Books About Bullies
Picture Books
Berenstain, Stan The Berenstain Bears and the Bully
E BER
When she takes a beating from the class bully, Sister Bear learns a valuable lesson in self-defense--and forgiveness.
Christelow, Eileen Jerome Camps Out
E CHR
Jerome the alligator is looking forward to the Swamp School camping trip, until he and his friend learn that Buster, the class bully, will be there, too.
Kasza, Keiko The Rat and the Tiger
E KAS
In his friendship with Rat, Tiger takes advantage and plays the bully because of his greater size, but one day Rat stands up for his rights.
Lester, Helen Hooway for Wodney Wat
E LES
All his classmates make fun of Rodney because he can't pronounce his name, but it is Rodney's speech impediment that drives away the class bully.
Meddaugh, Susan Martha Walks the Dog
E MED
Martha the talking dog rescues the neighborhood from a bully dog with the help of a parrot.
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds King of the Playground
E NAY
Kevin learns to deal with a bossy contemporary at the neighborhood playground.
Numeroff, Laura Why A Disguise?
E NUM
Relates how a disguise can be used to evade the school bully, Mom's lima beans, and other unpleasant things.
Peet, Bill Big Bad Bruce
E PEE
Bruce, a bear bully, never picks on anyone his own size until he is diminished in more ways than one by a small but very independent witch.
Stevens, Kathleen Bully for the Beast!
E STE
Lewis's monster friend the Beast helps him enjoy a day at the beach, building a fort in the sand and avoiding the unwelcome attentions of noisy Max.
Wilhelm, Hans Tyrone the Horrible
E WIL
A little dinosaur named Boland tries several ways of dealing with the biggest bully in the swamp forest, until finally hitting on a successful tactic.
Easy Readers
Cole, Joanna Bully Trouble
EZR COL (Green)
Arlo and Robby, finding themselves the victims of a neighborhood bully, work out a red-hot scheme for discouraging him.
Cosby, Bill The Meanest Thing to Say
EZR COS (Green)
When a new boy in his second grade class tries to get the other students to play a game that involves saying the meanest things possible to one another, Little Bill shows him a better way to make friends.
Cushman, Doug Camp Big Paw
EZR CUS (Green)
Cyril and his cabin mates Ben and Obie run into trouble with the camp bully during Field Day contests at Camp Big Paw.
DePaola, Tomie Kit and Kat
EZR DEP (Yellow)
Three stories featuring the Kitten Kids sleeping at their grandparents' house, riding bikes, and playing with a bully.
Howe, James Pinky and Rex and the Bully
EZR HOW (Green)
Pinky learns the importance of identity as he defends his favorite color, pink, and his friendship with a girl, Rex, from the neighborhood bully.
McKeon, Kathryn Cristaldi Baseball Ballerina Strikes Out
EZR MCK (Green)
With the help of her coach, a young girl teaches two bullies a lesson and leads her team to victory in the playoffs.
Non-Fiction
Johnson, Julie Bullies and Gangs
J 302.34 JOJ
Discusses why people bully others, who they pick, and how to cope with the problems of being bullied
Juvenile Fiction
Bach, Alice The Bully of Library Place
J Bach, A.
Berenstain, Stan The Berenstain Bears and the Red-Handed Thief
J Berenstain, S.
Mr. Dweebish, the new teacher at the Bear Country School, tries to explain to the class bully how democracy works.
Carrick, Carol What A Wimp!
J Carrick, C.
Although his teacher, mother, and older brother are sympathetic, Barney knows he'll have to find his own way to deal with the bully, Lennie.
Conford, Ellen The Revenge of the Incredible Dr. Rancid and His Youthful Assistant, Jeffrey
J Conford, E.
Short, skinny Jeffrey, who is always being picked on by the class bully, finds solace in writing a fantasy story in which he, with the help of the Incredible Dr. Rancid, emerges as hero.
Cousins, Stevens Frankenbug
J Cousins, S.
Inspired by the movie Frankenstein, bug-lover Adam Cricklestein decides to create a monster bug that will protect him from the school bully, Jeb McAllister.
