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Evidence-led bullying selections grounded in young adult fiction signal quality, reader intent fit, and cross-source metadata agreement.

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  1. Ace of Spades

    1. Ace of Spades

    Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
    Included for strong thriller alignment with this bullying list.
  2. Everyone's Thinking It

    2. Everyone's Thinking It

    Aleema Omotoni
    Included for strong juneteenth alignment with this bullying list.
  3. Promise Boys

    3. Promise Boys

    Nick Brooks
    Included for strong crime alignment with this bullying list.
  4. Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf

    4. Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf

    Hayley Krischer
    Included for strong mental alignment with this bullying list.
  5. The Hate U Give Collector's Edition

    5. The Hate U Give Collector's Edition

    Angie Thomas, Amandla Stenberg
    Included for strong book club alignment with this bullying list.
  6. Better the Devil

    6. Better the Devil

    Erik J. Brown
    Included for strong about alignment with this bullying list.
  7. Invisible Son

    7. Invisible Son

    Kim Johnson
    Included for strong black alignment with this bullying list.
  8. The Weight of Blood

    8. The Weight of Blood

    Tiffany D. Jackson
    Included for strong black alignment with this bullying list.
  9. Reality Boy

    9. Reality Boy

    A.S. King
    Included for strong teen alignment with this bullying list.
  10. Hate List

    10. Hate List

    Jennifer Brown
    Included for strong school alignment with this bullying list.
  11. Exit, Pursued by a Bear

    11. Exit, Pursued by a Bear

    E.K. Johnston
    Included for strong friendship alignment with this bullying list.
  12. We Can Be Heroes

    12. We Can Be Heroes

    Kyrie McCauley
    Included for strong book club alignment with this bullying list.
  13. Monday's Not Coming

    13. Monday's Not Coming

    Tiffany D. Jackson
    Included for strong black alignment with this bullying list.
  14. The Taking of Jake Livingston

    14. The Taking of Jake Livingston

    Ryan Douglass
    Included for strong african alignment with this bullying list.
  15. They'll Never Catch US

    15. They'll Never Catch US

    Jessica Goodman
    Included for strong jewish alignment with this bullying list.
  16. Easy Target

    16. Easy Target

    Tim Shoemaker
    Fits this list for its focus on bullying.
  17. The Serpent King

    17. The Serpent King

    Jeff Zentner
    Included for strong young alignment with this bullying list.
  18. The Corruption of Hollis Brown

    18. The Corruption of Hollis Brown

    K. Ancrum
    Included for strong year alignment with this bullying list.
  19. The Nowhere Girls

    19. The Nowhere Girls

    Amy Reed
    Included for strong teen alignment with this bullying list.
  20. Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass

    20. Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass

    Meg Medina
    Included for strong young alignment with this bullying list.
  21. The Vigilante Poets of Selwyn Academy

    21. The Vigilante Poets of Selwyn Academy

    Kate Hattemer
    Included for strong friendship alignment with this bullying list.
  22. We Are the Ants

    22. We Are the Ants

    Shaun David Hutchinson
    Included for strong world alignment with this bullying list.
  23. Wolfpack

    23. Wolfpack

    Natalie Shaw Evjen
    Included for strong mental alignment with this bullying list.
  24. The Mockingbirds

    24. The Mockingbirds

    Daisy Whitney
    Strong fit for this bullying list in the sexual abuse lane.

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