Breathing Point Flinn, Alex
Fifteen-year-old Paul enters an exclusive private school and falls under the spell of a
charismatic boy who may be using him.
The Chocolate War Cormier, Robert
A high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join in the
school's annual fund raising drive and arousing the wrath of the school bullies.
Endgame Garden, Nancy
Fifteen-year-old Gray Wilton, bullied at school and ridiculed by an unfeeling father for
preferring drums to hunting, goes on a shooting rampage at his high school.
Stargirl Spinelli, Jerry
At first the students at Arizona's Mica High School are captivated by Stargirl Caraway's
unusual, carefree behavior; however, she is soon shunned for everything that makes her
unique in this story that pits individuality against conformity.
Sweethearts
Zarr, Sara
Jennifer Harris, years after being the tormented outsider on the playground, has
reinvented herself into Jenna Vaughn, a popular girl with what seems to be the perfect
life, but when a childhood friend re-enters her life, she is forced to confront the most
traumatic event of her past and question who she really is.
Burn
Phillips, Suzanne
Bullied constantly during his freshman year in high school, Cameron's anger and isolation
grows, leading to deadly consequences.
The Cinderella Society Cassidy, Kay
Sixteen-year-old Jess Parker fears she will never fit in at her new school, until she is invited
to join the Cinderella Society, a secret sisterhood of the most popular girls in school, who
need Jess in a battle of good versus evil as they face off against the Wickeds, who are
targeting innocent girls in their war against the Cinderellas.
Magic-Misery Marino, Peter
TJ, a sturdy teenaged girl with little self-confidence, becomes best friends with a new, gay
student in her high school, and when he is bullied and she tries to convince him to tell the
authorities, he refuses.
Poison Ivy Fox, Travis
Ivy Davidson's life has been filled with opportunities to make choices. When her father was
brutally murdered and she was made to watch, she had a choice. Facing years of abuse at the
hands of those she trusted, she had a choice.
Brutal Harmon, Michael
Forced to leave Los Angeles for life in a quiet California wine town with a father she has
never known, rebellious sixteen-year-old Poe Holly rails against a high school system that
allows elite students special privileges and tolerates bullying of those who are different.
The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin Berk, Josh
When Will Halpin transfers from his all-deaf school into a mainstream Pennsylvania high
school, he faces discrimination and bullying, but still manages to solve a mystery
surrounding the death of a popular football player in his class.
The Ruling Class Pascal, Francine
Sick of being bullied and harassed, a new girl at a wealthy suburban Dallas high school
plots revenge on the girls in the ruling clique.
Shooter Myers, Walter Dean
Written in the form of interviews, reports, and journal entries, the story of three troubled
teenagers ends in a tragic school shooting.
Twisted Laurie Halse Anderson
After finally getting noticed by someone other than school bullies and his ever-angry
father, seventeen-year-old Tyler enjoys his tough new reputation and the attentions of a
popular girl, but when life starts to go bad again, he must choose between transforming
himself or giving in to his destructive thoughts.
Crazy Beautiful Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Lucius, whose arms were blown off in an explosion, forms a relationship with Aurora, a
young girl whose mother recently died, in hopes that she will be able to help free him from
the stigma of being different.
The Way Joseph Bruchac
Cody LeBeau, the new kid, becomes the new target for the bullies even though he is
Abenaki like most of the school, but things begin to change when his uncle comes to town
for a martial arts competition and he and Cody begin training together.
Leverage Joshua C. Cohen
High school sophomore Danny excels at gymnastics but is bullied, like the rest of the
gymnasts, by members of the football team, until an emotionally and physically scarred
new student joins the football team and forms an unlikely friendship with Danny.
The Traitor Game B.R. Collins
Fifteen-year-old Michael and his friend Francis both feel betrayed when someone at their
private school learns of Evgard, a secret fantasy world they created together, but when a
sadistic bully becomes involved in Michael's plan for revenge, the boys and Evgard itself
face grave danger.
Beyond the Chocolate War Robert Cormier
Dark deeds continue at Trinity High School, climaxing in a public demonstration of
one student's homemade guillotine.
Happyface Stephen Emond
After going through traumatic times, a troubled, socially awkward teenager moves to a
new school where he tries to reinvent himself.
