he know about bullies? Nothing. But he learned fast! Why? Because Jake was kind of smart and not a...
Anti-Bullying Books
Books that address the topic of bullying and promote tolerance and acceptance.
Amelia's Bully Survival Guide
(Part of Amelia)
By: Marissa Moss
Illustrated by: Marissa Moss
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: January 3, 2012
Ages: 7 - 10
Amelia stands up for her herself—and against the class bully—in this series favorite. Now available in paperback!Amelia is not about to let the class bully get the best of her—that’s just not...
How to Beat the Bully Without Really Trying
By: Scott Starkey
This edition: Hardcover, 272 pages
Publication date: January 3, 2012
Ages: 8 - 12
When luck gives a new kid a false reputation as a tough guy, can he find the strength to live up to his image? Rodney Rathbone is a self-admitted coward. Things scare him, and he can’t help it. So naturally he’s...
Other Formats: eBook
The Unwanteds
(Part of Unwanteds, The)
By: Lisa McMann
This edition: Hardcover, 400 pages
Publication date: August 30, 2011
Ages: 8 - 12
Every year in Quill, thirteen-year-olds are sorted into categories: the strong, intelligent Wanteds go to university, and the artistic Unwanteds are sent to their deaths Thirteen-year-old Alex tries his hardest to be stoic...
Addie on the Inside
By: James Howe
This edition: Hardcover, 224 pages
Publication date: July 26, 2011
Ages: 10 - 14
The Gang of Five is back in this third story from Paintbrush Falls. Addie Carle, the only girl in the group of friends is outspoken, opinionated, and sometimes…just a bit obnoxious. But as seventh grade progresses,...
Milo
Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze
By: Alan Silberberg
Illustrated by: Alan Silberberg
This edition: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
Publication date: July 26, 2011
Ages: 9 - 13
MILO is the funny and poignant story, told through text and cartoons, of a 13-year-old boy's struggle to come to terms with the loss that hit the reset button on his life. Loveable geek Milo Cruikshank finds reasons for...
Dancing Home
By: Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta
This edition: Hardcover, 160 pages
Publication date: July 12, 2011
Ages: 8 - 12
A year of discoveries culminates in a performance full of surprises, as two girls find their own way to belong. Mexico may be her parents’ home, but it’s certainly not Margie’s. She has finally convinced the...
Other Formats: eBook
Nacer Bailando (Dancing Home)
By: Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta
This edition: Spanish Edition Hardcover, 160 pages
Publication date: July 12, 2011
Ages: 8 - 12
Un aÑo de revelaciones culmina con una actuaciÓn llena de sorpresas, mientras dos niÑas descubren su lugar en el mundo. MÉxico es el paÍs de sus padres, pero no el de Margie. Ella ha logrado convencer...
Other Formats: eBook
Kaline Klattermaster's Tree House
By: Haven Kimmel
Illustrated by: Peter Brown
This edition: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
Publication date: April 6, 2010
Ages: 7 - 12
It’s easy to understand why wiggly Kaline Klattermaster wants to squirm away from his life: Already struggling with his inability to sit still or stay quiet, now his dad is gone and his mom won’t say where. To...
Other Formats: eBook
Out of My Mind
By: Sharon M. Draper
This edition: Hardcover, 304 pages
Publication date: March 9, 2010
Ages: above 10
Eleven-year-old Melody has a photographic memory. Her head is like a video camera that is always recording. Always. And there's no delete button. She's the smartest kid in her whole school—but no one knows it. Most...
Jay McGraw's Life Strategies for Dealing with Bullies
By: Jay McGraw
Illustrated by: Steve Björkman / Introduction by: Phil McGraw
This edition: Hardcover, 192 pages
Publication date: October 28, 2008
Ages: 9 - 13
"Every day, Danny does something to frighten Craig....
Craig is smaller and far too scared to tell even his parents, let alone his teachers.
He is miserable. And every day, Danny tries harder to make it worse."
On...
Dexter the Tough
By: Margaret Peterson Haddix
Illustrated by: Mark Elliott
This edition: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
Publication date: July 1, 2008
Ages: 7 - 10
I'm the new kid. I am tuf. This morning I beat up a kid.
It's only the first day of school for Dexter, but he's already mad at the principal, and the secretary, and the janitor, and the kids who laugh at him. When his...
