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Middle School

The Wish Tree by Katherine Applegate

Wonder by R. J. Palacio

Does my head look big in this? by Abdel-Fattah, Randa.

The King’s Shadow. by Alder, Elizabeth.

Thirteen reasons why. by Asher, Jay.

Being with Henry. by Brooks, Martha.

The Chocolate war by Cormier, Robert.

The Bully. by Langan, Paul.

Drowning Anna. by Mayfield, Sue.

High School:

The Sweetheart of Prosper County by Jill Alexander

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Names Will Never Hurt Me by Jaimie Adoff

The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin by Josh Berk

Blubber by Judy Blume

Hate List by Jennifer Brown

The Truth about the Truman School by Dori Hillestand Butler

Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood by Eileen Cook

The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier

Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

This Is What I Did by Ann Lee Ellis

The Skin I'm In by Sharon Flake

Shattering Glass by Gail Giles

Sticks and Stones by Beth Goobie

Nailed by Patrick Jones

Girl on the Other Side by Deborah Kerbel

Stuck on Earth by David Klass

Lessons from a Dead Girl by Jo Knowles

Schooled by Gordan Korman

Poison Ivy by Amy Goldman Koss

The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart

The Beckoners by Carrie Mac

The Earth, My Butt and Other Big, Round Things by Carolyn Mackler

Slam Book by Ann M. Martin

The Smell of Old Lady Perfume by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

Vintage Veronica by Erica Perl

Burn by Suzanne Phillips

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

Bystander by James Preller

Bullyville by Francine Prose

Bad Apple by Laura Ruby

Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers

Story of A Girl by Sara Zarr

Freak Show by James St. James

Quaking by Kathryn Erskine

Responsible. by Ryan, Darlene.

Twisted. by Laurie Halse Anderson

What happened to Cass McBride? by Giles, Gail.

Here you are,

Surrounded by books,

That make my day.

I read these stories,

Get lost in their pages,

Find joy in the simplest of things,

My message here to you is…

“Books are my family,

My friends,

And I disappear inside them,

To escape the people who insisted,

I disappear for real.”

Books saved me from bullies,

And you gave me those books,

That saved me,

That saved my life,

Thank you.

I only ask one thing of you,

Pass this poem on,

Give it to your family,

Your friends,

Anyone who will listen.

Post in on a website,

Something,

Just as long as the message is heard.

Books saved my life from bullying.

Give a book,

Save a life.

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