Bullying: Gr. 7-9 Literature Circle

Kit contains 8 copies of each book. LOCATION: St. Patrick Intermediate

FLAKE, SHARON THE SKIN I’M IN

Maleeka Madison is a strong student who has had enough of being teased about her "too black" skin and handmade clothes. So when she starts seventh grade, she decides to adopt a sassier attitude and a tougher circle of friends. The last thing she expects is to get "messed up" with another "freak," but that's exactly what happens.

RL 9.1 GRL W

PEARSALL, SHARON ALL OF THE ABOVE

If you follow Washington Boulevard past the smoky good smells of Willy Q's Barbecue, past the Style R Us hair salon where they do nails like nobody's business, past the eye-popping red doors of the Sanctuary Baptist Church, you'll finally come to a dead end. That's where our school sits. Right at the dead end of Washington Boulevard. We know there's a lot of people out there who think our school is a dead end. And that all the kids inside it are dead ends too. But they've got it all wrong. Just you wait and see...

Inspired by actual events, All of the Above is the delightful and suspenseful story of four inner city students and their quest to set a math record by building the world's largest tetrahedron.

Lively and fast-paced, the novel weaves together the stories of the kids, their teacher, and the community that surrounds them.
GRL U

PIGNAT, CAROLINE EGGHEAD

Katie has been Will's friend since elementary school, but defending him in high school now comes at a real cost.

And then there's Devan...Devan has been part of Shane's bullyboy team until he realizes that it's not so smart to mindlessly back up each nasty attack of Shane's.

Together, the three teens struggle to find their way out of the classic dilemmas of life: how not to be a bystander to bullying, how to stand up for you friends and how to deal with consuming rage.

SPINELLI, JOEY LOSER

Just like other kids, Zinkoff rides his bike, hopes for snow days, and wants to be like his dad when he grows up. But Zinkoff also raises his hand with all the wrong answers, trips over his own feet, and falls down with laughter over a word like "Jabip."

Other kids have their own word to describe him, but Zinkoff is too busy to hear it. He doesn't know he's not like everyone else. And one winter night, Zinkoff's differences show that any name can someday become "hero."
RL 5.5 GRL U