Don't Bully - Be A Friend

Book:  Enemy Pie (Book Link) Author: Derek Munson (Author Link) Illustrator: Tara Calahan King (Illustrator Link) Publisher: Random House Publisher Date of Publication : 2013 Genre: Picture Book, Diverse Protagonists Lexile Score: AD550L Citation: Ludwig, T. (2013). The Invisible Boy . NY: Random House Children's Books. Summary:  In this story the main character who remains unnamed had a kid named Jeremy Ross move into the neighborhood.  Jeremy didn't invite the main character to his birthday party, but invited his best friend instead.  Therefore this made Jeremy Ross his number one enemy, and wanted nothing to do with him.  One day he was telling his dad about Jeremy and he recommended making him an Enemy Pie.  He wouldn't tell him the ingredients or what Enemy Pie did, but in order for it to work he would have to spend one whole day with Jeremy.  So the day came and he set out to spend the day with his enemy.  Throughout th...

Book:  The Recess Queen (Book Link) Author: Alexis O'Neill (Author Link) Illustrator: Laura Huliska-Beith (Illustrator Link) Publisher: Scholastic Press Date of Publication : 2002 Genre: Picture Book Lexile Score: AD550L Citation: ONeill, A. (2002). The Recess Queen . New York, N: Scholastic. Summary:  In this story a girl named 'Mean Jean' runs the playground.  She doesn't want anyone to play with her, or with her things on the playground.  She basically is the playground bully until a new student named Katie Sue shows up.  Katie Sue didn't let anything anyone else did bother her.  She just ran around the playground freely and jumped rope.  She sang a song about how she wanted Jean to play with her.  Jean didn't really know what to do because she never had anyone else stand up to her.  Until one day Jean decided she wasn't getting anywhere being mean to people, and decided to jump rope with Katie Sue.  From then on Jean ...

Book:  The Invisible Boy (Book Link) Author: Trudy Ludwig (Author Link) Illustrator: Patric Barton (Illustrator Link) Publisher: Random House Publisher Date of Publication : 2013 Genre: Picture Book, Diverse Protagonists Lexile Score: AD680L Citation: Ludwig, T. (2013). The Invisible Boy . NY: Random House Children's Books. Summary:  In this story a boy named Brian went to school and felt invisible.  Each day in class the teacher didn't notice him because he never caused any problems.  His classmates never picked him for games at recess, and he didn't really have anywhere to fit in.  He found his creative outlet in drawing, and that was what made him happy.  Then one day came this new student named Justin, and Brian thought maybe he could be his friend.  The 'cool' kids automatically took Justin under their wings and made them sit by them at lunch.  Until one day Justin brought Bulgogi for lunch and the kids thought that was wei...