Bullying Books for Kids
107 books in bullying. Every book rated for reading level and content intensity.
Bullying books for kids span a wider readiness range than parents usually expect. The same genre category contains gentle picture books and high-intensity middle-grade novels — Lexile and grade-level scores measure text complexity, not what's actually in the story. A bullying title appropriate for a confident 8-year-old reader could still cover themes a sensitive 12-year-old isn't ready for.
Across HootRated's 107 bullying titles, books span Grade 1–7. About 72% are rated Gentle or Mild — safe picks for sensitive readers and kids reading ahead of their emotional readiness. 2% sit at the Intense or Very Intense end. Average content intensity is 2.2/5.
Use the intensity badges (green → red, low → high) to filter by emotional readiness rather than just age. For deeper detail on how we rate, see our rating methodology.
Something weird about Mr. Foster
Ken Catran
Something weird about Mr. Foster
Ken Catran
I can't talk now, I'm busy writing nothing!
Jeff Fluharty
I can't talk now, I'm busy writing nothing!
Jeff Fluharty
Season of the witch
Mariah Fredericks
Season of the witch
Mariah Fredericks
The only girl in school
Natalie Standiford
The only girl in school
Natalie Standiford
The chocolate war
Robert Cormier
The chocolate war
Robert Cormier
Pop Hooper's perfect pets
Kyle Mewburn
Pop Hooper's perfect pets
Kyle Mewburn
Bullies don't hurt
Anthony Masters
Bullies don't hurt
Anthony Masters
Anything can happen in high school
William D. McCants
Anything can happen in high school
William D. McCants
Headed for trouble.
Barbara Rinkoff
Headed for trouble.
Barbara Rinkoff
The Shorty Society
Sheri Cooper Sinykin
The Shorty Society
Sheri Cooper Sinykin
The search for Wallace Whipple
Donald Smurthwaite
The search for Wallace Whipple
Donald Smurthwaite
Anne and the Tiger Raja
David F. Eliet; Nancy Rosenberg
Anne and the Tiger Raja
David F. Eliet; Nancy Rosenberg
Spud
Patsy Clairmont
Spud
Patsy Clairmont
The ugly duckling
Mitchell, Adrian
The ugly duckling
Mitchell, Adrian
Big "Bubba" Bigg, Jr.
Stephen Cosgrove
Big "Bubba" Bigg, Jr.
Stephen Cosgrove
The bosun's secret
Phil Carradice
The bosun's secret
Phil Carradice
A bundle of sticks
Pat Mauser McCord
A bundle of sticks
Pat Mauser McCord
How to Be a Lion
Ed Vere
How to Be a Lion
Ed Vere
Blue (Bite)
Sue Mayfield
Blue (Bite)
Sue Mayfield
Racing the Past
Sis Deans
Racing the Past
Sis Deans
Here comes smelly Nellie
Teddy Slater
Here comes smelly Nellie
Teddy Slater
Jake's secret
Teddy Slater
Jake's secret
Teddy Slater
Veronica Ganz
Marilyn Sachs
Veronica Ganz
Marilyn Sachs
Willa Bean to the rescue!
Cecilia Galante
Willa Bean to the rescue!
Cecilia Galante
Jake Drake, bully buster
Andrew Clements
Jake Drake, bully buster
Andrew Clements
Thanks for giving
Abby Klein
Thanks for giving
Abby Klein
Noodles and the Bully
Hans Wilhelm
Noodles and the Bully
Hans Wilhelm
Young man with camera
Emil Sher
Young man with camera
Emil Sher
The mean girl meltdown
Lindsay Eyre
The mean girl meltdown
Lindsay Eyre
The Saturday boy
David Fleming
The Saturday boy
David Fleming
Mystery Girl (Penguin Readers: Teen Stories, Level 1)
Joanna Strange
Mystery Girl (Penguin Readers: Teen Stories, Level 1)
Joanna Strange
I Feel Bullied
Jen Green
I Feel Bullied
Jen Green
Emily Smiley and the Mean Queen (Emily Smiley)
Philippa Greene Mulford
Emily Smiley and the Mean Queen (Emily Smiley)
Philippa Greene Mulford
Bullying And Gossiping (Live It!: Building Skills for Christian Living)
Robert St. John
Bullying And Gossiping (Live It!: Building Skills for Christian Living)
Robert St. John
What's Your Problem (Livewire)
Sherry Ashworth
What's Your Problem (Livewire)
Sherry Ashworth
No more bullies!
Lisa Trumbauer
No more bullies!
