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Star Fish Book Cover
Note. Source:[Star Fish Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
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Wonder Book Cover
Note. Source: [Wonder Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
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The Lunch Thief Book Cover
Note.Source: [The Lunch Thief Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
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Save Me a Seat Book Cover
Note. Source: [Save me a Seat Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads
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Don't Laugh at me Book Cover
Note. Source: [Don't Laugh at me Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
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Riley's Ghost Book Cover
Note. Source: [Riley's Ghost Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
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Mason Buttle Book Cover
Note.Source: [Mason Buttle Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
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Squint Book Cover
Note.Source: [Squint Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
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Filippo and me Book Cover
Note. Source: [Filippo and me Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
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Morris Micklewhite Book Cover
Note. Source: [Morris Micklewhite Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
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Love is Love Book Cover
Note. Source: [Love is Love Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
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This is a lie Book Cover
Note. Source: [This is a lie Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
"A boy confides in a friend that he doesn’t know what to say when he’s teased for having two dads, and when kids say that they’re not a real family. In their conversation, his friend helps him see how her family (with a mom and a dad) isn’t all that different from his: they both have parents who love them, and they both love their parents. And it’s love that makes a family" (Genhart, 2017).
- Ages 4-8
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Love is Love Book Cover
Note. Source: [Love is Love Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
"A YA thriller described as The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time meets John le Carré, about a teen math prodigy with an extreme anxiety disorder who finds himself caught in a web of lies and conspiracies after an assassination attempt on his mother. Seventeen-year-old Peter Blankman is a math genius. He also suffers from devastating panic attacks. Pete gets through each day with the help of his mother—a famous scientist—and his beloved twin sister, Bel. But when his mom is nearly assassinated in front of his eyes and Bel disappears, Pete finds himself on the run. Dragged into a world where state and family secrets intertwine, Pete must use his extraordinary analytical skills to find his missing sister and track down the people who attacked his mother. But his greatest battle will be with the enemy inside: the constant terror that threatens to overwhelm him" (Pollock, 2018).
- Ages 14-18
- Talks about Panic Attacks and Bullying.
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This is a lie Book Cover
Note. Source: [This is a lie Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
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Morris Micklewhite Book Cover
Note. Source: [Morris Micklewhite Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
"Morris has a great imagination. He paints amazing pictures and he loves his classroom's dress-up center, especially the tangerine dress. It reminds him of tigers, the sun and his mother's hair. The other children don't understand--dresses, they say, are for girls. And Morris certainly isn't welcome in the spaceship his classmates are building--astronauts, they say, don't wear dresses. One day Morris has a tummy ache, and his mother lets him stay home from school. He stays in bed reading about elephants, and her dreams about a space adventure with his cat, Moo. Inspired by his dream, Morris paints a fantastic picture, and everything begins to change when he takes it to school" (Baldacchino, 2014).
- Ages 4-7
- Main Character is being bullyed for liking to wear dresses.
- Activity Idea) Have your client draw or paint a picture for Morris.
"My name is Flint, but everyone in middle school calls me Squint because I’m losing my vision. I used to play football, but not anymore. I haven’t had a friend in a long time. Thankfully, real friends can see the real you, even when you can’t clearly see. Flint loves to draw. In fact, he’s furiously trying to finish his comic book so he can be the youngest winner of the “Find a Comic Star” contest. He’s also rushing to finish because he has keratoconus—an eye disease that could eventually make him blind. McKell is the new girl at school and immediately hangs with the popular kids. Except McKell’s not a fan of the way her friends treat this boy named Squint. He seems nice and really talented. He draws awesome pictures of superheroes. McKell wants to get to know him, but is it worth the risk? What if her friends catch her hanging with the kid who squints all the time? McKell has a hidden talent of her own but doesn’t share it for fear of being judged. Her terminally ill brother, Danny, challenges McKell to share her love of poetry and songwriting. Flint seems like someone she could trust. Someone who would never laugh at her. Someone who is as good and brave as the superhero in Flint’s comic book named Squint" (Morris & Brown, 2018).
- Ages 10+
- Main Character is going Blind
- Activity Idea) Have your client write a song or poem about anything they want.
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Squint Book Cover
Note.Source: [Squint Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
"Mafalda is thirteen and has been blind since she was ten. Her best friend is the cheerfully rule-breaking Filippo, and she is accompanied everywhere by Ottimo Turcaret, her devoted cat. Mafalda is always looking on the bright side, thinking of things she can do both now and in the future despite her loss of sight. But other things are worrying her too: her father who has lost his job and is now in the depths of depression, refusing to leave his bed; and the horrible girl in school, Debbie, who seems very interested in Filippo . . . So now Mafalda has to start thinking what Filippo really means to her . . .Then two new adults come into her life: Elsa, a homeless young woman, and Nino, the elderly upstairs neighbour with an awful temper and a great passion for Charles Dickens. Little by little, Mafalda learns their stories, and how their lives had also been shaped by brave and difficult choices" (Peretti, 2022).
- Ages 8-12
- Main Character is Blind, Stargardt Disease.
- Talks about Disability, Homelessness, Financial Problems, and Bullying.
