While at a girls' empowerment camp, high school pariah Neve and her new best friend Diane joke about killing each other's bullies, and soon after returning home, Neve finds herself being blackmailed into committing murder. Neve Lanier was betrayed by her best friend, Yasmin, at the end of the school year. That summer at a girl's empowerment camp she grabs the attention of the charismatic Diane, and jokingly promises to murder Diane's predatory step-brother,...

"Fifth grade is off to a terrible start for the Math Kids. Jordan and Justin are in a different class from Stephanie and Catherine. Worse, they have Miller the Killer for math and he hates math! Even more troubling, Jordan witnesses Robbie, the class bully, in an angry confrontation with his father and wonders if Constable Colson might be doing more than yelling. People problems suddenly seem a lot more challenging than homework, but maybe with the...

"Gertie: When it comes to bullies, Bunny is the queen. She used to always play with us -- but she was super mean. Kitty: But ... why is she a bully? What'd she do, and what'd she say? Gertie: Um ... Bunny's just a bully. It's always been that way. But is Bunny really a bully? Kitty wants to find out more about the real Bunny. She's been branded a bully by her classmates, but Kitty is wise enough to see beyond the label and look at Bunny for who she...

When she takes a beating from the class bully, Sister Bear learns a valuable lesson in self-defense--and forgiveness.

Twelve-year-old Lin and her two new friends brave the wilderness to find a castle, prove a local legend, and discover the true meaning of home. After living an RV with her house-flipping parents all her life, Lin Moser is not looking forward to being stuck in Newbridge, New Jersey for their longest stay yet. She finds out about a local legend: an ancient ruined castle in the woods that no one has been able to find. Determined to create her own adventure,...

"Tyrell is finishing out his final year at Marcus Garvey Elementary. This time, without his best friend, Boogie. But they won't be apart for too much longer! The Tyrell Show is going on the road to visit Boogie in the Wild West. But when Tyrell shares the news of his visit with his best friend, Boogie starts acting strangely. What's going on? Tyrell is determined to get to the bottom of it. As it turns out, Boogie has a bully! Well, that's not going...

"DeeDee's life is full of D's. Missing her dad, who's disappeared. Distracted by her sister's quinceañera and her brother dropping out of high school. Disappointing her family by struggling in her new school. Being diagnosed with diabetes. So many D's she worries she'll never fit in, and worse, never find the best friend she's always wanted. Then she meets River, her new neighbor with cochlear implants and finds they have the same interests. Art....

The thing about Hank's new friend Inkling is, he's invisible. No, "not" imaginary. Inkling is an invisible bandapat, a creature native to the Peruvian Woods of Mystery. (Or maybe it is the Ukrainian glaciers. Inkling hardly ever gets his stories straight.) Now Inkling has found his way into Hank's apartment on his quest for squash, a bandapat favorite. But Hank has bigger problems than helping Inkling fend off maniac doggies and searching for pumpkins:...

"After his first adventure as the Descendant, Cameron can't sit through seventh-grade classes. Especially when his mother is still trapped in Chidani and his father is still missing. But Cameron encounters a particularly nasty bully in his new school, and it doesn't take long for him and his trusty friends Zion and Aliyah to realize that the troubles of Chidani won't stay away for long. With the Book to guide them, Cameron and his crew end up transported...

Long before the dreaded Demogorgon took one of them to the Upside Down, Mike, Lucas, and Will bond with Dustin for the first time over the game that would define their childhood as they come together through communal stories and perilous quests to learn important lessons about friendship and find the courage to stand up to the bullies that challenge their every day.