The Lottery Beth Goobie
Fifteen-year-old Sally Hanson, chosen as the latest victim of the Shadow Council, the
secret club that controls school life, finds the strength to stand up to the bullies with the
help of her brother and other special friends.
Blank Confession Pete Hautman
A new and enigmatic student named Shayne appears at high school one day, befriends
the smallest boy in the school, and takes on a notorious drug dealer before turning
himself in to the police for killing someone.
Diary of a Witness Catherine Ryan Hyde
Ernie, an overweight high school student and long-time target of bullies, relies on his
best friend Will to watch his back until Will, overwhelmed by problems at home and guilt
over his brother's death, seeks a final solution.
Dreamrider Barry Jonsberg
Harangued by his father about his weight and bullied in all the many schools he has
attended, teenaged Michael finds some comfort in his ability to experience "lucid"
dreaming but then starts to notice that the things that happen in his dreams are starting
to occur in the real world as well.
Poison Ivy Amy Goldman Koss
In a government class three popular girls undergo a mock trial for their ruthless bullying
of a classmate.
The Bully Paul Langan
Ninth-grader Darrell Mercer and his mother move to the Bluford area in the middle of
the school year where, Darrell quickly becomes a target for Tyray Hobbs, the freshman
class bully.
Dough Boy
Peter Marino
Fifteen-year-old Tristan deals with intensified criticism about his weight when the
nutrition-obsessed daughter of his mother's boyfriend, Frank, moves in.
Drowning Anna Sue Mayfield
Brainy, shy Anna Goldsmith, having moved from London to Yorkshire, is thrilled to be
befriended by Hayley Parkin, the most popular girl in her new school, but over the
course of several years it becomes evident that Hayley's motives are not at all kind.
The Knife that Killed Me Anthony McGowan
Paul Varderman, a secondary student in an English Catholic School, is a loner until, just
as he is becoming friends with "the freaks," the school bully encourages Paul to join his
gang and gives him a knife to carry as an incentive.
The Decoding of Lana Morris Laura & Tom McNeal
For sixteen-year-old Lana life is often difficult, with a flirtatious foster father, an ice
queen foster mother, a houseful of special needs children to care for, and bullies
harassing her, until the day she ventures into an antique shop and buys a drawing set
that may change her life.
Exposure Patricia Murdoch
Julie, tired of being bullied and not fitting in, gets a chance for revenge when her
brother captures her chief tormentor, Dana, in a compromising position, but she learns
that getting even does not feel as good as she thought it would.
Shine Lauren Myracle
When her best friend falls victim to a vicious hate crime, sixteen-year-old Cat sets out to
discover the culprits in her small North Carolina town.
By the Time You Read This, I’ll Be Dead Julie Peters
High school student Daelyn Rice, who has been bullied throughout her school career
and has more than once attempted suicide, again makes plans to kill herself, in spite of
the persistent attempts of an unusual boy to draw her out.
Ghost Medicine
Andrew Smith
Still mourning the recent death of his mother, seventeen-year-old Troy Stotts relates
the events of the previous year when he and his two closest friends try to retaliate
against the sheriff's son, who has been bullying them for years.
Some Girls Are Courtney Summers
Regina, a high school senior in the popular--and feared--crowd, suddenly falls out of
favor and becomes the object of the same sort of vicious bullying that she used to
inflict on others, until she finds solace with one of her former victims.
Unlocked Ryan G. Van Cleave
While trying to impress a beautiful, unattainable classmate, fourteen-year-old Andy
discovers that a fellow social outcast may be planning an act of school violence.
Jumped Rita Williams-Garcia
The lives of Leticia, Dominique, and Trina are irrevocably intertwined through the
course of one day in an urban high school after Leticia overhears Dominique's plans to
beat up Trina and must decide whether or not to get involved.
Choker Elizabeth Woods
Sixteen-year-old Cara has trouble fitting in when she moves away from her best and
only friend, Zoe, and after a humiliating experience in the school cafeteria, Cara earns
a new nickname from her peers, but when Zoe makes surprise return into her life,
Cara's popularity begins to rise, until a girl goes missing and Zoe begins to act
strangely.
Dear Bully
Megan Kelley Hall & Carrie Jones
A collection of stories in which seventy authors share their experiences with and feelings
about bullying, including selections from Lauren Kate, R. L. Stine, Melissa Walker, Laura
Kasischke, Amy Reed, Kurtis Scaletta, Carolyn Mackler, and others.