Jayla feels threatened by her classmate Sam, who has bullied her in the past for her "nerdy" love of astronomy and stars. Sam is now bullying Jayla's friend Luisa, and she enlists Jayla to participate. Jalya reluctantly joins in but soon realizes it is wrong. With the help of caring adults and friends, Jayla comes to sympathize with Luisa and finds the courage to dare to stand up to Sam and put an end to the bullying. The Weird! Series These three...

Colin is tired of school bullies and other students'' refusal to speak up or "rat" on the real troublemakers. When Colin does speak out against a couple of school thugs, they post an embarrassing photo of him on a social networking website. Colin makes some new enemies in the process but also a few new allies, including the VP, Mr. Miller. One of Colin''s new unwanted allies, though, is Jerome, who is selling weapons to kids at school for "self defense."...

A boy's love of pirate treasure leads to unexpected events with Captain Kidd.

Shawn and Daniel witness a gang beating behind the local mall.

This approachable picture book explores the difficult issue of bullying in reassuringly simple term. The fears, worries, and questions surrounding this upsetting experience are made accessible to young children.

Explains what bullies are and why they antagonize on others, and offers strategies for students to discourage bullying behaviors, which can include physical or verbal attacks, and what to do when someone becomes the target of a bully.