# Books about bullying assigned in US schools

**12** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _bullying_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Lexile range:** 530L–870L
**Grade span:** 2–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/bullying
**Wikipedia (entity):** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore bullying

- [Carl Hiaasen](https://readinglist.school/author/carl-hiaasen)
- [Eleanor Estes](https://readinglist.school/author/eleanor-estes)
- [Erin Entrada Kelly](https://readinglist.school/author/erin-entrada-kelly)
- [Gordon Korman](https://readinglist.school/author/gordon-korman)
- [Judy Blume](https://readinglist.school/author/judy-blume)
- [Lynda Mullaly Hunt](https://readinglist.school/author/lynda-mullaly-hunt)
- [R.J. Palacio](https://readinglist.school/author/rj-palacio)
- [Sarah Weeks](https://readinglist.school/author/sarah-weeks)

## bullying canon

- [A Boy Named Queen](https://readinglist.school/book/a-boy-named-queen) by Sara Cassidy _(Grades 3–8)_
- [American Born Chinese](https://readinglist.school/book/american-born-chinese) by Gene Luen Yang _(530L · Grades 7–12)_
- [Blubber](https://readinglist.school/book/blubber) by Judy Blume _(Grades 4–7)_
- [Fish in a Tree](https://readinglist.school/book/fish-in-a-tree) by Lynda Mullaly Hunt _(550L · Grades 4–7)_
- [Hello, Universe](https://readinglist.school/book/hello-universe) by Erin Entrada Kelly _(690L · Grades 3–7)_
- [Hoot](https://readinglist.school/book/hoot) by Carl Hiaasen _(760L · Grades 4–7)_
- [My Explosive Diary](https://readinglist.school/book/my-explosive-diary) by Emily Gale _(Grades 2–8)_
- [Posted](https://readinglist.school/book/posted) by John David Anderson _(Grades 6–9)_
- [Restart](https://readinglist.school/book/restart) by Gordon Korman _(730L · Grades 5–8)_
- [Save Me a Seat](https://readinglist.school/book/save-me-a-seat) by Sarah Weeks _(780L · Grades 4–7)_
- [The Hundred Dresses](https://readinglist.school/book/the-hundred-dresses) by Eleanor Estes _(870L · Grades 3–5)_
- [Wonder](https://readinglist.school/book/wonder) by R.J. Palacio _(790L · Grades 3–7)_

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