Favourite books about difference, acceptance and bullying

Read our recommended books examining bullying, acceptance and celebrating difference.

Playground

by 50 Cent

Quercus

Some tales can't help being told. And this is one of them

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Boys Don't Cry

by Malorie Blackman

Corgi Children's

Dante is waiting for the postman. It's 'A' level results day and he has high hopes, but a knock on the door brings an old girlfriend and some news that will change his plans for good.

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Lucas

by Kevin Brooks

Chicken House

This beautifully written, unusual novel explores the destructive nature of prejudice and mob violence

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The Weight of Water

by Sarah Crossan

Bloomsbury

This beautiful book is written in verse and captures 13-year-old Kasienka’s emotions and experiences perfectly

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Hollow Pike

by James Dawson

Indigo

Lis London had hoped that a move to the country would allow her to escape not only the bullies but also her recurring nightmares

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Coram Boy

by Jamila Gavin

Egmont

Coram Boy tells the story of two families from 18th century England, whose lives are linked by the 'Coram Man', a shady figure who collects abandoned and illegitimate children from across the country, supposedly to deliver them to a safe,...

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A Monster Calls

by Patrick Ness

Walker Books Ltd

Connor's mum has cancer and life is changing. There is the nightmare, then there is school, where people avoid him, or persecute him. And then there is the immense, mythic Monster.

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Don't Pick on Me!

by Rosemary Stones

Piccadilly Press

This book explores why some people bully, why others are bullied and what you can do to change things

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