Other Formats: Hardcover
Jake Drake, Bully Buster
(Part of Jake Drake)
By: Andrew Clements
Illustrated by: Amanda Harvey
This edition: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
Publication date: June 26, 2007
Ages: 7 - 10
MEET JAKE DRAKE, BULLY BUSTER. When Jake was three years old at Miss Lulu's Dainty Diaper Day Care Center, what did he know about bullies? Nothing. But he learned fast! Why? Because Jake was kind of smart and not a...
Totally Joe
By: James Howe
This edition: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
Publication date: April 24, 2007
Ages: above 10
"Everybody says you and Colin were kissing."
"What? That's ridiculous!"
"For heaven's sake, Joe, if you and Colin want to kiss, you have every right to."
"We did not kiss," I told her.
Addie shrugged....
Other Formats: eBook
The Misfits
By: James Howe
Illustrated by: Gerald Slota
This edition: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
Publication date: May 1, 2003
Ages: 10 - 14
Sticks and stones may break our bones, but names will break our spirit.
Other Formats: eBook
Blubber
By: Judy Blume
This edition: Hardcover, 168 pages
Publication date: December 1, 2002
Ages: 8 - 12
Blubber is a good name for her, the note from Caroline said about Linda. Jill crumpled it up and left it on the corner of her school desk. She didn't want to think about Linda or her dumb report on the whale just then. Jill...
Halloween
Get in the spirit of Halloween with these spook-tacular stories!
Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Death and Dementia
By: Edgar Allan Poe
Illustrated by: Gris Grimly
This edition: Hardcover, 144 pages
Publication date: August 4, 2009
Ages: above 11
Stories of lost love, lost ways . . . and lost minds! Gris Grimly’s mysterious, morbid, and macabre illustrations capture four Poe classics with an unmatchable ghoulish charm. This second installment of illustrated Poe...
Ghost Mysteries
Unraveling the World's Most Mysterious Hauntings
By: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Illustrated by: Nathan Hale
This edition: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
Publication date: August 4, 2009
Ages: 9 - 13
Ghosts are a part of our lives-in the spookiest of ways! In GHOST MYSTERIES, Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld takes readers on an amazing trip though the history of ghosts and their place in literature, movies, and television. From...
Other Formats: eBook
Night of the Living Lawn Ornaments
By: Emily Ecton
This edition: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
Publication date: March 10, 2009
Ages: 8 - 12
When Arlie, Ty, and the ever-present Mr. Boots discover an old dragonfly pendant, they don't think much of it -- it's just another thing to keep mr. Boots from trying to swallow. But when the pendant turns out to have odd...
Other Formats: eBook
The Egypt Game
By: Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Illustrated by: Alton Raible
This edition: Hardcover, 224 pages
Publication date: October 23, 2007
Ages: 8 - 12
The first time Melanie Ross meets April Hall, she’s not sure they have anything in common. But she soon discovers that they both love anything to do with ancient Egypt. When they stumble upon a deserted storage yard,...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
The Halloween Hoax
(Part of Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew)
By: Carolyn Keene
Illustrated by: Macky Pamintuan
This edition: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
Publication date: August 7, 2007
Ages: 6 - 9
Boo! The Clue Crew is in for a fright! It's Halloween in River Heights! The girls can't wait to go trick-or- treating and are busy getting their costumes ready. They also can't wait for the Halloween special of their...
Other Formats: eBook
Scared Silly!
SpongeBob's Book of Spooky Jokes (Part of SpongeBob SquarePants)
By: David Lewman
This edition: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
Publication date: August 7, 2007
Ages: 7 - 10
Ghosts, monsters, and creepy creatures join SpongeBob and his friends in scaring up huge laughs in this collection of rib-tickling jokes. What do monsters shout out at midnight on December 31? "Happy New Fear!" What do...
Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness
By: Edgar Allan Poe
Illustrated by: Gris Grimly
This edition: Hardcover, 144 pages
Publication date: August 10, 2004
Ages: above 11
A sweet little cat drives a man to insanity and murder.... The grim death known as the plague roams a masquerade ball dressed in red.... A dwarf seeks his final revenge on his captors.... A sister calls to her beloved twin...
Other Formats: eBook
