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October is National Bullying Prevention Month

Everyone can help prevent bullying. Many middle school graphic novels address the issue, picture books too.

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  • The eighth book in the New York Times bestselling 'Emmie & Friends' series, told from the alternating POVs of popular Anthony and timid Leah as they grapple with a bullying incident at school
    BookNew York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024] — J 741.597
  • Twelve-year-old Ainy is looking forward to working at her mother's clothing store for the summer--and someday soon wearing a hijab--but when she gets harassed, Ainy turns to her older sister for help.
    BookNew York : Scholastic Press, 2024. — J
  • Between homework, studying, and Chinese school, Měi Yīng's summer is shaping up to be a boring one. Until new kid Sid starts making her the butt of racist jokes. Her classmates remain silent, so are they ignoring Sid . . . or her? As…
    BookNew York : Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2024. — J 741.597
  • Benji Zeb has to balance preparing for his bar mitzvah, his feelings for a school bully, and being a werewolf in this heartfelt, coming-of-age novel for middle-grade reader
    BookToronto : Tundra, [2024] — J/ FICTION MOULTON DEKE
  • Twelve-year-old Sophie attempts to get her best friend back by infiltrating a group of bullies and agreeing to a serious of dangerous social media dares
    BookNew York : Little, Brown and Company, 2024. — J FICTION CONKLIN MELANIE
  • My name is Salma, which means peace. Islam also means peace. I wish more people knew that. Salma is Muslim, an identity she takes pride in. Not everyone including adults even try to understand.
    Picture BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024] — JP FARUQI
  • Dan's always been a good kid. The kind of kid who listens to his teachers, helps his mom with grocery shopping, and stays out of trouble. But being a good kid doesn't stop him from being bullied and feeling like he's invisible, which is…
    BookNew York : First Second, 2023. — J/ GN SANTAT
  • Starting a new school, seventh-grader Damian takes a vow of silence to avoid being bullied, making him wonder, if boys can be so cruel, why he has a crush on one?
    BookNew York : First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, 2021. — J/ GN 306.76 ALEXAND
  • Mia has a homework assignment to think of five words that apply to herself--but when other kids laugh at her she is beset by negative words that buzz about in her brain.
    Picture BookNaperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, an imprint of Sourcebooks Kids, 2024. — JP RICHARD
  • If you were being bullied, would you confront the bully or ignore them? In this choose-your-own-ending picture book, John picks on Kurt during Tae Kwon Do class. Kurt is worried and scared. Will he ignore John, or will he speak up? Readers…
    BookMankato, MN : Amicus, [2023] — JE 158.2508 MILLER
  • Perla, the mighty dog, has two superpowers--making people love her, and roaring like a lion. When she finds out her human brother, Nico Rico, is being bullied at school, she knows she has to step in!
    Picture BookNew York [New York] : Philomel, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2024. — E
  • Little Tiger is excited to go to school, but he doesn't always know how to behave. Little Tiger can be quite bossy. If he wants something, he just takes it. His unruly nature intimidates everyone around him.
    Picture BookNew York : North South, 2023. — JP ROTH
  • Sometimes bullies are little, still their words cause big pain. For a button like Bonnie, being rude is a game. On the surface, her sparkle makes her shine like a queen.
    Picture Book[Kirkland, WA] ; Bellie Button Books, LLC, 2022. — JP OLSON
  • "Peggy is an apologetic pigeon. She automatically says she's sorry for everything, even when she hasn't done anything wrong, or when she's the one getting picked on.
    Picture Book[Place of publication not identified] : Little Bee Books, [2024] — JP MEDDOUR
  • Ollie Alexander Kandersteen, successful amateur gardener, longs to be a tree: Strong. Tall. And mighty enough to stand up to Everett, the bully next door.
    Picture BookSalem, MA : Page Street Kids, 2024. — JP HACKET
  • After changing her appearance to avoid insults from Tom the Troll, Lola decides to be brave and befriend the bully
    Picture BookNew York : Razorbill, [2024] — JP SCHULTZ
  • Pip doesn't have special skills like his friends, but that won't stop him from being a hero when a bully threatens their secret spot.
    Picture BookUnited States : Andersen Press USA, 2023. — JP MANLEY
  • She wants to become strong and steady like a mountain. The bullies at school are strong for the wrong reasons. They make Kiki feel small. But today at her first karate lesson, everything changes.
    Picture BookMinneapolis, MN : Beaming Books, 2023. — JP YOLEN
  • Billy sings his favorite songs ("Jowlene" and "I Will Pawlways Love You," of course), in front of a group of scrappy new friends, and his favorite country music star to regain self-confidence and be the star he always knew he could be.…
    Picture BookNew York : Penguin Workshop, 2023. — JP PARTON
  • School in Michigan is a nightmare for Korean-American fourth-grader Ben Lee, who grew up in Los Angeles surrounded by Korean stores and restaurants, but his new schoolmates laugh at the Korean delicacies he eats -- until his unexpectedly…
    BookNorth Mankato, Minnesota : Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone, [2024] — J FICTION KIM HANNA