Bullies

The Secret Sheriff of the Sixth Grade

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Copies: 6

You don't need to be big or loud to be a hero. You just need to be brave.

In sixth grade, bad things can happen to good kids. Bullies will find your weakness and jump on it. Teachers will say you did something wrong when really you didn't mean to do anything wrong. The kids who joke the loudest can drown out the quieter, nicer kids.

Author:

Jordan Sonnenblick

Lexile:

760L

When You See Bullying Happen: What a Bystander Can Do (2005)

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Shows elementary students how to take an active role in stopping a bully. Notes that a bystander who does nothing helps the bully, not the victim. Reminds students they can tell the bully how they feel, stand up together as a group, be an ally to the victim, or tell an adult. Encourages them to be part of the solution, not a passive part of the problem.

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

Length:

00:17

When You See Bullying Happen: What a Bystander Can Do

Stepping on the Cracks (Unabridged)

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Margaret and her best friend Elizabeth both have brothers fighting the war against Hitler and, like everyone else they know, they are filled with feelings of patriotism. But the girls are also involved in their own personal war at home. Gordy Smith, the worst bully in the sixth grade, teases and torments them, and Margaret is scared to death of him.

Author:

Mary Downing Hahn

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

780L

Length:

05:50

The Chocolate War (Unabridged)

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Jerry Renault ponders the question on the poster in his locker: Do I dare disturb the universe? Refusing to sell chocolates in the annual Trinity school fund-raiser may not seem like a radical thing to do. But when Jerry challenges a secret school society called The Vigils, his defiant act turns into an all-out war. Now the only question is: Who will survive?

Author:

Robert Cormier

Grade Level:

High

Lexile:

820L

Length:

05:43

The PS Brothers

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Copies: 7

Shawn and Russell are crazy about dogs. Russell's read every dog book in the library, and Shawn's already bought a pooper scooper. What they want most is a mean dog - with teeth! - to protect them from being picked on. One day, they stumble upon rottweiler puppies for sale. But the boys don't have money. They don't have jobs. And they don't have any idea how to get jobs or money. Until...

Author:

Maribeth Boelts

Lexile:

810L

Trouble in the Barker's Class

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When a new girl in the Barkers' class, Carole Anne, acts like a bully, the students try talking to her and ignoring her until Morgie finally discovers what is wrong and finds a way to fix it

Grade Level:

Primary

Length:

00:14

Giraffes Can't Dance

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Gerald the giraffe has a body that’s perfect for standing still and eating the shoots from tall trees, but when it comes to dancing, his legs are just too skinny and his neck is just too long.

Author:

Giles Andreae

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Length:

00:08

Leonardo the Terrible Monster

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Leonardo is terrible at being a monster. He can't seem to frighten anyone. Then he comes up with a plan to find the perfect nervous little boy and scare the tuna salad out of him.

Author:

Mo Willems

Grade Level:

Primary

Length:

00:08

Bullies are a Pain in the Brain (2004)

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Using humor, original music and a fast-paced storyline, Trevor Romain offers kids practical, easy-to-implement solutions for dealing with their own bully problems such as work on building your confidence, staying calm, giving bullies lots of space, telling an adult and more!

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Middle

Length:

01:20