Lisa Trumbauer
Letters from the Grave (Spinechiller Library)
Felicity Everett
Letters from the Grave (Spinechiller Library)
Felicity Everett
Don't Be a Bully, Billy! (Cautionary Tales)
J. McCaferty
Don't Be a Bully, Billy! (Cautionary Tales)
J. McCaferty
Don't Be a Bully, Billy! (Cautionary Tales)
J. McCaferty
Don't Be a Bully, Billy! (Cautionary Tales)
J. McCaferty
Chicken
Alan Gibbons
Chicken
Alan Gibbons
Castle Rock
Paul Collins
Castle Rock
Paul Collins
Monsters on the loose
Zanna Davidson
Monsters on the loose
Zanna Davidson
Allie's Answers
G. J. Linko
Allie's Answers
G. J. Linko
Dough Boy
Peter Marino
Dough Boy
Peter Marino
Skate Expectations: three in one
Bill Myers, Robert West
Skate Expectations: three in one
Bill Myers, Robert West
Hilmy the Hippo becomes a hero
Rae Norridge
Hilmy the Hippo becomes a hero
Rae Norridge
"I don't think so!"
Karen Unger
"I don't think so!"
Karen Unger
In the Wild!
Sofia Nordin
In the Wild!
Sofia Nordin
What a wimp!
Carol Carrick
What a wimp!
Carol Carrick
Lili
Michelle Lane
Lili
Michelle Lane
Have Courage My Love
Lisa Hewitt-Savelli
Have Courage My Love
Lisa Hewitt-Savelli
What it feels like to be a bully
Susan Miracle Brown
What it feels like to be a bully
Susan Miracle Brown
The new kid
Temple Mathews
The new kid
Temple Mathews
Millicent Marie is not my name
Karen Pokras Toz
Millicent Marie is not my name
Karen Pokras Toz
Bitopia
Ari Magnusson
Bitopia
Ari Magnusson
Ferocious fall
C. A. Hartnell
Ferocious fall
C. A. Hartnell
Perfectly Popular
Lisa Ann Scott
Perfectly Popular
Lisa Ann Scott
Five Nights at Freddy's
Scott Cawthon
Five Nights at Freddy's
Scott Cawthon
Snakes and ladders
Michael Morpurgo
Snakes and ladders
Michael Morpurgo
Driftwood
Cathy Cassidy
Driftwood
Cathy Cassidy
Browse all 107 bullying books
- Coping with bullying
- Bullying
- Dinosaur Who Lost His Roar
- By Golly, Molly, You're Right
- Say no to bullying
- Stories about surviving gangs and bullying
- Rat Orca Soundings
- The cootie kisser convention on Canterbury Court
- Percy the cat
- Dinosaur boy
- Secret Friends
- Winicker hates Paris
- Face-Off (Get in the Game)
- Responsible (Orca Soundings)
- Pepita and the bully
- Dare!
- Jasper and the bully
- Bully Dinosaur
- I Know I Am Special! (Tender Topics)
- Chrissa
- Beating the Bully
- The adventures of Hashbrown Winters
- Comin' Through (Missy Swiss & More)
- Tiffany's epiphany
- Bullying and Cyberbullying
- Greg and the cheat sheets
- Tattletale traitor
- Us Three
- The pumpkin family
- A complicated case
- A perfectly ordinary school
- How Little Coyote Found His Secret Strength
- Inventing Elliot
- Hangman
- Under the skin
- The Haunted Piccolo (Red Apple)
- The Geek, the Greek and the Pimpernel
- Why Cant I Play
- Bullying issues
- Eyes in the Shadows
- Playground Push-Around (Bully & Victim Activity Book (K-2))
- The Lion Roars
- The hero in me
- I Still Cant do it! (Little Talentum: multiple intelligences in early childhood) (Personal & Social Collection)
- Mystery on Pine Lake
- EJ and the bully
- Galilee
Questions parents ask about bullying books
- What are the best bullying books for kids?
- HootRated catalogs 107 bullying children's books spanning Grade 1–7. Each is rated on reading level and content intensity. The picks above are sorted by quality signals — hook factor, discussion potential, and content appropriateness.
- Are bullying books appropriate for sensitive readers?
- 77 books (72%) are rated Gentle or Mild — safe for sensitive readers. 2 (2%) are rated Intense or Very Intense. Average intensity is 2.2/5. Filter by intensity badge to match your child's emotional readiness.
- What reading level are bullying books?
- Bullying books in our catalog span Grade 1–7. The typical reading level lands around Grade 3. Reading level measures text difficulty — separate from content intensity, which measures emotional weight. The two often don't track together for gifted readers — the Gifted Kid Paradox.