Don't Bully - Be A Friend

Book:  The Bully Book ( Book Link) Author: Eric Kahn Gale ( Author Link) Illustrator: None Publisher: Harper Collins Publisher Date of Publication : 2013 Genre: Middle School Readers, Early Chapter Book Lexile Score: HL620L Citation: Gale, E. K. (2013). The Bully Book . New York, NY: Harper Collins Publisher. Summary: The main character Eric was created to showcase things that happened to the author when he was in 6th grade.  Throughout the book his classmates turn on him and he has to find a way to stand up to them, because he has been labeled "the grunt".  This is the student that everyone picks on throughout the year.  The book has many in depth examples of bullying that Eric goes through, and threats that these bullies make against him.  However Eric is able to overcome these bullies and in the end come out on top. Audience:  I would say this book would be targeted at grades 6th through 12.  I think that the book has many ...

Book:  Bully ( Book Link) Author: Jennifer Sattler ( Author Link) Illustrator: Jennifer Sattler ( Illustrator Link) Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press Date of Publication : 2018 Genre: Picture Book, Written in the last 4 years, Diverse Protagonists Lexile Score: AD460L Citation: Sattler, J. (2018). Bully . Ann Arbor, MI: Sleeping Bear Press. Summary: The book has a bullfrog named Bully who lives in a pond full of lilies and wants to keep them all to himself.  No matter who comes along he will never let them near his lilies.  He would yell at anyone who would try to come by them to get out of his pond.  He shewed away a dragonfly, snail, and a bee.  The rest of the animals eventually left, and went to a new pond.  Bully sat on the lily pads alone and ate them everyday until there was only 1 left.  A tiny bee came along and saw that there was only 1 left.  He knew that alone he could do nothing, so he went and got all of his fri...

Book:  Real Friends (Book Link) Author: Shannon Hale (Author Link) Illustrator: LeUyen Pham (Illustrator Link) Publisher: Amulet Books Publishing Date of Publication : 2017 Genre: Graphic Novel, Written in the last 4 years, Diverse Protagonists Lexile Score: GN290L Citation:  Hale, S. (2017). Real Friends . New York, NY: Roaring Brook Press. Summary: In this book the character goes through difficult times because they find it hard to make 'real friends'.  The main character Shannon is best friends with Adrienne until one day she starts hanging out with someone else.  It is then that her friend starts doing anything she can to be that one girls number one friend and seems to forget all about Shannon.  This is devastating to Shannon as she has to find ways to deal with losing her best friend and learn to stand up for herself.  Audience:  I would say this book would be targeted at grades fifth through eighth.  In these grades g...

Book:  Zach Gets Frustrated ( Book Link) Author: William Mulcahy ( Author Link) Illustrator: Darren McKee ( Illustrator Link) Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press Date of Publication : 2012 Genre: Picture Book, Diverse Protagonists, Informational Text Lexile Score: AD580L Citation: Mulcahy, W. (2012). Zach Gets Frustrated . Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing. Summary: In this story the main character Zach gets frustrated when he can't fly his kite.  He gets very mad and wants to go home immediately even though they had just gotten to the beach.  He then started to take his frustration out on others.  The dad talks with Zach and explains to him that everyone gets frustrated sometimes but that you have to learn how to deal with it.  He creates the "frustration triangle".  The 3 points of the triangle are Name It, Tame It, and Reframe It.  This gave Zach a different technique on how to deal with his anger.  He also gave him some "ch...

Book:  Stand Tall - Molly Lou Melon (Book Link) Author: Patty Lovell (Author Link) Illustrator: David Catrow (Illustrator Link) Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group Date of Publication : 2006 Genre: Picture Book, Diverse Protagonists Lexile Score: AD460L Citation: Lovell, P. (2006). Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon . Putnam Publishing Group. Summary:  In this story a girl named Molly Lou Melon wasn't like her friends.  She was much smaller, had buck teeth, and was clumsy.  However her grandma always believed in her and told her, "shine no matter what."  The time came when she had to move to a new town without her grandma, which was hard for her.  There was new kid named Ronald Dunkin at her new school who would always call her names, but Molly Lou would always shine through.  Molly never let it bother her because she always remembered what her Grandma would tell her, "Believe in yourself and the world will believe in you too."  In the e...