Genre: Teen/YA contemporary KIRKUS REVIEWS: ...dazzling, richly textured YA debut..." One sext -> disastrous effect. Fifteen-year-old Polarity Weeks just wants to live a normal life, but her life implodes when her sixth-period history classmates start ogling a nude picture of her on the Internet. Polarity would never have struck such a shameless pose, but the photo is definitely of her, and she’s at a complete loss to explain its existence. Surrounded by disbelief and derision on all … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: Polarity in Motion by Brenda Vicars
Featured Book: Sam’s Top Secret Journal: We Spy by Sean Adelman
About Sam's Top Secret Journal: We Spy by Sean Adelman Sam's Top Secret Journal: We Spy will be $0.99 from 12/25/2015 through 12/31/2015. Join Sam as she embarks on her first big adventure in this middle-grade mystery full of fun, suspense...and just the right amount of spying! Sam is a middle school girl living a normal life-except when she is occasionally bullied for the differences kids perceive in her. Sam has Down syndrome. See how she and her brother John work together to find some … [Read more...] about Featured Book: Sam’s Top Secret Journal: We Spy by Sean Adelman
Secret Friends by Lynn Landes
My name is Bella. I am a Pegasus and this is the story of how I met my secret friend, Maximillion. You know what a Pegasus is, right? NO? We are mythical creatures that look like horses with wings. We can fly, well, most of us can. Every day after school it starts. The other Pegasus don’t like me. You see I can’t fly, it scares me. Lots of things scare me. I am different and they just don’t like different. So I run, but it is hard to run faster than a Pegasus can fly. One day … [Read more...] about Secret Friends by Lynn Landes
Angels Club by Courtney Vail
Nearly twelve, Jacinda Gonzalez collects insults rather than friends in her new school, but she finds escape from her bullies at the therapeutic riding farm where she volunteers. When a malnourished horse shows up as a rescue, she takes it on as a project horse, and the horse's sweet nature inspires her to spread kindness around to make a positive difference in the world. Appropriate for all ages. Targeted Age Group:: 8+ What Inspired You to Write Your Book? A local author and I share a … [Read more...] about Angels Club by Courtney Vail
FEATURED BOOK: On the Other Hand by Jean Gill
Insert Book Cover Link from BookStoreGenre: YA social issues 'A must for all left-handers' AGL Magazine A mix of gripping story with fascinating facts on left-handedness. Everyone should think left-handed - or so 14 year old Jamie thought when she tied her hand behind her back for a day-long protest in school, against persecution of left-handers over the centuries. Her best friend Ryan publicised their cause with a new series of articles in the school magazine but just when their … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: On the Other Hand by Jean Gill
FEATURED BOOK: SOUL FIRE by Nancy Allan
Genre: Young Adult - Literature & Fiction In a heartbeat, a single mistake can alter everything . . . and suddenly you realize . . . life will never ever be the same. Popular Ashla Cameron can do no wrong until the day she makes a devastating mistake. Instantly, she lands in the crosshairs of angry students. Classmates and friends shun her. School bullies hone in on her, and she is targeted by the nefarious Mako Zelter. Her three friends stand strong to protect her, but things spiral … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: SOUL FIRE by Nancy Allan
SOUL FIRE by Nancy Allan @NancyAllan
In a heartbeat, a single mistake can alter everything . . . and suddenly you realize . . . life will never ever be the same. Ashla Cameron can do no wrong until the day she makes a devastating mistake. Instantly, she lands in the crosshairs of angry students. Classmates and friends shun her. School bullies hone in on her, and she is targeted by the nefarious Mako Zelter. Her three friends stand strong to protect her, but things spiral out of control. The mysterious Delta recognizes her … [Read more...] about SOUL FIRE by Nancy Allan @NancyAllan
A Bully in Monkeyville by Ari Mazor @MazorBooks
-- Fred the monkey is being bulled and is keeping it a SECRET -- When Jason Brown moves to town he is lonely but does not know how to make friends. Instead he starts picking on Fred who is much smaller than him. Fred does not want to snitch and does not tell on Jason. But when Fred stops playing outside his friends figure out the reason. Fred's friends teach him that some time 'telling' is the right thing to do and even heroic because it protects everybody. The story of Fred and Jason is told … [Read more...] about A Bully in Monkeyville by Ari Mazor @MazorBooks
Nobody Can Take My Happy Away by Jessica Arnold
A book with a positive message about bullying written for kids (and adults too) by a kid! Emily is the new girl at school. She learns quickly that her first day at a new school isn't going to go the way she expected. She gets teased about her appearance among other things. At first, Emily thinks that there is something wrong with her, and wonders if there is something she can fix about herself to get the other kids to stop teasing. She soon learns that the problem isn't her, it's them. … [Read more...] about Nobody Can Take My Happy Away by Jessica Arnold
Hey, Back Off! Tips for Stopping Teen Harassment by Jennie Withers and Phyllis Hendrickson, M.Ed.
Bullying among teens is epidemic. Many teens are harassed on a daily basis by mean text messages (cyberbullying), sexual harassment, verbal teasing, hitting or punching. Some are guilty of harassment without knowing that they are the perpetrators of illegal acts. The statistics are startling: *One-third of teens are harassed at least once a month. *Forty-four percent of middle schoolers report bullying problems. *Six out of ten teens witness bullying every day. This informative book … [Read more...] about Hey, Back Off! Tips for Stopping Teen Harassment by Jennie Withers and Phyllis Hendrickson, M.Ed.
