Del Norte Public Library

Stella could do anything she put her mind to ... almost. But when girls in her class tease her and tell her she's not good at doing the things she likes, Stella puts away her paper and dance shoes until Grandpa convinces Stella to stop listening to others and listen to her heart. Includes glossary, as well as questions to self-check comprehension.

Danny Blackgoat, a sixteen-year-old Navajo, is labeled a troublemaker during the Long Walk of 1864 and sent to a prisoner outpost in Texas, where fellow captive Jim Davis saves him from a bully and starts him on the road to literacy--and freedom.

In Kansas in the year 1937, eleven-year-old Jack Clark faces his share of ordinary challenges: local bullies, his father's failed expectations, a little sister with an eye for trouble. But he also has to deal with the effects of the Dust Bowl, including rising tensions in his small town and the spread of a shadowy illness

Lonely young Helene begins to get out from under her body-image issue with help from a new friend--and Jane Eyre.

As Chrissa and her friends practice so they can try out for the swim team in the fall, someone starts sending them mean text messages and emails, and then Chrissa's brother Tyler has a terrible accident.

"Thirteen-year-old Will is generally miserable but finds solace at dance school, and then Will's seventeen-year-old hockey-star cousin, Alex, moves in, and Will and Alex learn a lot about each other and their relationships with their fathers"--Provided by publisher. Thirteen-year-old Will is generally miserable at the middle school where his father is principal, but after his father refuses to let him attend dance school, Will finds common ground...

"Poison Ivy wants to stop anyone who would dare destroy her beloved forest. Luckily, Wonder Woman is there to teach her that working together to help gets greener results than fighting"--

"Lexi's story of cyberbullying is a shocking depiction of a young teenager's torment in the world of online harassment. Lexi is ganged up on by a few girls over a misunderstanding in the schoolyard. The incident escalates on social media, local chat boards, and gossip sites. In a twist of karmic fate, Lexi turns the tables on her former tormentors with one touch of a button."--Page [4] of cover.

"Justin is thrilled to be on a soccer team. But at his very first practice, he is approached by a tall girl who calls him "Shorty." She tells him he's too little to be on the team and that he should just go home. Justin doesn't know what to do. He loves soccer, but he doesn't want to be teased"-- Provided by publisher.

"Advanced picture book told through first-person narrative and graphic novel style panels. What Happens Next is a raw, realistic story told by an unnamed protagonist who feels different from everybody else, like she doesn't quite fit in. Bullied by a girl at school, our narrator gives a terse script of the related facts and emotions. At school the next day, the narrator confronts the bully by spinning her "weirdo" obsession with science into an opportunity...