Favourite books about difference, acceptance and bullying
Almost everyone gets bullied at some point in their life - so if this is happening to your child, they are not alone.
Here are some books to help teens who may be experiencing bullying or finding it tricky to make friends.
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We Come Apart
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We Come Apart
Written in free verse, this dual narrative story goes straight to the heart of Jess and Nicu’s friendship, exploring their f…
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White Lies, Black Dare
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White Lies, Black Dare
Determined to make friends in her new school, Asha partakes in a life-altering game of Truth or Dare. This fantastic story investi…
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Boys Don't Cry
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Boys Don't Cry
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 girlfrie…
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Kill All Enemies
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Kill All Enemies
There are always two sides to every story – who is making the rules, the young people or the adults?
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Silence is Goldfish
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Silence is Goldfish
Tess starts to question herself and her life when things start to fall apart, although she finds solace in a bright orange goldfis…
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The Harder They Fall
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The Harder They Fall
Bali Rai once again hits home with a current and unfortunately necessary book. As always, the characters are fully fleshed out, th…
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How to Be Invisible
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How to Be Invisible
A strange encounter with a moustachioed man in a dusty bookshop offers a cryptic answer to Strato Nyman's troubles
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Playground
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Playground
Some tales can't help being told. And this is one of them
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Don't Pick on Me!
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Don't Pick on Me!
This book explores why some people bully, why others are bullied and what you can do to change things
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The Song from Somewhere Else
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The Song from Somewhere Else
Frank is being bullied - for what, she's not sure. Being smart? Being different, perhaps. One day, after her bike is thrown in the…
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Finding Cherokee Brown
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Finding Cherokee Brown
Claire Weeks is being bullied. She has no-one to talk to, and unsure where to turn, she comes up with the idea of writing a book a…
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The Weight of Water
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The Weight of Water
This beautiful book is written in verse and captures 13-year-old Kasienka’s emotions and experiences perfectly
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Fat Boy Swim
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Fat Boy Swim
This is a wonderful story, brilliantly told in the Glaswegian dialect, and despite containing distressing accounts of bullying, it…
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What's Your Problem
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What's Your Problem
Jaspal, born and brought up in Leicester, is 14 when his father moves the family to rural Nottinghamshire for a 'better life'. How…
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Hollow Pike
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Hollow Pike
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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A Monster Calls
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A Monster Calls
Connor's mum has cancer and life is changing. There is the nightmare, then there is school, where people avoid him, or persecute h…
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