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Bullying Books

Books selected for readers looking for bullying books.

28 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 500+ tracked lists·59% reader overlap with Boarding School & Prep School Books

1. Pretty Furious
E.K. Johnston
Fits this list for its focus on bullying.
Shelf signal: Bullying for Teens
2. Ace of Spades
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Included for strong thriller alignment with this bullying list.
Shelf signal: Boarding School YA
3. Promise Boys
Nick Brooks
Included for strong crime alignment with this bullying list.
Shelf signal: YA Crime Thrillers
4. Reality Boy
A.S. King
Included for strong teen alignment with this bullying list.
Shelf signal: TV & Radio for Teens
5. Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf
Hayley Krischer
Included for strong mental alignment with this bullying list.
Shelf signal: Surviving Sexual Abuse
6. The Taking of Jake Livingston
Ryan Douglass
Included for strong african alignment with this bullying list.
Shelf signal: African American YA
7. The Chandler Legacies
Abdi Nazemian
Included for strong school alignment with this bullying list.
Shelf signal: Boarding School YA
8. Dropping Beats
Nathanael Lessore
Included for strong young alignment with this bullying list.
Shelf signal: Music Stories for Teens
9. King of Nothing
Nathanael Lessore
Included for strong friendship alignment with this bullying list.
Shelf signal: Bullying for Teens
10. The Corruption of Hollis Brown
K. Ancrum
Included for strong month alignment with this bullying list.
Shelf signal: YA Romance - LGBTQ+
11. Easy Target
Tim Shoemaker
Fits this list for its focus on bullying.
Shelf signal: Bullying for Teens
12. Exit, Pursued by a Bear
Jorjeana Marie, E.K. Johnston
Included for strong friendship alignment with this bullying list.
Shelf signal: Surviving Sexual Abuse
13. We Can Be Heroes
Kyrie McCauley
Included for strong book club alignment with this bullying list.
Shelf signal: Surviving Sexual Abuse
14. Hate List
Jennifer Brown
Included for strong school alignment with this bullying list.
Shelf signal: Teen Suicide
15. When I Was the Greatest
Jason Reynolds, Michael Frost
Included for strong civil rights alignment with this bullying list.
Shelf signal: African American YA
16. The New David Espinoza
Fred Aceves
Included for strong civil rights alignment with this bullying list.
Shelf signal: Hispanic & Latino YA
17. We Are the Ants
Shaun David Hutchinson
Included for strong world alignment with this bullying list.
Shelf signal: Bullying for Teens
18. Reasons to Hate Me
Susan Metallo
Included for strong romance alignment with this bullying list.
Shelf signal: Bullying for Teens
19. The Nowhere Girls
Rebekkah Ross, Amy Reed
Included for strong teen alignment with this bullying list.
Shelf signal: Surviving Sexual Abuse
20. Inside Out
Terry Trueman
Fits this list for its focus on bullying.
Shelf signal: Teen Suicide
21. Confessions of a Hater
Caprice Crane
Included for strong social alignment with this bullying list.
Shelf signal: Peer Pressure for Teens
22. The Serpent King
Jeff Zentner
Included for strong young alignment with this bullying list.
Shelf signal: Violence & Trauma
23. Kindness for Weakness
Shawn Goodman
Included for strong survival alignment with this bullying list.
Shelf signal: Homelessness & Poverty for Teens
24. Boy Toy
Barry Lyga
Included for strong year alignment with this bullying list.
Shelf signal: Baseball & Softball