Cox, Judy Mean, Mean Maureen Green
J Cox, J.
With help from Adam, a boy in her third grade class, Lilley gains enough confidence to stand up to the school bus bully, Mean Maureen Green.
Duffey, Betsy Alien for Rent
J Duffey, B.
When a small fuzzy alien appears at their school, third graders J.P. and Lexie accidentally direct his powers against the bully Bruce and things get out of control.
Gleitzman, Morris Sticky Beak
J Gleitzman, M.
When Rowena, who is mute, rescues a pet cockatoo from the class bully, she begins to make sense of her feelings about the new baby her father and stepmother are expecting.
Griffith, Helen V. Cougar
J Griffith, H.
Starting a new life on a farm in the country, Nickel has to adjust to the attentions of a local bully and the appearances of a ghost horse that was supposed to have died in a fire.
Hahn, Mary Downing Stepping on the Cracks
J Hahn, M.
In 1944, while her brother is overseas fighting in World War II, eleven-year-old Margaret gets a new view of the school bully Gordy when she finds him hiding his own brother, an army deserter, and decides to help him.
Hiser, Constance Ghosts in Fourth Grade
J Hiser, C.
James and his friends turn the old Hathaway house into a haunted house to scare Mean Mitchell, the class bully, on Halloween night.
Krensky, Stephen Louise Takes Charge
J Krensky, S.
Louise enlists the aid of everyone in her class and together they outwit Jasper the bully.
Lindberg, Becky Thoman Speak Up, Chelsea Martin!
J Lindberg, B.
Third-grader Chelsea Martin deals with a bully, has a fight with her best friend, and learns to speak up.
MacDonald, Betty Bard Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
J MacDonald, B.
A woman with a magic way of curing children's bad habits tries her hand with a bully, a whisperer, and a slowpoke and formulates cures for a show-off and a crybaby.
Masters, Susan Rowan The Secret Life of Hubie Hartzel
J Masters, S.
Eleven-year-old Hubie Hartzel tries to cope with his many problems including a sick cat, a crush on his art teacher, the loss of his best friend to a girl, and the threat of the class bully who is out to get him.
Moss, Marissa Amelia Takes Command
J Moss, M.
After successfully commanding the Discovery shuttle mission at Space Camp, Amelia returns to fifth grade where she deals with the bully who has been making her life miserable.
Myers, Laurie Surviving Brick Johnson
J Myers, L.
Afraid of getting maimed for making fun of Brick, the husky new kid in his fifth-grade class, Nick decides that even his baseball collection will not protect him so he signs up for karate class, despite his little brother's reassurances that Brick is not a bully.
Park, Barbara Dear God, Help! Love, Earl
J Park, B.
Tired of being pushed around by the class bully, Earl and two friends devise the perfect revenge.
Paterson, Katherine The Field of the Dogs
J Paterson, K.
Josh, who has just moved to Vermont with his mother, stepfather, and new baby brother, must deal with the bullying of a neighbor boy and discovers that his dog, whom he hears talking with other dogs, is also facing a bully of his own.
Roberts, Willo Davis The Kidnappers: A Mystery
J Roberts, W.
No one believes eleven-year-old Joey, who has a reputation for telling tall tales, when he claims to have witnessed the kidnapping of the class bully outside their expensive New York City private school.
Roberts, Willo Davis The Magic Book
J Roberts, W.
When Alex and his friends try the spells in an old book, things don't happen quite as they'd thought, but they decide to try the bully spell on the school bully anyway.
Salisbury, Graham Under the Blood-Red Sun
J Salisbury, G.
Tomikazu Nakaji's biggest concerns are baseball, homework, and a local bully, until life with his Japanese family in Hawaii changes drastically after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941.
Scribner, Virginia Gopher Takes Heart
J Scribner, V.
While the fifth grade prepares for Valentine's Day, Gopher struggles to stand up to the class bully, hold onto his milk money, and retain his self-respect.
