Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Bullying, violence, abuse and peer pressure

A lovebird who doesn't like kisses?

Winner of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards for Author and IllustratorA Caldecott Honor BookA Sibert Honor BookLonglisted for the National Book AwardA Kirkus Prize FinalistA Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book"e;A must-have"e; Booklist (starred review)In the early 1900s, Tulsa, Oklahoma, was home to a thriving African American community.

Among similar countries, the United States has a unique problem with gun violence.

Vigilantes are regular citizens who take justice into their own hands, outside of the law.

What is the Black Lives Matter movement?

Vigilantes are regular citizens who take justice into their own hands, outside of the law.

What is the Black Lives Matter movement?

As the most extensive database, fingerprints have helped solve millions of crimes.

From your cell phone signal to your search history, digital clues can help investigators solve crimes.

The case is closed-but did police arrest the right culprit?

Crime scene investigators walk past the yellow tape with one mission: to figure out what happened.

A good detective knows that crime scene evidence can make or break a case.

At the scene of a crime, an evidence marker sits next to a pool of blood while an investigator's camera catalogs the scene.

The #MeToo movement has changed the way many people view the world, but how well do tweens understand it?

The unputdownable debut thriller you will never forget.

From breakout debut author Chelsea Ichaso comes Little Creeping Things, a compulsively readable YA suspense novel with a narrator who can't be trusted, perfect for fans of Natasha Preston.

An unforgettable story that will make you laugh and cry, for fans of Holly Smale and Jacqueline Wilson.

A lonely little black girl, born with a left hand that looks similar to a lobster's claw, does not look forward to starting school.

Isaac was doing his best to ignore the school bully, as the guy was being his usual self.

This is a fictional book about a homeless teen being labeled and laughed at by her peers because of her bad hygiene.

Same But Different, is a book that shows no matter how different we may appear to one another, we are all the same.

There once was an elf that had no friends.

From acclaimed author Tonya Bolden comes the story of a teen girl becoming a woman on her own terms against the backdrop of widespread social change in the early 1900s.

Lady Liberty Weeps: A dream disenchanted addresses one of many avoided subject matters.

Uncle Mac's Barbershop is a short children's story that shares a message about how young children can handle bullying.

From the heartfelt anecdote of Dean and Ben the bully, to tales of magical doctors with enchanting powers, this book is filled to the brim with stories and morals, which are beneficiary and enjoyable to children and adults alike.

Luna Raye is a sloth in the Amazon rain forest who spends her days watching the other animals play on the forest floor.

Little Pete is a sweet, simple snail who lives on the shady side of a farmhouse porch.

This book is about someone feeling really good about himself even when others try to make him feel unimportant and sad.

Before Billy the Bully Bear can find out, his usual walks through the park will lead him into the unexpected.

This book is about an owl that was picked on by everyone.

This is a story of diversity, acceptance, and self-love.

Long ago, in the faraway land of Mythia, atop the Cloudtouch Peaks, dragons rule the skies.

This books helps children see the importance of always telling the truth as well as the meaning of a true friendship.

Little Chick has a problem!

The Powerful Bully Elk tells the story of a boy who has a crazy dream, in fact a nightmare, about an elk that chases him through various scenes and bullies him along the way.

The Kinder Garden depicts a group of characters living in a garden full of selfishness and bullying that won't seem to grow.

Starting a new school is always difficult.