Bullying+and+Violence+Book+List

= = = What Causes Someone to Become an Outcast? = = Are Divisions Artificial? = =Are Extreme Means Ever Justified? =

==These books come together to exemplify the themes of bullying, violence, and the effects of school environments. As there is no doubt all students are affected by these issues, this unit has been chosen to help students come to terms with their severity. Addressing these issues in schools is important in helping students to understand them as harmful everyday occurrences. Exposure to these issues will encourage classroom discussion; students will be able to relate to a number of characters in these novels, forming connections with the text. These connections will help students feel more comfortable conversing about both bullying and violence. As the American society seems to become even more socially stratified, students are facing more criticisms everyday. Talking about these issues in the classroom, explaining the harm that may come from them, and helping students to understand where to get help is the only way to raise awareness and support prevention. ==

** Annotated Book List: **
__Asher, Jay.__ __ Thirteen Reasons Why ____. New York: Razorbill, 2007. Print.__

Hannah Baker has committed suicide. Before killing herself, she recorded thirteen audiotapes explaining the thirteen reasons she had for taking her own life. She sends these tapes to the thirteen people responsible. Clay Jenson is the first to receive a tape. Who are the others? What did they do to Hannah?

__Brown, Jennifer.__ __ Hate List ____. New York: Little, Brown, 2009. Print.__

When Valerie’s boyfriend Nick pulls a gun in the school cafeteria, she gets shot in the leg trying to stop him. Immediately she feels guilty for her role in the shooting. Was the “hate list” that they made together used as reasoning for the shooting? As police investigate, Valerie begins the process of grieving the loss of her beloved boyfriend.

__Crutcher, Chris.__ __ Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes ____. New York, NY: Greenwillow__

Suffering from obesity, Eric Calhoune, an outcast in school built a friendship with Sarah Byrnes. Sarah’s facial scars from a childhood accident made her an outcast too. When Eric loses weight and gains popularity, he stays faithful to his friendship with Sarah who is suddenly admitted to a mental ward. She stops talking, and Eric is the only one who knows why, but is sworn to secrecy. Will Eric break his vow of silence?

__Cullen, David.__ __ Columbine ____. New York, NY: Twelve, 2010. Print. Book/HarperTempest/HarperCollis, 2003. Print.__

Newspaper headlines for April 20, 1999: Columbine High School Shooting. What pushed Klebold and Harris to their breaking point? Read along as David Cullen, a journalist, explains their reasoning through an account of that horrifying day. Learn how legends become truths.

__Landay, William.__ __ Defending Jacob ____. New York: Dell, 2013. Print.__

Jacob Barber is blamed for the murder of his classmate. His father, Andy, assistant district attorney believes what Jacob told him, he is innocent. How innocent is he? As Andy investigates, he exposes a string of family and school secrets.

__Lelic, Simon.__ __ A Thousand Cuts __<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__. New York: Viking, 2010. Print.__

Three students and a teacher are shot. The shooter, Samuel Szajkowski, a teacher. Are others just as guilty for Samuel Szajkowski’s act of violence? Find out who else is responsible as Detective Inspector, Lucia May, investigates.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Myers, Walter Dean.__ __ Shooter __<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__. New York: Amistad/HarperTempest, 2004. Print.__

Len becomes overwhelmed when he is constantly bullied at school. When Len opens fire on his high school classmates, his friend Cameron is interviewed by police. Cameron leads detectives to Len’s personal journal. What will happen when detectives learn that others, including the school principal, knew about the bullying but did nothing?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Picoult, Jodi.__ __ Nineteen Minutes __<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__. New York: Atria, 2007. Print.__

What can you accomplish in nineteen minutes? How many things can you cross of of your to-do list? Nineteen minutes. That’s how long it took for a shocking act of violence to rock the town of Sterling, New Hampshire. Josie Cormier is the star witness in the trial, but she soon finds herself unable to remember what happened right in front of her. As the trial continues, friendships and families are broken.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Shulman, Mark.__ __ Scrawl __<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__. New York: Roaring Brook, 2010. Print.__

Tod Munn and his group of friends, the “droogs” are bullies. When they get caught vandalizing the school, Tod receives an unusual punishment from the after school detention teacher, school guidance counselor Mrs. Woodrow. In his notebook, Tod has to write his story. Will he always be a bully, or will he change?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Van Cleave, Ryan G.__ __ Unlocked __<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__. New York: Walker &, 2011. Print.__

When the school janitors son, Andy, an outcast, hears that Blake may have a gun in his locker, he steals his father’s keys. There will be no gun. However, the two boys, both outcasts, become friends. Andy soon notices Blake has an unidentified date circled on his calendar. What does Blake have planned?


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