Shreve, Susan Richards Joshua T. Bates in Trouble Again
J Shreve, S.
After finally being promoted to fourth grade in the middle of the year, Joshua is so worried about the bully who rules the fourth grade boys that he makes some unwise decisions.
Shreve, Susan Richards Joshua T. Bates Takes Charge
J Shreve, S.
Eleven-year-old Joshua, worried about fitting in at school, feels awkward when the new student he is supposed to be helping becomes the target of the fifth grade's biggest bully. Sequel to "The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates."
Skinner, David The Wrecker
J Skinner, D.
Theo, the boy genius, enlists Michael, the new kid, as his ally in a secret plan to "wreck" the bully of the eighth grade once and for all.
Snyder, Carol Ike and Mama and Trouble At School
J Snyder, C.
Ziggie the bully poses a problem for Ike at home as well as at school.
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley Blair's Nightmare
J Snyder, Z.
The Stanley kids and their stepsister try to keep secret a dog that Blair finds, keep David out of the clutches of the school bully, and find out if some escaped convicts really are nearby.
Steiner, Barbara A. Oliver Dibbs and the Dinosaur Cause
J Steiner, B.
Immersed in studying his favorite topic, dinosaurs, Oliver involves his fifth grade class in a campaign to make the stegosaurus the Colorado state fossil and runs afoul of an interfering bully.
Stolz, Mary The Explorer of Barkham Street
J Stolz, M.
Reformed bully Martin Hastings fantasizes about heroic adventures as an explorer and a sports star, until his new circle of friends and growing self-confidence at home make real life as exciting as his daydreams.
Williams, Karen Lynn First Grade King
J Williams, K.
Relates the experiences first-grader Joey King has at school: making friends, learning to read, and dealing with the class bully.
Winthrop, Elizabeth Luke's Bully
J Winthrop, E.
Skinny, shy third-grader Luke cannot hide from Arthur, his personal bully, until it is time to pick roles for the class play.
Yep, Laurence Cockroach Cooties
J Yep, L.
Teddy and his little brother Bobby devise strategies using bugs to defeat the school bully to defeat the school bully.
Series Fiction
Martin, Ann M. Karen's Bully
J Series Babysitters Little Sister #31
Bobby, the class bully, is moving into Karen's neighborhood and she'll have no peace until she declares war on the bully.
Erickson, John R. The Case of the Car-Barkaholic Dog
J Series Hank the Cowdog #17
Stranded in town, Hank the Cowdog, finds himself drawn into a dangerous situation involving his sister Maggie and a terrible bully named Rambo.
Bryant, Bonnie May's Riding Lesson
J Series Pony Tails
May Grover knows Wil is a bully and a tease and decides it's time to teach him a lesson.
Myers, Bill My Life as a Smashed Burrito With Extra Hot Sauce
J Series, Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle
Twelve-year-old Wally, a computer whiz who is a "walking disaster area," ends up in a competition with the bully of Camp Whacka-Whacka, and when they find themselves fighting for their lives, Wally realizes that even his worst enemy needs God.
Parent's Shelf
Boyd, Lizi Bailey, the Big Bully
E BOY Parent's Shelf
All the kids are afraid of Bailey, who's big and mean and always gets his way, except Max, the new boy in town.
Lorbiecki, Marybeth Just One Flick of a Finger
E LOR Parent's Shelf
A young boy takes a gun to school to scare off the bully who has been tormenting him, and the gun is accidentally fired during a scuffle.
McCain, Becky R. Nobody Knew What to Do
E MCC Parent's Shelf
When bullies pick on a boy at school, a classmate is afraid, but decides that he must do something.
Audio Books
Jerome Camps Out (sound recording)
J CAS Christelow, E.
Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (sound recording)
J CAS MacDonald, B.
Videos
Bully Smart
JVC 649.1 BUS Parent's Shelf
Teaches your child to effectively use StreetSmart's four-step personal safety system to deal with bullies.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
JVC Legend Sleepy
The legend of the new schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane, the local bully, Brom Bones, and the ghost, the Headless Horseman.
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