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Books for Bullying for Ages 8–11 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Books for Bullying for Ages 8–11

Bullying at this age gets more sophisticated and harder to see. Social exclusion, rumor-spreading, the cruelty that happens in whispers. These 1,079 chapter books don't offer easy fixes. They offer the more useful thing: characters navigating the same impossible situation and finding their way through.

1,079 books

Cover of Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon

Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon

Armed with her grandmother's wise advice, tiny Molly Lou Melon stands tall against a school bully who tries to pick on h

Cover of Sumo Boy

Hirotaka Nakagawa

A young hero uses traditional sumo wrestling techniques and rituals to stand up to a bully and protect a friend.

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Buddy Bear and the Bad Guys

Buddy Bear is tired of being picked on by a trio of rascally raccoons and finally decides to find the bravery needed to

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Fact Finders: Media Literacy

Cyberbullying

Heather E. Schwartz, Frank W. Baker

For middle-grade students navigating the digital world, this guide provides clear tools to recognize, stop, and prevent

Ages 8–12

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The Devil's Toenail

Steve hopes a weathered stone from the beach actually possesses the dark magic he needs to protect him from bullies and

Cover of The Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade

The Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade

Jordan Sonnenblick

Maverick wears a toy sheriff badge to survive sixth grade, hoping to find the hero inside himself while facing bullies a

Cover of Frequency Freak-out!

Ignatius MacFarland #2

Frequency Freak-out!

After building a rocket to escape school bullies, Iggy lands in a strange dimension where he must expose a fraudulent di

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Peanut Butter and Jelly #4

Trouble at Alcott School

For the child who loves school but feels their happiness is dimmed by a classmate's unkindness. Help your reader navigat

Cover of Farah Rocks Fifth Grade

Farah Rocks Fifth Grade

Susan Muaddi Darraj

For the child navigating friend drama and academic stress while trying to protect a younger sibling. A warm look at stay

Cover of The Misfits

For any middle schooler who has ever felt reduced to a label, this story follows four best friends who decide to stop be

Cover of Arthur's April Fool

Arthur Adventures #7

Arthur's April Fool

Between a big magic performance and a bully's threat to pulverize him, Arthur has a lot on his mind for the April Fool's

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Little Tricker the Squirrel Meets Big Double the Bear

A forest bully named Big Double the bear meets his match when a clever squirrel named Little Tricker decides it is time

Cover of Humbug

Cora must survive a stay with a deceitful neighbor and her mean daughter by learning to tell the difference between trut

Cover of Other Boys

Damian Alexander

For the child who feels like an outsider or is processing trauma, this memoir explores finding your voice when silence f

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Someone is Hiding on Alcatraz Island

Trying to hide from a school gang backfires when Danny ends up trapped inside an old Alcatraz prison cell block with the

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Elizabeth Winthrop

Shy third-grader Luke is tired of hiding from Arthur, but an unexpected opportunity in the class play might finally give

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Social-Emotional Learning

Martha E. H. Rustad

For the early reader learning to navigate playground dynamics. This straightforward guide explains what bullying looks l

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Gregory, Maw, and the Mean One

A young boy and the crow that raised him travel back in time to stop a foul-tempered varmint from ruining their small We

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A Catastrophe of Nerdish Proportions

Alan Lawrence Sitomer

Three middle school misfits join forces to take on the most popular girls in school. Can their underdog talent show act

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Attack of the Bullies

Michael Buckley

For the child finding their place in the school social hierarchy. Unlikely heroes turn their perceived weaknesses into s

Cover of Owen Foote, Mighty Scientist

Owen Foote, Mighty Scientist

Stephanie Greene

For the young explorer who loves experiments but feels nervous about school bullies and the pressure of the big science

Cover of Peace, Love, and Cupcakes

The Cupcake Club #1

Peace, Love, and Cupcakes

Sheryl Berk, Carrie Berk

For the child who feels like an outsider at school and is looking for a way to find their tribe while dealing with trick

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Ginny Louise #2

Ginny Louise and the School Field Day

Join Ginny Louise as she tackles Truman Elementary's Field Day with a can-do attitude, even when faced with a bully. Thi

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The Shorty Society

Sheri Cooper Sinykin

Tired of being the target of cruel pranks, three seventh graders plot a clever revenge that makes them question if they

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