- Second book in "The Cherry Tree" Series
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Filippo and me Book Cover
Note. Source: [Filippo and me Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
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Riley's Ghost Book Cover
Note. Source: [Riley's Ghost Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
"Riley Flynn is alone. It feels like she’s been on her own since sixth grade, when her best friend, Emily, ditched her for the cool girls. Girls who don’t like Riley. Girls who decide one day to lock her in the science closet after hours, after everyone else has gone home. When Riley is finally able to escape, however, she finds that her horror story is only just beginning. All the school doors are locked, the windows won’t budge, the phones are dead, and the lights aren't working. Through halls lit only by the narrow beam of her flashlight, Riley roams the building, seeking a way out, an answer, an explanation. And as she does, she starts to suspect she isn’t alone after all. While she’s always liked a good scary story, Riley knows there is no such thing as ghosts. But what else could explain the things happening in the school, the haunting force that seems to lurk in every shadow, around every corner? As she tries to find answers, she starts reliving moments that brought her to this night. Moments from her own life...and a life that is not her own" (Anderson, 2022).
- Ages 8-12
- Talks about Bullying.
"Mason Buttle is the biggest, sweatiest kid in his grade, and everyone knows he can barely read or write. Mason’s learning disabilities are compounded by grief. Fifteen months ago, Mason’s best friend, Benny Kilmartin, turned up dead in the Buttle family’s orchard. An investigation drags on, and Mason, honest as the day is long, can’t understand why Lieutenant Baird won’t believe the story Mason has told about that day. Both Mason and his new friend, tiny Calvin Chumsky, are relentlessly bullied by the other boys in their neighborhood, so they create an underground club space for themselves. When Calvin goes missing, Mason finds himself in trouble again. He’s desperate to figure out what happened to Calvin, and eventually, Benny. But will anyone believe him?" (Connor, 2018).
- Ages 8-12
- Talks about Disability, Loss and Bullying.
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Mason Buttle Book Cover
Note.Source: [Mason Buttle Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
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Don't Laugh at me Book Cover
Note. Source: [Don't Laugh at me Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
"For anyone who’s ever been bullied--or been a bully themselves--it’s time to change your tune. This is not a book for whiners, but a new language that will give you the words you need to take charge and stop the cycle of teasing.
Filled with inspiration and celebration, Don’t Laugh at Me is the anthem for a new bully-free world. Read it, sing it, and cheer! sing it, and cheer!" (Seskin, 2002).
- Ages 4-9
- Talks about Bullying
- Activity Idea) Have your client write a song.
"Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they're both stuck in the same place: SCHOOL.
Joe's lived in the same town all his life, and was doing just fine until his best friends moved away and left him on his own.
Ravi's family just moved to America from India, and he's finding it pretty hard to figure out where he fits in.
Joe and Ravi don't think they have anything in common -- but soon enough they have a common enemy (the biggest bully in their class) and a common mission: to take control of their lives over the course of a single crazy week" (Weeks & Varadarajan, 2016).
- Ages 8-12
- Indian Background
- Talk about Bullying, and Migration.
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Save Me a Seat Book Cover
Note. Source: [Save me a Seat Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads
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The Lunch Thief Book Cover
Note.Source: [The Lunch Thief Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
"His mom had packed his lunch bag with two burritos, a bag of corn chips, some carrots, and an apple. Once a week she tucks in a slice of her special lemon pound cake. Rafael saw Kevin, a new kid in his class, sneak his lunch bag from underneath his desk and tuck it in his backpack. But how can he do something about the theft without picking a fight? Inspired by his mother's advice to "Use your mouth before your fists," Rafael bides his time, but other kids' lunches are disappearing, too. On an errand with his mom, Rafael sees Kevin carrying a bundle of laundry into a motel room, and his mom tells him Kevin's family might be one of the families who lost their homes in the recent wildfires. Rafael rethinks his anger. The next day, instead of accusing Kevin, Rafael invites him to share his lunch, letting Kevin know he's been caught, but offering friendship as well as lunch" (Bromley, 2020).
-Ages 7-11
-Talks about Financial Problems, Bullying, and Homelessness.
- Activity Idea) Using felt and/or construction paper have your client build their perfect sandwich.
"August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. Wonder, begins from Auggie’s point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others" (Palacio, 2012).
-Ages 8-12
-Talks about Bullying and Facial Difference.
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Wonder Book Cover
Note. Source: [Wonder Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
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Star Fish Book Cover
Note. Source:[Star Fish Book Cover, n.d]. Retrieved from GoodReads.
"Ever since Ellie wore a whale swimsuit and made a big splash at her fifth birthday party, she’s been bullied about her weight. To cope, she tries to live by the Fat Girl Rules–like “no making waves,” “avoid eating in public,” and “don’t move so fast that your body jiggles.” And she’s found her safe space–her swimming pool–where she feels weightless in a fat-obsessed world. In the water, she can stretch herself out like a starfish and take up all the room she wants. It’s also where she can get away from her pushy mom, who thinks criticizing Ellie’s weight will motivate her to diet. Fortunately, Ellie has allies in her dad, her therapist, and her new neighbor, Catalina, who loves Ellie for who she is. With this support buoying her, Ellie might finally be able to cast aside the Fat Girl Rules and starfish in real life–by unapologetically being her own fabulous self" (Fipps, 2021).
-Ages 10-13
- Talks about Bullying
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