Kids are like stars in the sky. They shine up above to bring light to the dark night, giving those who fancy the skies hope for a better tomorrow. But that doesn’t mean that the stars don’t have their own struggles. You see, they need some time to develop into tiny balls of light — like every person does. When kids start venture the world beyond what they have in their homes, they probably encounter a bump in the road. This hindrance, if not solved, can create a huge impact on the children’s lives.
Bullying is one of the things that greatly affect kids. It is the common issue that children, from toddlers to middle schoolers, experience. And it should not be tolerated. That is why you need to teach these young minds to either stand up for themselves or be a buddy instead of a bully. With that being said, provided below are the best books about bullying that your kid must learn from.
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Can you imagine being a kid that is intelligent, cheerful, and kind; but, being bullied because of you appearance? It could be the most horrible thing to happen, and that’s Auggie Pullman’s first-hand experience. Auggie is a bright and kind kid who has a medical condition called Treacher Collins syndrome; and, that explains why he has such a peculiar face. He was being homeschooled until he got on the 5th grade, where he started to attend a real school. Because of his fear of being teased, he wore an astronaut helmet on his first day.
The bullying didn’t happen until he encountered bullies named Jack and Julian. That doesn’t mean that he didn’t find some friend, because he did — the first one was named Summer. The bully named Jack realized that Auggie doesn’t deserve the treatment that he was getting, that’s why he stopped picking on him and became his friend. Julian continued to bully Auggie in a worse manner and the 7th graders as well. But Auggie, along with the others who saw his kindness, stood up to the bullies and started to have new friends.
Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk
Lauren Wolk wrote the book titled Wolf Hollow. It was published in 2016 by Dutton Children’s Books. The cover design was done by Irene Vandervoort, the lettering was by Sarah J. Coleman, and the silhouette and watercolor was by Tony Sahara. It was awarded by the American Library Association as one of the 2017 Newbery Honor winners. It follows the story of a girl named Annabelle McBride during the fall season in 1943 in the western countryside of Pennsylvania.
Annabelle is living peacefully with her family in a farm and regularly walks to the Wolf Hollow along with her brothers. But everything changes in October when a girl named Betty Glengarry appeared in the town to live with her grandparents. The peace that Annabelle has was turned into unfamiliar emotions after Betty started relaying threats to the protagonist of beating her or her siblings if she won’t provide Betty with something pleasing. The misfortune continued after a drifter named Toby appeared in the area. Because of Toby and Betty, the protagonist started to lie and think less of her.
A Kid’s Life: Loving, Learning, Growing by Alana Konieczka
Christian Faith Publishing, Inc. published the wonderful book titled A Kid’s Life: Loving, Learning, Growing by Alana Konieczka in 2019. It is an anthology of tales that targets the young readers. The content of every story in the book aims to help the readers understand the complex parts of life and learn something from the significant issues of today. Hence, it can become a kid’s book on bullying, a kid’s book on loving, and a whole lot more relevant things that children learn from reading the brilliant book.
The tales are in the form of short stories. But, they are enough to make its target readers become entertained all throughout the reading experience. Some of the tales have the purpose of greatly captivating the hearts, interests, and attention of the young readers, such as Grandma’s Magic Pants or Me and My Dog. Other tales, however, attempt to teach morals — like bullying is never a good thing to practice.
Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts
In June of 2011, the realistic fiction book titled Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts was published by Little Brown and Company. It is in the form of a graphic novel and also in the scope of the comedy genre.
The story centers on Rafe Khatchadorian, an incoming 6th grader. When he started middle school, a lot of issues broke out. Some of his issues are personal while others include social, such as goin into puberty, having crushes, dealing with family problems, and bullying. Rafe also tries to break each regulation written in their school’s code of conduct.
The Damsel’s Files 