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Ashley Tomlinson 17 June 2013 Annotated Book List Melinda Sordino is shunned by her Merrywether High School classmates after calling the police on a summer party. Nobody will acknowledge her existence and Melinda spends most of her days trapped inside her own mind. Is there more to Melinda’s story than meets the eye? Unless she manages to find her voice, nobody will ever know the real reason why Melinda called for help on that wild summer night. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speak_(novel) Do you know who your enemies are? How far would you go to get revenge on a bully? Valerie and Nick’s harmless list becomes dangerous when Nick takes action and opens fire on their enemies in school. Valerie tries to stop him, but the damage is done. A few weeks after the tragedy, Valerie must go back to school and face her peers, who are still trying to decide if she is a victim or a villain. Source: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6316171-hate-list Have you ever met someone you couldn’t help but hate? Simon Glass was one of those people. He’s your typical nerd – fat, awkward, and a loser. Simon constantly gets bullied at school, until Rob Haynes comes to save the day. Cool and well-liked by his peers, Rob decides to use his power to help Simon climb up the social ladder. Nobody expected Simon to have a dark side, but when a secret is uncovered, the results are both dangerous and terrifying. Source: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/841868.Shattering_Glass Joshua Ishkoday, a Native American boy, is invited to attend summer camp with his new Boy Scout troop. Courageous and kind, Josh is unafraid to stand up to the bullies in the camp. This earns him the friendship of many of the weaker boys, who finally have someone on their side to give them strength. However, when Joshua begins to develop feelings for Cody, the Scoutmaster's son, he faces torment from his homophobic peers. In the midst of this identity conflict, Josh discovers that the camp his hiding a deep dark secret that tests the limits of his bravery. Source: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-scout-is-brave-jay-hawke/1029741313?ean=9781456426705 Have you ever wondered if celebrities were bullied? How did they handle it and what were their stories? //Dear Bully// includes the personal experiences of many authors, such as R.L. Stine, author of the //Goosebumps// series. These real life stories are both heartbreaking and honest. Stories are told from the perspective of the bully, victim, and bystander, so there's something in there for everybody to relate to. Do you have some of the same experiences as famous authors? Read on to find out. Source: www.dearbully.com Darrel has only been in his new California neighborhood for a few days and he’s already been beaten up and had his money stolen. So much for trying to make new friends. Darrell is small for his age and is struggling to find his place at Bluford High. This problem is made even more difficult because Darrell has become the new target for the school bullies. If he’s going to survive in this new city, Darrell has to take a stand, but will he survive a confrontation with a group of boys who are much bigger than him? Source: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/357598.The_Bully Daelyn Rice is planning to kill herself in 23 days. She has been a victim of physical, verbal and sexual abuse and past bullying has led to previous unsuccessful suicide attempts. Daelyn now wears a neck brace at all times and is unable to speak. Once of her classmates, Santana, is determined to befriend Daelyn despite her inability to communicate. Will anyone be able to prevent Daelyn from committing suicide or has she suffered too severely in the past to consider any other course of action? Source: http://www.teenreads.com/reviews/by-the-time-you-read-this-ill-be-dead Peter has been bullied from the day he began first grade. His brother does nothing to help him and ultimately Peter’s pent up anger results in a violent and deadly outburst at Sterling High. The story flashes between past and present as we learn what led Peter to lash out and discover how various members of the town are dealing with the tragedy. Where will Peter go from here and how can the town move forward from these fatal events? Source: http://jodipicoult.com/nineteen-minutes.html Unlike the other novels, Bait is told from the perspective of the bully. Diego is constantly in trouble for fighting and knows that he needs to make a change. Struggling to cope with a traumatic past, Diego is constantly battling to control his anger. Will anyone believe Diego if he tells them about his past? Will this former bully ever recover and become a normal kid again? Source: http://books.google.com/books/about/Bait.html?id=9g2hOyZlInQC Has anyone ever said something about you that wasn’t true? Regina Afton used to be a member of the //Fearsome Fivesome//, a popular clique of girls who enjoyed celebrity status at Hallowell High. After vicious rumors were spread about Regina and her best friend’s boyfriend, the //Fearsome Fivesome// became //the Fearsome Foursome//. Now the target of intense bullying by her former friends, Regina turns to Michael Hayden, an unusual boy whom she herself once used to bully. What does the future hold for Regina and Michael? Will Regina ever be accepted by her old friends again? Source: http://courtneysummers.ca/novels/some-girls-are/ media type="youtube" key="JD5WxsBocgQ" width="560" height="315"
 * 1. Anderson, Laurie Halse. //Speak//. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1999. Print. **
 * 2. Brown, Jennifer. //Hate List//. New York: Little, Brown, 2009. Print. **
 * 3. Giles, Gail. //Shattering Glass//. Brookfield, Ct.: Roaring Brook, 2002. Print. **
 * 4. Hawke, Jay J. //A Scout Is Brave//. S.l.: S.n., 2011. Print. **
 * 5. Kelley, Hall Megan, and Carrie Jones. //Dear Bully: 70 Authors Tell Their Stories//. New York, NY: HarperTeen, 2011. Print. **
 * 6. Langan, Paul. //The Bully//. New York: Scholastic, 2007. Print. **
 * 7. Peters, Julie Anne. //By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead//. New York: Hyperion/DBG, 2010. Print. **
 * 8. Picoult, Jodi. //Nineteen Minutes: A Novel//. New York: Atria, 2007. Print. **
 * 9. Sanchez, Alex. //Bait//. New York: Simon & Schuster for Young Readers, 2009. Print. **
 * 10. Summers, Courtney. //Some Girls Are//. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2009. Print. **
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