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422) Estrella de mar
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Selected as an Honor Book by the Printz Award! Ellie is tired of being shamed about her weight and decides to change that in this moving novel in verse, the first by Lisa Flipps. Ever since Ellie wore a whale bathing suit and caused quite a stir at her 5th birthday party, she's been bullied about her weight. To cope, she tries to live by the Fat Girl Rules, such as "don't make waves", "avoid eating in public", and "don't move so fast that her body...
423) Delicates
Author
Series
Sheets volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Marjorie Glatt's life hasn't been the same ever since she discovered a group of ghosts hiding in her family's laundromat. Wendell, who died young and now must wander Earth as a ghost with nothing more than a sheet for a body, soon became one of Marjorie's only friends. But when Marjorie finally gets accepted by the popular kids at school, she begins to worry that if anyone learns about her secret ghost friends, she'll be labeled as "a freak who sees...
425) How to be a human
Author
Series
Star boy volume 1
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Who said friends have to match to matter? When the Star Boy's space-pod crashes in the grounds of Fairfield Academy, he knows he must seek shelter. Taking refuge in the school's boiler room to await rescue he discovers that the room's small window is the perfect place to watch humans go by. The Star Boy knows about humans from his Earth lessons but no one from his planet has ever studied them up close. Now he has the perfect opportunity. There are...
426) I didn't stand up
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"First they went after Jalal. But I'm not black--So I didn't stand up for him. Then they went after Mariana. I was born in this country--So I didn't stand up for her. A picture book inspired by the iconic poem First they came for Socialists written by Martin Niemoller in opposition to the oppressive Nazi regime, I Didn't Stand Up looks at common circumstances of oppression that children encounter through the eyes of the bystander--until he or she...
427) The werewolf bully
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Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
When the Moon is full Frankenstein Elementary is disrupted by Harriet the werewolf and her gang of were-bullies, and tonight they have a new target, a mummy (who is actually a human boy wrapped in toilet paper)--so Brian the zombie and his monster friends come up with a plan to protect the human boy and defeat the bullies.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Starting a new school in the fall with her friend Shirley, everything is going well for Jamila until Shirley pulls her into a new assignment: stop Chuck Milton, a school bully who's using blackmail and intimidation to become school president--an assignment that will involve a bit of breaking and entering."--Provided by publisher.
429) My own world
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Life is difficult for nine-year-old Nathan. All he dreams of is hanging out with his older brother, watching Raiders of the Lost Ark, and enjoying summer vacation far away from the neighborhood bullies. When he overhears his parents talking about a family crisis, he seeks sanctuary from his troubles. In an abandoned lighthouse, Nathan discovers a portal to a berry-colored world where time has little meaning and he, finally, is in control. There,...
Author
Series
Power button volume 1
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"Truly's parents are arguing all the time, so they've dropped her off with her aunt and uncle. Her cousin Kaz has a big imagination but he's not the best at making friends. Maximo Skulldigg gets bullied by his older brother -- and now he has to conquer Kaz and Truly's home planet. It's a good thing Kaz and Truly just uncovered a family secret. After the cousins find a hideout full of strange treasures near Kaz's house, they slip on wristbands that...
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Series
Pub. Date
2012.
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Description
Resolving to become the world's greatest stand-up comedian despite less-than-funny challenges in his life, wheelchair-bound middle school student Jamie Grimm endures bullying from his mean-spirited cousin and hopes he will be fairly judged when he enters a local comedy contest.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
As the season changes to winter, the cold weather does nothing to put a chill on pushy Takada and shy Nishimura's deepening bond! Nishimura also finds herself building friendships with the rest of her classmates, too, even hosting friends at her home--for the very first time! What will she do when Christmas comes around and Takada, wondering how his feelings for Nishimura differ from how he feels about the rest of their friends, asks her if they should...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Opposites attract when a cheerful airhead meets the resident wallflower of his new class! With the end of summer vacation for friendly Takada and gloomy Nishimura, school is back in session. The new semester brings new changes for all the kids in their elementary class, including Nishimura. Her unusual friendship with Takada is helping her to open up little by little! But will she revert back to a wallflower when the school sports festival rolls...
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