Tag Archives: bullying
New Fiction
The List by Siobhan Vivian Every year at Mount Washington High School somebody posts a list of the prettiest and ugliest girls from each grade–this is the story of eight girls, freshman to senior, and how they are affected by … Continue reading →
Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Young Adult Literature
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Tagged bullying, death and dying, grief, kidnapping
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New fantasy fiction
The newest–come check them out! Sea Change by Aimee Friedman When her estranged grandmother dies and leaves her mother the family home on Selkie Island, seventeen-year-old Miranda meets her mother on the Georgia island, where she discovers mysterious family secrets … Continue reading →
Tough Teen Topics: Bullying
One in an occasional series of topics that are tough for adults to address with teens. Since we’ve recently had anti-bullying assemblies at both of my schools, I’ve been talking up some of the best books in our libraries about … Continue reading →
Tough Teen Topics: Bullying
One in an occasional series of topics that are tough for adults to address with teens. Since we’ve recently had anti-bullying assemblies at both of my schools, I’ve been talking up some of the best books in our libraries about … Continue reading →
Tough Teen Topics: Bullying
One in an occasional series of topics that are tough for adults to address with teens. Since we’re having anti-bullying assemblies this week at both of my schools, I’ve been talking up some of the best books in our libraries … Continue reading →
Posted in Controversial Issue/Debate, Family Problems, Fiction, Human Rights Issues, Mature Readers, Young Adult Literature
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More in the Orca Soundings series 5
High interest books for a quick read; good for Read 180 students and English Learners Breathless by Pam Withers Beverly is in Hawaii, helping her uncle at his dive shop, learning how to dive and trying to lose weight and … Continue reading →
Posted in Fiction, Hi-Low/Quick Read, Read 180, Romance, Young Adult Literature
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Tagged bullying, cowboys, English Learners, Hawaii, Orca Soundings Series, rape, Read 180, scuba diving
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“The Meaning of Matthew: My Son’s Murder in Laramie and a World Transformed”
This week–February 8, 9, 10, and 11–the Colony High School Theater Arts Department is producing the play The Laramie Project. After seeing this powerful production, students who want to learn more about Matthew Shepard should consider reading The Meaning of … Continue reading →
Posted in Biography/Memoir, Controversial Issue/Debate, Human Rights Issues, Non-fiction
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Tagged bullying, gay rights, Matthew Shepard, murder
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Bullying: “The Body of Christopher Creed” and “Following Christopher Creed”
The Body of Christopher Creed and Following Christopher Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci When Christopher Creed disappears from Steepleton, the rumors fly. He spent his life being bullied, and his disappearance seems the obvious outcome for a high-school misfit. With only … Continue reading →
Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Horror/Mystery/Suspense, Over 375 pages, Supernatural, Young Adult Literature
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“Thirteen Reasons Why”
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher I read this novel not long ago and have been thinking of it over the past several days—since it was reported in the news that a gay teen had killed himself after his roommate … Continue reading →
Posted in Controversial Issue/Debate, Fiction, Movie Tie-In, Young Adult Literature
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Tagged bullying, suicide in literature
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