In a story told in letters, when Claire's best friend moves away just before the start of fifth grade, Claire becomes the only girl in her tiny island elementary school--and suddenly boys she has been friends with her whole life turn into resentful, bullying strangers.

"Optimus Prime wants his friend High Tide to teach the Rescue Bots about water rescues. But first, High Tide must learn about teamwork in order to help protect the people of Griffin Rock"--

Emelyn and her three best friends use positive words and art to fight back against bullying at school.

Sixth-grader Alex really wants to make his middle school soccer team this year, but Jake, the class bully, keeps taunting him with his past failures--until Errol, a new student from Scotland, teaches him the importance of practice and teamwork.

Discovering a book of Langston Hughes's poetry in the library helps Langston cope with the loss of his mother, relocating from Alabama to Chicago as part of the Great Migration, and being bullied.

"Justin is thrilled to be on a soccer team. But at his very first practice, he is approached by a tall girl who calls him "Shorty." She tells him he's too little to be on the team and that he should just go home. Justin doesn't know what to do. He loves soccer, but he doesn't want to be teased"--

When Livvy chooses a goldfish as the class pet, some of the other children decide to freeze her out, and TJ has to choose between his friend and being frozen out himself--or find a way to make them see that their bullying behavior is wrong.

"Little Tiger is excited to go to school, but he doesn't always know how to behave. Little Tiger can be quite bossy. If he wants something, he just takes it. His unruly nature intimidates everyone around him. But when his teacher gives him a gentle tip, he realizes that small changes can make a big difference and Little Tiger discovers that treating others well can be fun!"

In 1905 North Dakota, eleven-year-old Russian immigrant Shoshana is bullied for being Jewish, but after listening to the music of her homeland, she is reminded of the resilience and traditions her people have brought all the way to the prairie.

"From the moment he first laid eyes on him, Luis knew he wasn't going to like Jimmie. But then they got to know each other, and they - along with the rest of their teammates - became good friends as they learned that building a team takes a lot more than practice and putting players in the correct positions on the field. It takes empathy, cooperation, and respect, lots of it!"